We went to Crosley this afternoon to test some new .223 loads in a couple of bolt guns and do some .22lr plinking. Took two Savages, an LRPV and a 10FCP-K, which we will shoot in a competitive/social event next month. Had loads using 69 and 52 gr Sierra HPBTs and had good results with both. Good enough for one minute-of-water-balloon at 200 yards, anyway. 
We also had a slightly modified 10/22 and T/C Benchmark. Not surprisingly, the T/C outshot the Ruger but part of the difference was in the scopes. Both guns have 3-9 scopes. A Nikon Prostaff is on the Ruger and the T/C has an old Bushnell Scopechief. The Scopechief is so much clearer and brighter it's hard to believe. Both guns shot well and we shot until we ran out of ammo about the same time the rain stopped. There were 4 people shooting at one of the shorter distances when we arrived around 1:45 but most of the time, we had the whole place to ourselves.
Now the not so good. For those who are not familiar, Crosley is a public range run by DNR. It's free and usually unsupervised. It has several different distances from which to shoot. They are all separated by large berms so, for example, shooters at the 100 yard line can safely walk to the target line while the adjacent ranges are hot. There are signs all over the place clearly stating the rules and reminding us that vandalism has caused the closure of many ranges. Apparently, there are some shooters visiting Crosley who either can't or won't read or simply think the rules don't apply to them. So..........If you're one of the slob-shooters who use the range stool to prop up your target mid-range then shoot the stool to pieces or one of the inconsiderate SOBs who leave your trash all over the place, please do us all a favor. Go to a supervised range. You're clearly not mature or intelligent enough to be unsupervised. If you are one of the guilty parties and you're offended, how about that! It's jerks like you who will cause the closure of a nice facility.
Thanks for your time......... rant off!
We also had a slightly modified 10/22 and T/C Benchmark. Not surprisingly, the T/C outshot the Ruger but part of the difference was in the scopes. Both guns have 3-9 scopes. A Nikon Prostaff is on the Ruger and the T/C has an old Bushnell Scopechief. The Scopechief is so much clearer and brighter it's hard to believe. Both guns shot well and we shot until we ran out of ammo about the same time the rain stopped. There were 4 people shooting at one of the shorter distances when we arrived around 1:45 but most of the time, we had the whole place to ourselves. Now the not so good. For those who are not familiar, Crosley is a public range run by DNR. It's free and usually unsupervised. It has several different distances from which to shoot. They are all separated by large berms so, for example, shooters at the 100 yard line can safely walk to the target line while the adjacent ranges are hot. There are signs all over the place clearly stating the rules and reminding us that vandalism has caused the closure of many ranges. Apparently, there are some shooters visiting Crosley who either can't or won't read or simply think the rules don't apply to them. So..........If you're one of the slob-shooters who use the range stool to prop up your target mid-range then shoot the stool to pieces or one of the inconsiderate SOBs who leave your trash all over the place, please do us all a favor. Go to a supervised range. You're clearly not mature or intelligent enough to be unsupervised. If you are one of the guilty parties and you're offended, how about that! It's jerks like you who will cause the closure of a nice facility.
Thanks for your time......... rant off!
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I went to crosley today and it was pretty busy, so my friend and I thought we would move a target box on the 100yrd to 50yrd. And I know this is a bad idea, but stupidity sometimes rules. Needless to say my friend recieved a warning for our stupidity. Just for future reference. Obey the rules.
