Just back from a short vacation. As usual before leaving, was googling and scheduling the to-do list of activities.
After the other plans were sorted, i started looking up the airgun/accessories buying opportunities in thailand. Was dejected to learn that air arms are classified as fire arms and foreigners cant buy either from the various gun shops that line the streets.
But one thing led to another and i discovered that you could visit the local ranges and shoot various guns to your hearts content!
So with great excitement i made a note of the ranges close to the places i was going to stay.
Fast forward to the vacation... The first 5 days were spent lazing on the beaches during the day and hitting the pubs and bars during the evenings. Not sure if I can or want to share the pictures from this part of my vacation here
On the morning of day 6 we were back in bangkok and after wrapping the shopping duties for the wife i made arrangements for my day out shooting.
Day 7, I was up and ready by 8am for my pick up which was scheduled for 12
The person coordinating the whole thing was a lady named Toy. She was there at the hotel sharp at 12.
After a short drive of 15mins we reached what was basically an army base. The compound had hundreds of armoured vehicles with different kinds of heavy and light machine guns mounted on them. (Photography wasnt allowed in the compound so have no images of the place and vehicles)
The range itself was located deep in the facility. It looked like the military used this setup to train the new recruits.
Gun No. 1
The first gun i shot was the .22 rifle.
Was impressed by how small and light the thing was even compared to an air rifle. It was very easy to shoot this and the recoil too was minimal as compared to say the precihole.
Shot 50 rounds with this gun out of which 10 rounds were from 10m and the rest were from 20meters.
Here is the grouping i out. The main group was between 6 and 9'o clock. The other shots are not flyers, they are the ones that i tried shooting at the bulls eye while compensating for the error in the red dot.
Next up were two lovely pistols. One was the .45 cal 1911 and the other was a 9mm CZ.
Gun 2.
First up from the pistols was the 9mm CZ
The 9mm was a joy to shoot. Was able to group really well from the first shot itself. I shot 50 rounds from the CZ of which 25 were to the center and 25 were to the head. Distance was 30meters.
The grouping was as follows
Gun 3.
Next up was my childhood love, the .45 cal 1911! Shooting this gun was more pleasurable than all go-go bars in thailand put together!
The size of the holes this round punches in the target is gigantic. Shot 50 rounds from 30meters. The grouping was as follows:
On a side note, the military guys there seemed to be impressed with my shooting and didnt belive me when i told them its the first time i ever shot a fire arm of any kind
The range officer offered me an additional mag to shoot drop down targets from a distance of 30 meters. Was able to hit 6 out of the 8 shot mag. The video of the same
https://vimeo.com/m/111751619
Gun 4!
The bang of the day was the chance to shoot the M16 carbine on full auto!!!
The guys were very strict about not photographing the M16 while shooting or even just hand holding it.
Shot 20 rounds on full auto. It was an experience! There was so much smoke coming along with a strong smell that left me chocking and teary eyed at the end of 20 rounds. The grouping with the M16 is
I know there is no grouping of any kind on this target. But i was shooting a M16 on full auto, grouping? what is that?!
