UPDATE: Finally got to the range after several months so consider this a semi- "range report"
. Usually I like to go to the range with one of the kids but they have been "too busy" on weekends to go.
I took a late afternoon off last week to "test" 5 guns, the Pardner being the first on the list. I had 5 handguns to test as well.
My outdoor range is open from 9 to sundown and was vacant at 3pm on a Thursday. As a member, I have a keycard which opens the electronic gate allowing access to the archery, rifle, competition, pistol and plinking ranges. The weather was sunny about 85 with a mild breeze and occasional gust. The orientation of the range is that the sun shines into the covered shooting positions later in the day so while not an issue while standing (shaded) it was a little annoying shooting with sunglasses with the sun in my face. A vacant range also meant it was far more easier to sight in the pistols with frequent trips to the targets to mark them. With someone else on the range, "cold range" has to be called every time this is done which is safe for other shooters but also would be inconvenient for what I was doing. After an hour or so, I heard someone way over at the rifle range (100, 200, 300 yards) but I had the pistol range to myself the entire time...
Thinking about it, it could also have been Sheriffs over on THEIR range on adjacent property because I didn't see any cars parked at the rifle range...
You can see a Heritage Rough Rider, its homemade stand, some ammo and another handgun in the pic along with a carpeted stand that is a club fixture and is the stand I used while seated. This is on the pistol range which has 7, 15, 25 and 50 yard backstops. This pic is of the 15 after I had moved over from the 7 (out of frame to the right). I started at the 7 for initial sighting in of the dot sight and function testing of the other pistols. The 7 is just on the other side of the plinking range which allows shotguns, mag-dumps and full-auto at clays or plastic bottles against the 15 or 35 yard berms. Shotgun slug sighting-in IS allowed at the pistol range.
The layout of the ranges allows you to back right up to the range and open your trunk and unload right onto the tables. With the 15yd plinking range right next door, I tested the Pardner first with some slightly hot 7 shot. Loaded 5 then shot and cycled slowly with no problems. Loaded 5 more then shot and cycled quickly, also with no problems. The slide worked smoothly and point of aim seemed right on while shooting at leftover clay fragments on the berm. This berm is probably 40' high!
Satisfied with the results
and not wanting an overly sore shoulder
, I put the Pardner back in the trunk for the day. I will probably put the "tactical" stock on for the next range outing to see if it is any more comfortable to shoot in that configuration. I'll report on the pistols in my other posts already created.