Took a couple of old friends shooting... - The Firearms Forum

gdmoody · 08-19-2009, 12:12 AM

...and my shoulder is in pain from the experience.

Sunday evening I decided that I would take my M1 Garand and my 1903-A3 out to the range Monday morning to allow them to play for a little while.

Even though they are both a little older than I am, they still did very well. The 03-A3 ws made in 1943 and the Garand was made in 1944 and both are still going strong.

I fired them both at 100 yards and at 200 yards and here is the results. The first picture is of the M1 target and the other one is the 1903-A3 target. The 03-A3 can still outshoot the M1. I some how deleted the picture of the 200 yard target but all shots were at about the 7:00 position on a siloutte target (but still in the black).

I thought these were pretty fair for an old man using open sights at a target that he could hardly see!!

woolleyworm · 08-19-2009, 12:56 AM

Nice Shootin Ya Old Fart !!

Gotta be proud of them, heck, half the young guys running around today don't even know what iron sights are or how to use them properly !!

artabr · 08-19-2009, 02:14 AM

Nice.

I doubt that I could do any better with open sights.

I shot for the first time in over a year a couple of weeks ago. It about killed me (hip) but it was fun.

Art

pickenup · 08-19-2009, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdmoody

...and my shoulder is in pain from the experience.

I know mine would be.

Still some pretty good shootin for open sights.

Trouble 45-70 · 08-19-2009, 12:04 PM

Good shooting. Better than me.

08-19-2009, 12:12 AM	#1
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,358	Took a couple of old friends shooting... ...and my shoulder is in pain from the experience. Sunday evening I decided that I would take my M1 Garand and my 1903-A3 out to the range Monday morning to allow them to play for a little while. Even though they are both a little older than I am, they still did very well. The 03-A3 ws made in 1943 and the Garand was made in 1944 and both are still going strong. I fired them both at 100 yards and at 200 yards and here is the results. The first picture is of the M1 target and the other one is the 1903-A3 target. The 03-A3 can still outshoot the M1. I some how deleted the picture of the 200 yard target but all shots were at about the 7:00 position on a siloutte target (but still in the black). I thought these were pretty fair for an old man using open sights at a target that he could hardly see!! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant) --> Last edited by gdmoody; 04-22-2013 at 11:32 AM..

08-19-2009, 12:56 AM	#2
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,885	Re: Took a couple of old friends shooting... Nice Shootin Ya Old Fart !! Gotta be proud of them, heck, half the young guys running around today don't even know what iron sights are or how to use them properly !! __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

08-19-2009, 02:14 AM	#3
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Took a couple of old friends shooting... Nice. I doubt that I could do any better with open sights. I shot for the first time in over a year a couple of weeks ago. It about killed me (hip) but it was fun. Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

08-19-2009, 12:04 PM	#5
Trouble 45-70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NE Ar. W. of Black River Contributor Posts: 2,703	Re: Took a couple of old friends shooting... Good shooting. Better than me.