1903 vs Yugo Mauser target pics

[emmagee1917]

The backstop is a dirt berm. The rocks look to be a wall that he proped the targets on to photograph .
Dog's just a chewing on a grass stem saying , " Yep , the US edged out the Krauts again , just like in the 'teens and '40s . "
Chris



For any Krauts on the boards ..... it's a joke , son , a joke . I'm from German stock that came here waaaaay back.

[Lock and Load]

Yeah I'm just shooting one rifle against another, not sayin one design is better.
Whatever hits the X consistantly is better, that day.

My goal is to make all of my firearms as accurate as possible, without compromising their historical value.
These two have come a lonnnng way. The Springfield used to be all over the map, especially after the barrel heated up. And the sight was loose. And the trigger was too heavy. And the handguard was split. I fixed all of that and now its a SHOOTER, as I tweak the reloads to be optimal.

The Mauser sat in my safe for about ten years when I was playing with Garands. I only started shooting it this year, with its 8# trigger. I'm working on making this a decent shooter and its coming along.

I like researching rifle history and collecting, but I LOVE to shoot!
From position, to keep it interesting.
Benches and scopes don't excite me, but to each his own. That's what makes the shooting sports great, the freedom to do what you want.

Seems like there's a lot of good info and good people at this site

[alamo308]

Yeah I'm just shooting one rifle against another, not sayin one design is better. Whatever hits the X consistantly is better, that day. My goal is to make all of my firearms as accurate as possible, without compromising their historical value. I like researching rifle history and collecting, but I LOVE to shoot! From position, to keep it interesting. Benches and scopes don't excite me, but to each his own. That's what makes the shooting sports great, the freedom to do what you want.
Seems like there's a lot of good info and good people at this site

L&L, good for you! Nice guns and nice shooting.

We are two of a kind; except I shoot mostly from a bench (65YO body that took a hit from a hit-and-run vehicle during Gulf War 1 - not all that dramatic though, I was at the Pentagon! ).

But similarly, I like to take a couple of my very different vintage rifles and A-B compare their shooting characteristics, too, and frequently at 200 yards. The point is to get out and do it, more than the comparative accuracy. Remember these guns were more or less designed to hit a man-sized target at 50 to 300 or so yards. Any more impressive accuracy you can squeeze out of them just adds to the fun.