Last year, after hunting season we put our rifles away and now when we think ton earth them it ranges from Where the H did pu old Barky, Through What's happened to that sweet shooting rifle all the way to There she is. just as I left her.
Here is where many of us are strongly reminded that ML rifles need extra care when put up for a well earned rest..Did we protect the barrel from rust and pitting with a houough cleaning or did we think the Elves and Pixies would make sure all the cursive residue had been removed and al the steeled been coated completely.
This honey ws So zeroed in and now she is all over the place. Which fabric was I using back then? I.ve got 4 kinds of ticking which I can't remember which ws the prize winner. I've let the past Smmer erase all I had learned to do to give me that. Maybe this is what that Duke Schwrtz guy ws going on about writing everything down so you could return to last season's excellence just about were you had left off.
Was the stock stored where it was kept clean but allowed to dry out and become brittle. There is no sadness in th shooting arts to having your splendid rifle beak in half right i the neck.
If you'vteavoidedall that. Bravo. If you haven't may you'll do better at the end of this yer.s season
All sorts of little things to check on. Lock function. ignition channel open. The sights, front and rear have not been moved by some bump when putting for storage.
The littlest changes your rifle, its loading procedure or even your attitude can and will affect your resulting groups and where the ball shot at Bambi will hit.
Now go to the range and see how both you and your rifle have survived the Spring and Summer.
Duke Schmaltz
Here is where many of us are strongly reminded that ML rifles need extra care when put up for a well earned rest..Did we protect the barrel from rust and pitting with a houough cleaning or did we think the Elves and Pixies would make sure all the cursive residue had been removed and al the steeled been coated completely.
This honey ws So zeroed in and now she is all over the place. Which fabric was I using back then? I.ve got 4 kinds of ticking which I can't remember which ws the prize winner. I've let the past Smmer erase all I had learned to do to give me that. Maybe this is what that Duke Schwrtz guy ws going on about writing everything down so you could return to last season's excellence just about were you had left off.
Was the stock stored where it was kept clean but allowed to dry out and become brittle. There is no sadness in th shooting arts to having your splendid rifle beak in half right i the neck.
If you'vteavoidedall that. Bravo. If you haven't may you'll do better at the end of this yer.s season
All sorts of little things to check on. Lock function. ignition channel open. The sights, front and rear have not been moved by some bump when putting for storage.
The littlest changes your rifle, its loading procedure or even your attitude can and will affect your resulting groups and where the ball shot at Bambi will hit.
Now go to the range and see how both you and your rifle have survived the Spring and Summer.
Duke Schmaltz
Year-round shooting for my two ML pistols. Just as Dutch said, "...As a target shooter ... I fired mine whenever it was warm enough to get out to the range I frequented." I do the same and mine will spend very little time in a gun cabinet. Plus I just don't want to miss out on all the ML shooting fun! 
