Havin a little fun at the range

[Lund]

Well sledding is real sucky this year and i have been off for this week so i figured i'ed spend a little time at the range.
With backcountry trekking coming up it might just be an early hiking/photography season coming up. Or even multiday UTV excursion's.
Eitherway i took a little time and joy to love my M590A1.
For those not familiar with the M590A1, it is a military issue field combat shotgun, specifically for close encounters.
Manufactured by Mossberg for the military to military spec.
I usually take it when the wife and i venture up into the alpine for a few day's strictly as a defender.
This picture shows 2 shots hitting the paper for visual effect only with the 12guage loaded with slugs and 2 shots takin with my 45/70, upper right.
The 45/70 is a big game rifle, known as an elephant gun or bison hunting. But at 50yrds and less i prefer my M590A1 with slugs hahaha. You don't want to be at the receiving end with a hole like that, it wont be pretty.

 

[X-Treme]

Well sledding is real sucky this year and i have been off for this week so i figured i'ed spend a little time at the range.
With backcountry trekking coming up it might just be an early hiking/photography season coming up. Or even multiday UTV excursion's.
Eitherway i took a little time and joy to love my M590A1.
For those not familiar with the M590A1, it is a military issue field combat shotgun, specifically for close encounters.
Manufactured by Mossberg for the military to military spec.
I usually take it when the wife and i venture up into the alpine for a few day's strictly as a defender.
This picture shows 2 shots hitting the paper for visual effect only with the 12guage loaded with slugs and 2 shots takin with my 45/70, upper right.
The 45/70 is a big game rifle, known as an elephant gun or bison hunting. But at 50yrds and less i prefer my M590A1 with slugs hahaha. You don't want to be at the receiving end with a hole like that, it wont be pretty.http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/mikeslund/IMG_0206.jpg

Pics of said guns?

 

[pfi572]

What model 45-70?
I have the SBL Marlin

 

[Lund]

Pics of said guns?

What model 45-70?
I have the SBL Marlin

I will post a pic. of both the M590A1 and my 45/70
Yes my 45/70 is the same as your's pfi572. 45/70 government guide gun, 1895SBL model. I got it as a 50th birthday present.
I'm sure having problems with photobucket these day's, took me for ever to post that target picture...holy crap.

 

[Lund]

45/70 that put the holes in that target

 

[Lund]

M590A1 the one that put big holes in the target, sorry for taking so long, one had to take a pic. then fight with photobucket.

 

[the_real_wild1]

Nice guns but you missed.......lol. You need to aim small.......

 

[X-Treme]

M590A1 the one that put big holes in the target, sorry for taking so long, one had to take a pic. then fight with photobucket.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/mikeslund/IMG_0210.jpg

Yup. That looks scary!

 

[Lund]

Nice guns but you missed.......lol. You need to aim small.......

Yes i did and purposely.......it was just for the picture of the hole size, so kept it on the white portion of the paper, didn't really matter where.

 

[Lund]

The 45/70 never get's used, it has had less then 10 rounds go through it...ever. More of a talk and show rifle for me. It was nice just to get a couple of rounds out though.
As for the shotgun, its sighted for under 50yrds, again not something i shoot much. Once in a while i'll shoot off a few just to reacquaint my self with it. Its strictly for last resort protection. I usually mix the round's with slugs and double odd buck and would avoid killing a bear,if possible.

What i usually shoot at the range is my .22 Savage MarkII Win Mag. or my Glock 20.