The temps were supposed to be in the upper 30's, the sun was supposed to be out, calm winds... a good day to hit the shooting range.  Of course, the forcast was for downtown Boise, not 15 miles South of the city.  Upper 30's?  Not even close.  Sun?  Nope - cloudy/foggy.  Wind - a nice steady breeze that made you feel like you had ice forming on your ears and nose.  BUT a cold day shooting is better than NO day shooting!!

I had mounted a scope on my 45-70 a few weeks back, but hadn't had the chance to take it out yet to zero it.  I used the Hornady Leverlutions this time.  Boy, I like this ammo.  Nice, clean and accurate.  The rifle is zero'd in to 100 yards.  I was really happy with how easily I was able to get it to zero.  I had 10 total shots within thje 3.5" bullseye area.

On to the Mossberg Plinkster in .22lr.  I had mounted an old 4x Bushnell scope that I'd had since I was 12.  Well, I think this scope has seen better days.  I was never able to get it to zero in.  It would move for windage, but not elevation.  So, to make sure there was nothing wrong with the rifle, I yanked off the scope and put a couple of magazines on paper at 50 yards with the open sights.  It's not the rifle.  Even with my eye problems, I was able to hit where I wanted to.  So, the scope is going to be officially retired.

The range was getting close to closing time, so I ran over to the pistol range and put about 50 down range with my .40 S&W.  This was a recent trade I made.  It's a S&W Sigma.  This was the first time I'd been able to take it out.  It ran through the cheap ammo that came with it like a champ.  There's a bit more muzzle jump with this than the Ruger .45 I had.  But, I'd also 9 ounces lighter, which I'd assume is the reason for the greater jump.  None-the-less, I was happy with my groupings, including some double taps that I did.

So, that's the latest from here.  I can't wait for it to warm up.  I've got to get ahold of some Turkey regulations to see about some Spring hunting for gobblers.  I've never been, but got a lead on where I need to go.

Take care, everyone!