A Disappointing Day At The Range...

Saturday, January 25, 2014 was the day that my Millet Red Dot died... or so I suspect.

Here's what happened:

I showed up at the range, toting my Hatsan Supercharger, anxious to try out my new pellets, neither of which I have ever shot before:

Everyone on the Internet seems to rave about these pellets.

I set myself up on the far end of the pistol range, at my favorite table...

The Beast is ready to ROAR!

Let's get down to business!

And I proceeded to shoot the following pattern on my first target, 10 yards, no wind, using a bench rest:

First attempt

Then I thought to myself, "Ok, not as good as the Benjamin Discoveries, but maybe I can adjust the scope and tighten up the groupings..." The following picture is how the gun shot after adjusting the scope 2 clicks left, and 4 clicks up:

After some adjustments...

As you can see, not much of an improvement, if at all. So then I wondered, maybe it's the bright sunlight. Let's shoot a black target, where the red dot will show up better:

Aiming at the 7: The gun was shooting WAY low.

The first six shots were encouraging, but the last six all landed WAY too low. It's like the gun just gave up. Either that, or the scope had malfunctioned somehow. This target was shot under the same conditions, 10 yards, no wind, from a bench rest.

So I fiddled with the scope a little more, and added 2 more clicks left, and 4 more clicks up. I started aiming for the 8, instead of the 7. Here's what happened:

UNBELIEVABLE!

Two of the shots actually hit just a tad below the 8, but the other five shots were WAY low, and WAY to the right!

I have no idea what happened, but even after several more attempts, I was unable to correct this pattern. My scope is now COMPLETELY out of adjustment (I lost track of how many clicks this way and that way that I tried it. I was getting VERY frustrated with the whole ordeal.) I am not sure if the scope has malfunctioned, or if the recoil from the Hatsan has shaken one of the internal components loose and/or damaged the scope. I'll write more about this when I know more.

I decided to give the Hatsan a rest; luckily, my friend Bob was with me, and he was shooting his Glock 23 Gen 4 pistol in .40 caliber. He let me shoot a few clips, and here is the result:

Standing, cup and saucer hold, 5 yards distance, no wind.

I shot the terrorist in the head several times, before blowing out his heart and lungs; then I gave him two in the groin for good measure! Ha ha! It was quite gratifying to see my shots landing where I aimed them!

Well, that's all for this post, I am going to re-assess the Millet next range day, until then, happy shooting to all of my loyal readers!