Finally...a gun owner

[Golden]

Congrats!

[91Bird305]

My target. Still need some work. The first few rounds went into the wood post above the target. I should have took a picture of that. They'll have to replace it for sure.

[cjmatt]

haha I had friends there yesterday shooting an EBR also

[jsxtreme]

We'll see.

Had a good time at the range today. The gun shot very well. I stayed at the 50 yard range to try and gauge where to aim since the previous owner mentioned it was sighted in for 100 yards.

If it's sighted in for 100 yards, it should be fine at 50 also. From what I've found, the 7.62's trajectory is relatively flat between 50 and 100 yards. There should only be a little bit of rise between 50 and 100. If you plan on keeping it any length of time, I'd invest in one of these: http://www.keepshooting.com/ak47-sks...ment-tool.html

My target. Still need some work. The first few rounds went into the wood post above the target. I should have took a picture of that. They'll have to replace it for sure.

That's not bad at all for your first time out at 50 yards. It's a lot harder than most would think. AK's aren't known for accuracy. They're designed for reliability and putting a lot of rounds at a target, so don't expect 4" groups at 100 yards with iron sights.

The main keys are sight alignment, sight picture, trigger control (squeeze the trigger, don't "pull" it. You want it to kind of surprise you when it goes off), and follow through. Master those and you'll be ready to take some tactical self defense courses.

[jsxtreme]

Here is some ballistic info for you:

Name: 7.62x39mm

BC: 0.2400 (G1) Temperature: 73.0 degrees Cant Angle: 0.0 deg.
Weight: 124.0 grains Humidity: 73 % Sight-In Range: 200 yd.
Caliber: .311 Pressure: 29.92 in. Muzzle Angle: 8.466 moa
Sight Height: 2.00 inches Crosswind: 8.0 mph TargetSpeed: 0.0 mph
LOS Angle: 0.0 degrees Altitude: 25 ft. Target Angle: 90.0 deg.
Sect. Density: 0.183 Air Density: 0.0738 lb./ft.^3
Air Density: 96.5 % of Sea Level



Range Drop Velocity Energy Momentum Windage Lead Time Elevation
(Yards) (inches) (ft/sec) (ft-lbs) (lb-sec) (inches) (inches) (secs) (moa)

0 -2.00 2345.0 1514.0 1.2913 0.00 0.0 0.000 -----
25 0.00 2259.8 1406.0 1.2443 0.09 0.0 0.033 0.00
50 1.58 2176.3 1304.0 1.1984 0.35 0.0 0.066 3.16
75 2.70 2094.5 1207.9 1.1533 0.80 0.0 0.102 3.60
100 3.32 2014.6 1117.4 1.1093 1.44 0.0 0.138 3.32
125 3.41 1936.6 1032.5 1.0664 2.28 0.0 0.176 2.72
150 2.91 1860.5 953.0 1.0245 3.35 0.0 0.216 1.94
175 1.79 1786.4 878.6 0.9837 4.64 0.0 0.257 1.02
200 -0.01 1714.6 809.4 0.9441 6.18 0.0 0.300 -0.01
225 -2.56 1645.1 745.1 0.9058 7.96 0.0 0.344 -1.14
250 -5.90 1578.0 685.6 0.8689 10.02 0.0 0.391 -2.36
275 -10.12 1513.7 630.8 0.8335 12.35 0.0 0.440 -3.68
300 -15.29 1452.2 580.7 0.7997 14.98 0.0 0.490 -5.10
325 -21.49 1393.9 534.9 0.7675 17.90 0.0 0.543 -6.61
350 -28.81 1338.9 493.5 0.7372 21.13 0.0 0.598 -8.23
375 -37.34 1287.4 456.4 0.7089 24.68 0.0 0.655 -9.96
400 -47.19 1239.9 423.2 0.6827 28.54 0.0 0.715 -11.80
425 -58.45 1196.4 394.1 0.6588 32.71 0.0 0.776 -13.75
450 -71.22 1157.2 368.7 0.6372 37.19 0.0 0.840 -15.83
475 -85.63 1122.1 346.7 0.6179 41.96 0.0 0.906 -18.03
500 -101.75 1090.9 327.7 0.6007 47.01 0.0 0.974 -20.35

[DetroitStyle]

Nice! Very nice! What range is that?

[91Bird305]

Nice! Very nice! What range is that?

Bald Mountain in Lake Orion

Picked up my first Marlin today also.

Marlin 336 30-30. Great condition for a '68. Can't wait to get to the range with it.

[DetroitStyle]

Bald Mountain in Lake Orion

Details? Private range or is it a Metro Park?

[91Bird305]

Details? Private range or is it a Metro Park?

It's a state park.

[DetroitStyle]

I want a lever gun!