SKS outshoots AR!!
Well...sorta kinda but not really. I participated in a rifle workshop last week. There were around 6 of us armed with some ARs and a couple of M1A's (one of them was a scout model with folding bipod and a scope). Then there was me armed with my 1957 Romanian SKS, iron sights, and a prayer.
We began by sighting in at close range, 25 yards. From there we moved onto some snap shooting from low ready, some dismounts from shoulder, and onto a "sniper" round. During this sniper stage the targets (19 - 8" steel plates) were set in a line with the closest target at around 10 yards the furthest placed at around 80. We were directed to engage the closest target and then the next and so on until we finished the scenario or missed. A shooter was "out" the first time he missed a target or hit them out of order. We would have 2 minutes to complete the event. I downed five before I missed. The fellow that followed me leveled off with his AR and blew away four targets before missing his fifth shot. Another participant looked like his scoped M1A was going to take the stage before he accidently skipped a target in the sequence and was out. None of us completed the round.
The final stage of the day was a multiple target scenario requiring us to shoot and load from cover. I don't remember how many targets there were. It was sort of a blur. I think it was in the neighborhood of 15-19 targets. There were two barricades from which we could engage a mix of paper and steel, though not all of the targets could be seen from any one spot. This forced us to move. Shooters were kept out of the area prior to their turn so we had no opportunity to see the scenario beforehand. What a rush!
I wish I could brag and say that I took top honors for the day. But I cannot. My "score" rested solidly in the middle of the line-up. I learned a lot; however. I became better acquainted with my rifle. I discovered which sight picture worked best for my SKS. I saw what she can do and I saw in graphic detail that no matter how good or how expensive or tricked out a rifle is, it still faulters when the man behind the trigger does not do his job. I went into that workshop clutching my little rifle and a load of Wolf Ammo wondering if I would be terribly outgunned. As it turns out -- skill levelled the field. Skill saved some of us from embarrassment and others from getting too cocky.
Most important of all ---- I had BIG FUN!! What a fantastic way to spend my Sunday morning. Battle rifles :rock: !!!
Well...sorta kinda but not really. I participated in a rifle workshop last week. There were around 6 of us armed with some ARs and a couple of M1A's (one of them was a scout model with folding bipod and a scope). Then there was me armed with my 1957 Romanian SKS, iron sights, and a prayer.
We began by sighting in at close range, 25 yards. From there we moved onto some snap shooting from low ready, some dismounts from shoulder, and onto a "sniper" round. During this sniper stage the targets (19 - 8" steel plates) were set in a line with the closest target at around 10 yards the furthest placed at around 80. We were directed to engage the closest target and then the next and so on until we finished the scenario or missed. A shooter was "out" the first time he missed a target or hit them out of order. We would have 2 minutes to complete the event. I downed five before I missed. The fellow that followed me leveled off with his AR and blew away four targets before missing his fifth shot. Another participant looked like his scoped M1A was going to take the stage before he accidently skipped a target in the sequence and was out. None of us completed the round.
The final stage of the day was a multiple target scenario requiring us to shoot and load from cover. I don't remember how many targets there were. It was sort of a blur. I think it was in the neighborhood of 15-19 targets. There were two barricades from which we could engage a mix of paper and steel, though not all of the targets could be seen from any one spot. This forced us to move. Shooters were kept out of the area prior to their turn so we had no opportunity to see the scenario beforehand. What a rush!
I wish I could brag and say that I took top honors for the day. But I cannot. My "score" rested solidly in the middle of the line-up. I learned a lot; however. I became better acquainted with my rifle. I discovered which sight picture worked best for my SKS. I saw what she can do and I saw in graphic detail that no matter how good or how expensive or tricked out a rifle is, it still faulters when the man behind the trigger does not do his job. I went into that workshop clutching my little rifle and a load of Wolf Ammo wondering if I would be terribly outgunned. As it turns out -- skill levelled the field. Skill saved some of us from embarrassment and others from getting too cocky.
Most important of all ---- I had BIG FUN!! What a fantastic way to spend my Sunday morning. Battle rifles :rock: !!!
