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I've been sick with a flu a few weeks ago and have been out of it for a while. I bought a box of Geco 9mm ammo from Dick's yesterday ($4.97 for 50 rounds) and thought I would give it a try. I took some different brands of ammo and my camera.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1109941223969_3box.jpg><img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106198411511_geco.jpg>I shot from a table at 10 yards from a rest and got some tight 10 round groups from the German made Geco 124gr. ball ammo. Sellier & Bellot 115gr. ball ammo was nice too.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1109150052291_sb.jpg>Then it was 10 rounds from the infamous Wolf ammo. <img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106149922402_wolf.jpg> My first few shots were way left and the following shots were scattered. Dang, maybe the guys were right about Wolf ammo? but I've never seen it this bad before. I put up another target and did some test shooting with more Wolf from the same box.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1108154805310_targetview.jpg>I'm not the greatest shot, but from about 8 yards my groups were way off line. Then I figured it out. The rear sight had come loose and was sliding left and right with each shot. I could see the sight was very loose and I could push it off the dovetail in either direction.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106089015739_sight.jpg>
Well, that was it for the XD this time around. If I had some loctite with me, I could have kept shooting, but the way it was I didn't want the rear sight getting lost in the dirt.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106145552750_ports.jpg>Here is a close up of the ports. The front sight gets gray after just 30 rounds. That was the end of the pistol shooting, but I did have my politically correct MAK-90 and my old Mossberg .22 rifle to fall back on. :mrgreen:<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1108169678802_makmoss.jpg>and for lunch, cold pizza
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1110035527322_pizza.jpg>
Weather is really nice and just a few breezes. Gotta get some more Geco (not Geico 8) ) and loctite my rear sight.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1109941223969_3box.jpg><img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106198411511_geco.jpg>I shot from a table at 10 yards from a rest and got some tight 10 round groups from the German made Geco 124gr. ball ammo. Sellier & Bellot 115gr. ball ammo was nice too.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1109150052291_sb.jpg>Then it was 10 rounds from the infamous Wolf ammo. <img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106149922402_wolf.jpg> My first few shots were way left and the following shots were scattered. Dang, maybe the guys were right about Wolf ammo? but I've never seen it this bad before. I put up another target and did some test shooting with more Wolf from the same box.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1108154805310_targetview.jpg>I'm not the greatest shot, but from about 8 yards my groups were way off line. Then I figured it out. The rear sight had come loose and was sliding left and right with each shot. I could see the sight was very loose and I could push it off the dovetail in either direction.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106089015739_sight.jpg>
Well, that was it for the XD this time around. If I had some loctite with me, I could have kept shooting, but the way it was I didn't want the rear sight getting lost in the dirt.
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1106145552750_ports.jpg>Here is a close up of the ports. The front sight gets gray after just 30 rounds. That was the end of the pistol shooting, but I did have my politically correct MAK-90 and my old Mossberg .22 rifle to fall back on. :mrgreen:<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1108169678802_makmoss.jpg>and for lunch, cold pizza
<img src=http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/3559303/1110035527322_pizza.jpg>
Weather is really nice and just a few breezes. Gotta get some more Geco (not Geico 8) ) and loctite my rear sight.