6.5CM Dope Collection & Easter

Sunday, Apr 6:

Glute and pec PT v1 in 29:27, HDT 19.1.2 (core) in 32:48, 4:18 30#RPC OH hold (went until a Polo video message ended), 2:26 high plank for the same reason, 2:30 Dead Hang (didn't last for the whole Polo so stopped there)

Monday, Apr 7:

Day 2 - Arrive | BREATH & Wind Down Yoga with Adriene

Tuesday, Apr 8:

HDT-KB 12.1.2 (legs) in 51:25

Thursday, Apr 10:

HDT-KB 12.1.2 (core) in 31:44, TimerWOD Apr 9, 2025 BW AMRAP 15 with 9 rounds and 15 reps

Saturday, Apr 12:

Trip to Coleman's to collect dope on the 6.5CM in the MDT chassis, now that I had 185 rounds through it.

I did a couple of 5-round groups.  Velocity was down to 2555-ish fps, despite me not cleaning it since last time.  The groups weren't tight, but there wasn't a clear enough pattern to make any changes.

Next, I went out to the KD range for 2 hours.  I collected data for 400-1000 yd.  I tried 1200, but with no luck on the truing bar.  When the ground is really flat, it's hard to make proper adjustments, since the bullet keeps traveling further away, and the vertical distance from the location of the splash may not be a good indicator of the vertical adjustment you need to make where the target was.

Average velocity for the first go-around with 29 rounds was 2597fps, 69ES, 20SD.  The confirmation second go-around with 23 rounds was 2608fps, 75ES, 19SD.

I went to the wide "class" bay next, to do some pistol work... I did Scott's draw hot and dry drill (tending low vs the target since I was only 5yd away), then Haley Strategic's cadence drill, then closed-eyes NPA 5-shot drill, which I was very much high and right on.

I did some multiple target transitions, some one-handed practice, and walk and shoot forwards and backwards.

I went back to the new zero bay before leaving, to re-check my zero (a good practice after a dope collection day, to make sure that the dope was valid).  My average velocity was 2609 for 5 rounds.

At night, I did a 4.5 mi, 1:29:35 ruck around the neighborhood in MACV2s with a 30# v3 Rucker.  It felt light, but it was good active recovery on a day where my body felt a little worn out.

Sunday, Apr 13:

I rucked 3.5 miles at Renaissance Park with my dad in 1:35:24.  It was his first time there.  I wore MACV2s and had on a 30#v2 rucker.  I took him on my usual after-work loop.

Monday, Apr 14:

Day 15 - Enter & Day 11 - Flow | BREATH Yoga with Adriene

Tuesday, Apr 15:

HDT-KB 10.4.CP "Strong, Fast, Brutal" 20 min AMRAP with a 30#KB with 4 rounds and 26 reps, then a 30 min Halloween Peloton ride with Erik Jager.  It was in German, but there were subtitles.  He was goofy and enjoyable.  I covered 9 miles, going 18mph ave, 84rpm, with 272 cal.

Wednesday, Apr 16:

Home - Day 7 - Stretch & Day 23 - Focus yoga with Adriene

Friday, Apr 18:

HDT-KB 12.3.2 (arms) with prescribed warmup exercises in 13:04 and the PT in 27:03, plus a 9 min max distance run where I covered 1.25 miles in lime green Kinvaras... it was approachable because it was time-based, and I knew it would end at some point.  

Afterwards, I played pickleball with my dad for 50 minutes.

After dinner, I did 3 miles in 1:08:01 in GORUCK I/Os with a 30# v3 rucker.

Saturday, Apr 19:

SB came along on a Coleman's trip, to help me with dope collection on the LMT DMR 20" backup rifle for Real World.

I also wanted SB's help in removing my muzzle device so that I could better align the port to make it go straight up and down instead of throwing the reticle 8 mil to the right after every shot.  Unfortunately, it was on way too tight to remove without tools.  It turns out that I didn't understand that there was a difference between inch-pounds and foot-pounds of torque.

I zeroed the MDT and the LMT.  I didn't bother with barrel break-in on the LMT (or any other AR15).  After going from dirt to paper with 55gr, I switched to 77gr and got 2714fps.

At the KD range, I started by re-confirming dope on the LMT from last time.  I was able to get a 1200yd truing bar hit this time.  Chrono averaged at about 2621fps.

Next, I switched to the LMT DMR and got dope for 400, 600, and 700.  I danced around the 760yd truing bar and didn't go any further.  The 10-rd PMAG and 20-rd duramags gave me issues at different times, too, so I hope I don't have to use this gun for the competition.

I discovered afterwards that some of the IMI 77gr rounds were short!

We shot at the pistol arcade.  I stayed mid-range and didn't really try the longer range ones, since my hands were a bit too shaky.  I did some draw and shoot speed drills.  As always, a takeaway is that I can't push speed beyond what I feel like I need, to hit.  We also did a little bit of el pres, which went well (big targets let you push speed)

After catching up for about 30 minutes (it's been a while since we've hung out!), we finished at the zero bay, checking zeros.  The MDT was fine, and the LMT only needed a wind adjustment of 0.2L.

Sunday, Apr 20: EASTER

4 miles with 30# in the v3 Rucker with my dad around uptown for Shout!.  This included mini golf, a see saw, and swinging chairs.