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| quote: Originally posted by RogueJSK: Pistol/rifle targets that look like shotgun targets is the norm at most public ranges.
And the closer the target, the worse the shooting. Just the opposite you might imagine. It's funny as hell if you take a break and watch that shit. And some of the shooters don't even know bad it is.
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| Myself, my wife,and a friend went to a local indoor range, she came back with the observation that we were the best shots. I told her i certainly hoped so, all of us had been M.P.'s, we had all shot on our company's rifle/pistol team, and they both were pistol instructors. You had two shooting 12gauge slugs that couldn't hit a silhouette target at 10 yards, three that were gangsta shooting their hi-points sideways,and a husband and wife team that were asked to leave after multiple times hitting the ceiling. |
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| Stopped by the range I used to frequent, with a ton of new gun owners and reduced store hours the range is constantly full of "shooters". Having some sense of self preservation, haven't been back to shoot and didn't renew the annual membership. Last week someone was firing an AR on the rifle range with tracer rounds in the mag. Needless to say they are not allowed and he set the backstop on fire, caused the whole range and store to be evacuated. Manager searched the bags, found the mags with regular and tracer rounds mixed in, of course he said he didn't know they were in there... Fire department came and evac'd the range and store.
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| quote: Originally posted by jhe888:
When I was shooting competitively, a fair number of cops would show up for one weekly informal match. One, and no more. They had too much ego to come back after a poor performance. A few would stick it out and get to be good shooters, too.
We have the same experience at our club. They usually show up for one match and then you never see them again. It's not just cops, you get a lot of guys saying "I qualified expert in the army/marines/whatever". |
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| quote: Originally posted by cslinger: what does that say about these 14 other folks!!!! ...
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| Several years ago while visiting a friend at a Army post he took two 2nd Lt's to a local range to qualify them on M4's. I watched them and commented nice patterns, one got nasty and wanted to shoot for money, we agreed on beers. One from Arkansas did good, mr.mouth from Boston not so much, my LTC friend best of the three, but i have to admit i shot better than all. I voiced my surprise and my friend said they don't promote marksmanship like they did in the 80's when i went through, he said he knew they had been sandbagged we i adjusted the sling and went out prone.Now red dot three rounds and go on to the next, not one shot one kill. |
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| Two of the better shots I have seen were women, one in probably her 50s, the other in her 70s. The latter one I encountered at my CCW class (required at the time). They gave us Ruger .22s for the live fire part. She was worried because (she said) she hadn't fired a gun in years, but she shot nearly one-hole groups with it, better than I did. Some of the other students, to put it charitably, needed help.
While I am far from an expert shot with a handgun, I am not terrible either. I am almost entirely self-taught. I was once complimented on it and asked if I was a LEO. Actually, my rifle skillz need more work. |
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| quote: Join a good bullseye club. If you haven't done that type of shooting before, it will be an eye opener and get your ego in check.
This. I don't shoot bullseye, but there are a number at my club who do, and I've shot with them. It's a humbling experience, to say the least. If nothing else, come join us for the postal match over in the competition section. It's very informal, but it's been good to compare my targets to those of a couple of guys who routinely wipe the floor with me...it definitely keeps me honest, puts things into perspective, and highlights areas where I need work (which is most of them!). |
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| One of the most satisfying things about IDPA is watching a new shooter (who comes back month after month) who listens to coaching, apparantly practices dry fire at home and live fire at the square range) improve and get competitive with us ordinary guys and girls who've been at it for some time.
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