Argentine M1909 Carbine 1st Time @ 200yds

[alamo308]

Very pleasantly surprised. This all-matching, DWM-built rifle (okay, carbine!) is a beauty to look at, and a real treat to shoot. Seems to like this PPU ammo. Interesting that at 100 yards, the windage was just about perfect; it shot to POA right on the bullseye. But at 200, I hold to hold left, as shown on the target. It took several sighting shots (not visible here) scattered around the aiming black before I figured out the sight picture. Then, holding on that POA position as the sight picture, I finally nailed that one at one o'clock in the X-ring, and shot my last four rounds for a group of five. No wind, BTW.
I'd like to find more of that PPU Argy ammo! Very nice brass, and I will definitely reload it, trying to at least duplicate the out-of-the box performance. ...Now I need to try it in my Argy M1909 rifle.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

That is extraordinarily good for any rifle with open sights. For a shorty it's b... marvellous!
As to windage - check if the backsight slider has a little bit of sideways play. This, if present, can lead to the offset becoming worse with increasing range (more slop as the slider is moved up). A tiny piece of shim discreetly glued on the inside of the left flank of the backsight ramp might help. Aluminium foil wedged between ramp and slider will do for a test!

Patrick

[Badger]

That's awesome shooting ....

Thanks for posting the pics ...

Regards,
Doug

[onlycrimson]

Man, I wish I could shoot like that!! Great work