Isolating During Covid 19 In Outdoors

 I didn't shoot a lot, but this was my first real "plinking" of 2020.  Coronavirus amirite.  Terrible year, the worst year.  I can't even list all the bad things happened to people around me, myself, and we are still barely in Spring.  :D

Anywho, on the way out to the woods, on the highway are reader boards asking us to "Stay Home, Save Lives".  I'm by myself, I saw one person at 7-Eleven on this entire trip, so I told myself it was okay.  It was isolating, and one driver who did drive up to my site, we were good 25 feet apart, he never got out of the car & drove off to look for another site.  :)

Parked the car off to the side, and set up my usual folding table.

Set up the tripod today to sight in my newest red dot I installed on the Micro Roni stock(for Glock 19 Gen 4).

I actually have the same red dot model sitting on top of the scope on my AR-15(scroll lower little bit).  It's Burris FastFire 3.  Normally, it goes for $200+ by itself, but package I purchased also came with the AR-F3 mount, which I believe goes for $70+.  It was the best damn deal I had come across, a member posted it on a regional gun forum called Northwest Firearms.  While the sale has already ended, it was $145 shipped for the red dot & the handy mount featuring side guards.  Score.

AR-F3 Burris mount raises it to adequate level for I guess AR, but also for my Micro Roni stock.  I can co-witness with the MBUS(Magpul's flip up Backup Sights) through the glass, so I was pleased about that.  :)

I totally forgot to take pics, but I also target practiced with Glock 19, the USP(.45, full size), but had horrible results.  I'm just terrible with handguns, barely could keep them on paper.  :(  Shot handful of rounds out of my AR-15 to make sure the EOTech still held zero, then mag dumped the rest.

I wish I could say "The End" here, but we still have these people leaving trash up in the mountains.  WTF people.  At this rate, we'll be forced to shoot only inside shooting ranges.  I don't know if it falls on Department of Forestry, or logging companies, but they can, and they already are kicking us out of these areas.  Three of my favorite areas were shutdown in maybe just last two years?  This one could be next.  

**** these people.  I'm sorry for ranting. 

Some people have lost jobs, some people are getting overwhelmed at their jobs right now.  I hope we get this Coronavirus pandemic under control soon, and you guys stay safe.  

-The End-

Drought over. Sort of.

Forecast said 80~90% humidity, but I had to drive out into the mountain today.  I hadn't shot in over three months.  Didn't really want to get the guns wet, so decided to shoot just my Glock 19 with/without Micro Roni stock.  Just one box(50 rounds).  

On the way up, it was rain & fog.  By the time I reached the usual plinking spot, there were some snow here & there.

Didn't need tables or chairs for one box of ammo.  Just staged my stuff in the front & rear seats. lol

Cardboard box to set paper targets on & a steel target.

When I have some funds, I'd like to put red dot on Micro Roni.  For now, I have MBUS(Magpul backup sights) & Crimson Trace green laser on it(robbed its EOTech for this gun).  Neither were sighted in yet, thought I could do that today.  Forgot the laser sighting tool(micro allen wrench), so while I found out it shot several inches too low, I couldn't do anything about it.  :(  Sights, I got dialed in somewhat.  Will fine tune it when it's not raining & snowing.

Took a different way out.  Got to see more snow this way.  It hasn't really snowed at all in the Portland Metro this winter.  It sucks.

Crimson Trace CMR-206 Rail Master Universal Green Laser Sight

Cool cloud.... hole.  Can fire in higher altitude burn a circle in the cloudy sky?

Jeebus, dude.  When I came here last few weeks ago, it was fog & mist.  This time, controlled burning nearby or something.  I was still coughing little bit later that evening.  Holy smokes.

Today, I wanted to try out this Crimson Trace green laser.  I had never shot with laser before & I thought it was going to make precision shooting easier & more accurate.  Negative.  Movement of laser actually distracted me, both my handgun shooting mechanics & laser were shaky.

Been reading that green laser was more visible in daylight.  It was on the money at 20+ yards, but I couldn't find it at 25+ yards?  I doubt that the laser couldn't reach just another 5 yards or so, so I'm thinking maybe it's more to do with keeping the laser point on target at 25+ yards?  Not sure, I'll try it again next time.  Install & operation was easy & solid.  For now, just some pictures of how this model looks on Gen 4 Glock:

These paddles reaching rear to the trigger guard, they are for on/off.  Good design & easy to use.

I quickly went to the iron sights & practiced shooting Glock 19 more.  I made no progress in that department I'm afraid.  I finally decided to focus on 15 yard shooting from now on.  After I achieve something resembling "accuracy" at 15 yards, I'll get out to 25.  Right now, I barely keep the shots on 12" square at 15.  :(

I am more accurate with this .22 pistol.  Ruger SR22.  I practiced with this after I was done with the Glock.

I didn't bring anymore handguns, so I plinked little bit with my AR & called it a day.  Like Ice Cube said, "it was a good day", except for the annoying smoke.  *cough cough*

Found the culprit on the way down.  It was on the other side of the mountain, but I'm sure it was controlled burn for whatever reason.  :(

Daniel Defense DDM4V7 Upper, Glock 19 Target Shooting + More Shooting Area Closures

Did I call it or did I call it.  In Oregon, we have shooters who go into the wilderness, enjoy some recreational shooting(plinking), then leave spent shells & other garbage they brought in to shoot up & destroy.  

This summer, I found a slice of heaven up in the mountain.  Nobody rarely came by.  I could shoot for hours with great backstop & I actually shot up to 100 yards in this spot.  Most areas are good for 25 yards, or less.  In my last previous post, I touched on how some shooters were trashing the place.... BAM.  Area closed.  My plinking spot before this was a dump too & it too was shutdown.  

- PLEASE PICK UP YOUR TRASH -

They are killing me, they really are.  More & more people I know are getting into guns.  More & more areas are closed down because they leave garbage behind.  If you don't enjoy fighting other shooters for space, leave with more trash than you brought in.  Come on man.

Sorry, so today, it's the hunting season or something, because I passed like 7 vehicles on the way up the mountain.  Very unusually busy.  Not so great go-to spot, taken.  There was one road just few hundred yards from this spot & I never knew where it led?  It led here:

Wow.  More trash left behind.

 Enough space for shooting 25 yards.  I'll take it.  Lot of trash left behind in this area also.  Talk is, they are starting to consider shutting the whole mountain down.  Other people's kids man.  Sorry, no more whining.

Set up my usual work area.  Then.... tada!

Same rifle as my last post.  Smith & Wesson M&P-15, with Magpul UBR stock(Vers. 2).  However, this time with Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 Upper.  Daniel Defense is one of the best AR-15's one can buy.  Typically way above my price range, but it's not crazy expensive like some of those $3,000 handguns, etc.  This upper on sale was $860(shipped).  Considering I paid $500 for the whole M&P-15 rifle, that's a lot, but I had these gift cards coming to me worth $1k, so I had decided that I was going to buy a nice gun with it.  I looked at 1911's, semi-automatic shotguns, etc., but when I found out that you could actually buy a Daniel Defense complete Upper for under a grand, I lost interest in all other firearms very fast.

"V7" in the name refers to the M-LOK accessory attachment system.  It looks modern.  I actually wanted the quad-picatinny rail version, but everybody online & real life recommended I go with the M-LOK + when I read that USSOCOM(US Special Operations Command) had decided to go with M-LOK.....  who am I to argue everybody I know.  And SOCOM.  *wipes sweat*

I put my EOTech 512 red dot sights + MBUS(Magpul flip-up Backup Sights) on there for now.  I may switch it up with what's on my M&P-15 Upper in the future:

AR536 by Burris(w/FastFire3 red dot)

With aluminum magazine.

I wasn't sold on this design, but I'm kinda glad I listened to my peeps.  Aesthetics of the handguard grew on me, it's lighter & almost $100 cheaper than the quad rail.

Took me longer than I thought sighting it in, but it shot really nice.  It's accurate, but you know, 25 yards. lmao

While today was Daniel Defense Upper Day, I had another objective.  I was going to test my target shooting skill with my Glock.  Yes, I realize the statement is a joke in itself(see the pics below), but hey, I am getting better.  Kind of sad & happy news at the same time amirite.

Round counts per picture's weird, because I've been shooting 5 rounds at a time to improve my focus.  I still can't shoot the Glock like I shoot my Kimber 1911, but I think I did okay until 25 yards.  To make the matter worse, fog & misting got so bad I had to end the session right here.  :(

All wet!!

Go home with more than you brought in.  Please pickup trash in the woods, they continue to shut down more areas because of the trash people leave behind.

Bonus(not really):

Went with couple of pals, couple of weeks ago.  Ruger 10/22, Desert Eagle & that AR is a DPMS with Vortex red dot.

I asked him bring this one.  I hadn't shot Springfield Armory 1911 in a really long time.

Borrowing the Desert Eagle.

I've shot his Desert Eagle before, but I really doubt I'll never get too comfortable with this it.  Observe the recoil. lol

DPMS encountered an issue.  Failure to Feed.  Maybe dirty, maybe something else.  My M&P-15 has yet to jam, but one of the guys at work other day was telling me his jammed.  I think he shoots his lot more than me though.  Me, I'm horrible about not cleaning after shooting, so I'm sure it's only matter of time.  :(  The car, I had no choice, but to wash hehe.....