Welcome to Pokin' Holes.

This blog is all about target shooting. Nothing is more fun that pokin' holes into paper targets! I use a variety of guns for this purpose. I have air rifles, handguns, rimfire and high power rifles, and shotguns. I am not a hunter. I simply enjoy the sport of target shooting.

I have created several targets that you can print and use. They are in PDF format. NOTE: When printing, don't let your PDF viewer resize the image. This will retain the original dimensions.


Air Rifle

Pistol

Scope

I have also created a specialty target just for the AK47 and SKS rifle. This target will help you sight in your rifle at 25-yards and be dead on at 100-yards.


AK47 / SKS

Feel free to use and distribute these targets. I hope you enjoy your visit here. Feel free to comment on the articles.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

I’ve been busy at the range.

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I had the urge to lighten my ammo boxes.  The best way to do it is to shoot some targets!  Over the past few weeks I did just that.  Here are some of the results.

I have been having a lot of fun with my new Ruger 10/22.  I converted it to a “Ruger Taptical 22” using the Tapco 10/22 Intrafuse stock and a few other goodies.  This has transformed it into a great little shooter.  I will do a review on it in the near future.  Until then, here are a few targets.

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Ruger Taptical 22 – 25-Yards – 4x Scope

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I was using a 2x-6x variable scope.  I bought it many years ago for my SKS, but, never used it.  It is a compact scope and looks good on the Ruger.  The black circle is 1-inch in diameter.  This is just about a 1/2-inch group.  This is the final group after adjusting the scope.  Wow, I am very happy with that.

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Ruger Taptical 22 – 10-Yards – 2x Scope

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Next, I set the target at 10-yards and used the steel lip version of the Butler Creek 25-round magazines.  I was shooting semi-rapid fire.  I fired just under a second per round.  A good substitute for a red-dot scope is a low power scope.  I set the variable scope to 2x.  You don’t have the low light capabilities of a red-dot, but, it is just about as quick to acquire the target.  With a few exceptions, the 25-rounds made a one hole group.  I love this rifle!

I had some 9mm ammo screaming to fly so I brought out the Taurus 92SS pistol.  This is a sweet shooting handgun.  I had a Beretta 92F several years ago, but, I like the Taurus better.  One reason is the Taurus has the safety on the frame, not the slide.  It just feels more natural there.

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 Taurus 92SS – 7-Yards – 5-Shot group

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The Taurus 92SS is a double-action pistol.  The first pull of the trigger is heavy and subsequent trigger pulls are single action.  The first shot on this target landed low-left.  This is typical for me with a double action trigger.  The rest are in the 9 and 10 ring.  By the way…If you need a magazine for your Taurus 92, buy the Mec-Gar magazines.  They are the best!

Finally, I had to shoot my IO AK47-C rifle.  I decided to use the iron sights and went to Shooters Express to adjust the front sight.

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IO AK47-C – 25-Yards – Iron sights

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I recently shot the AK with iron sights at 100-yards with fantastic results.  More on that later.  The IO AK keeps impressing me.

I hope you enjoyed sharing my target shooting activities.  I have several projects in the works and will document them later.  Until then…Lock and load!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Accessories: Barska Ruger 10/22 Flash Hider

blank-1x1-transparant111111111Ruger-Logo I have been adding accessories to my Ruger 10/22 rifle.  In addition to the fantastic Tapco Intrafuse 10/22 stock, I added a Barska Muzzle Brake/Flash Hider.  This is marketed under several brand names, but, I think they are all the same. 

Does a .22 rifle need a muzzle brake or flash hider?  No, but I think it looks good on my Ruger 10/22 Taptical (Tapco Tactical) rifle!  And at only $10.00 on sale at Amazon.com, it was a very affordable addition.

Barska-Ruger-1022-Flash-Hider The quality of the body is very good, but, the set screw and supplied Allen wrench are crap!  The metal is so soft that it easily strips when you try to tighten it enough to stay in place.  It happened to me.  The hex opening at the top of the set screw deformed enough to not allow it to be tightened.  No problem!  Just head down to the hardware store and get a new one. 

I first tried the “big box” hardware stores.  What a waste of time.  They don’t have crap as far as true “hardware” goes!  They suggested to try an auto parts store.  I tried one of those, too!  They suggested to try a local hardware store.  You know, one of those that have been around for decades and have several rows of screws, nuts, bolts, and any imaginable connector.  Luckily, there was one in town.

Sure enough, they were able to match the set screw.  It took a while, but the person helping me would not give up.  It is an unusual size, but, here it is in case anyone reading this has the same problem:

4mm x 5mm x .70-thread

The metal on these U.S. made set screws are very hard.  They didn’t show any signs of weakening when I really put the torque to it.  I will post a review of this and other accessories on an upcoming review of the Ruger 10/22 Taptical rifle.