As I have yet still never managed to handle one of these things, I always think the worst, but your targets look pretty darn good to me for 10 yards.
Great range recap. Who doesn't enjoy even a minor showdown? If I had those two, I'd be pitting them against each other constantly
, and I'd be rooting for the 'OLD' one (just like
you are!) until I started to feel like the '44 was the "under dog" and then I'd be pulling for it, as well!
Fun stuff. Two old relics, still making noise. And somewhere, Comrade Nagant (?!) smiles in his peaceful rest.