Range Notes:
Shot 52 rounds (1 hour session). 40 of these were PPU ammo from the last range visit. The last 12 were the new RAS 7.62×39 ammo I recently bought.
There were no malfunctions.
I tried to use the Croatian mags again, thinking that they may work if they had less ammo, so I put in 5 rounds. It would not strip ammo from the mag with this rifle. These mags will be for the SAM7 only, I guess. A pity…they look nice and are BHO (bolt hold open).
I spent the whole hour range session chasing the bullseye. I found that if I put the target out further (40 yards for me, since I can’t see the target beyond that), I had a better aim. At 25 yards, the bullets drop, even if my POA is at the bullseye. At 40, it raises near BE level. Now, I’ve to ensure my trigger squeeze is consistent, because I think I either flinch a lot or I’m jerking the trigger, as I had a lot of flyers to the lower left.
I also think my front sight is canted to the left. I saw footage from the new camera. I saw the spine of the rifle and the front sight looked off. I’ll ask questions on the forums and maybe see about finding a gunsmith that can straighten it.
I’ll take the SAM7 out next just to see if I can hit the BE easier than the AMD-63 (note that some Arsenals DO have canted sights).
The new camera works GREAT! I just need a bigger micro SD card, as I ran out of card space at the range today!
Oh, and the bolt carrier tail is pretty mangled. I may have to take a file to the ragged edges. It hasn’t hung on the rear trunion…yet.
Range footage is here: