Howdy Fella's. So how did my first range shoot go with the NEA? Well, I've got a Bushnell TRS25 mounted and after the shoot all I could think was "I'm gonna need me a P.E.P.R..this rig is damn accurate"! Holy crap this baby can shoot. After a few rounds to get the TRS25 zeroed, I went back to 50m and did a three shot group with Hornady 55gr VMAX which grouped at a tidy .5". That's right- half an inch. Then I fired a three shot group with Australian Outback ammo loaded with Sierra HPBT 69gr projectiles. That group went just on 1". Conditions were cold with a consistent 3 o'clock wind so I thought I would give the hundred yard a miss and went to 75m. Two more three shot groups with the Sierra.....first one at .75" and the next at .84". Then I ripped open a pack of Barnaul 62gr SP and did a controlled speed three shot group. 1.5" was the result. All shots were taken seated, shooting off two sticks that I lashed together to make a sort of poor man extended Harris bipod thing. They work so shut up. I do not fire hundreds of rounds during my range shoots unless I am shooting my .22, this initial shoot tells me all I need to know- the NEA-12.5" BBL is accurate enough for varmint hunting. When I mount a scope (don't know what yet) I am confident that I will keep my groups under 1.5" at 100m. GOOD TO GO!
I love the trigger! This is a second hand rifle with around 300 rounds through it already so the trigger has had some break in time. For precision shooting there is a very predictable stacking feel and then a nice break with no over travel. It is not as crisp as my Savage accu-trigger but a ####load better than the SKS that I am supposed to sell. The NEA mini-can kicks all sorts of ass- there is almost no muzzle flip and while not as efficient as a full suppressor, it does the job. The cows in the field next to me were moving towards the sound of impact (a hard old log) and not towards me. The brass landed in a pretty tidy pile at around two o'clock, I imagine when I shoot with the break off they will go more towards 3 o'clock? I am waiting for a crush washer so I can try out the Crusader muzzle brake that came with it- I'll bet it is going to be ear splitting loud. Next range shoot I will see if there is any change in round impact with the Mini-Can off.
NEA-15 ROCKS!!! ps- so far no failures to feed or eject.
I love the trigger! This is a second hand rifle with around 300 rounds through it already so the trigger has had some break in time. For precision shooting there is a very predictable stacking feel and then a nice break with no over travel. It is not as crisp as my Savage accu-trigger but a ####load better than the SKS that I am supposed to sell. The NEA mini-can kicks all sorts of ass- there is almost no muzzle flip and while not as efficient as a full suppressor, it does the job. The cows in the field next to me were moving towards the sound of impact (a hard old log) and not towards me. The brass landed in a pretty tidy pile at around two o'clock, I imagine when I shoot with the break off they will go more towards 3 o'clock? I am waiting for a crush washer so I can try out the Crusader muzzle brake that came with it- I'll bet it is going to be ear splitting loud. Next range shoot I will see if there is any change in round impact with the Mini-Can off.
NEA-15 ROCKS!!! ps- so far no failures to feed or eject.
