Alternative title, I’m stoopid… sigh…

Met up with a couple of folks at the range this afternoon to ‘help’ get a basic AR on paper. 

So, I ask is it on paper?  Ummm… We ‘think’ so… Of course I didn’t have my boresighter with me (Mistake #1).

I was ‘helping’ rather than doing, so we started with a clean target (and backer).  I set up the spotting scope, and away we went- First round, nothing on paper…

Yeesh…

Okaayyy- Come over to this open lane and see that white spot on the backstop? Shoot at it… Nada… REAL high on the backstop…

Pack up, move over to the short range; reset everything and take a try at 50 yards.  Have you got the EOTech turned ALL the way up?

I didn’t personally check the gun out (Mistake #2)

Um… well, it’s acting kinda strange…  Strange HOW???

Well, it’s kinda blinking on and off… Sigh… Batteries???

Anyone???

Buelher???

Nope, no spare batteries. When did you check it?  Um… Last night, played with it a bit and ‘sighted’ in on the neighbor’s house.  With what?  Well, I kinda looked through the back up sights and then held it still and moved the EOTech to that point…

ARRGGGHHHH!!!

Okay then, let’s see where the back up sights are hitting.

18 inches high and a foot left at 50 yards!!!

WTF??? I had helped align the back up sights a month ago, I “KNOW” they were on then!!!

Has somebody played with the back up sights? Well, we took em off to put the EOTech on, and I ‘think’ we put them back where they were.

(nope, off by 1 spot)…  AND they were only hand tight…  Sigh…

See Mistake #2 (Again)!

Reset, retightened, eyeball realigned, and FINALLY got em on target!

Good enough, now go buy batteries and we’ll try this again later…

Off to the pistol range, run into a friend and his dad there, and we start playing with .45s and .22s killing paper plates.  Then his dad goes back to the truck and comes back with a little black bag, and in it is a late 60’s early 70’s MK III Trooper 6inch.  They offer it to me to shoot and of course I took them up on it (just happened to have a box of .357 in my ammo can)!

First round I touched off the guys two lanes over jumped! 🙂

It was in great shape, the only wear was muzzle wear and it was fitted with a set of Herritt classic grips.  And it was for sale!!!

Say WHUT???  Yep dad was getting ready to move and was downsizing the safe to a smaller one and go to a common caliber (.45 and .22), so this one was one of the ones that had to go (he’d already given his son a Trooper in 4inch).  Was I interested???

Oh HELL yes…

95-98% gun, target sights, no original grips, but great Herritt combat grips on it. Sweet shooter, and it’ll find a home in the safe no problem!

I REALLY need to stop running into people with guns to sell, especially when they’re ones I like… Sigh…