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Post by oddshooter on Apr 9, 2018 13:47:59 GMT -5
Please select one from each of the 4 categories.
I'm putting this poll up on several different web sites to compare the different members.
For most shooters:
I'm betting on indoor range, paper, semi-auto, and under 10 yards.
Now the crowd around her is different.
I'm betting on back country, steel, revolvers, and 25 yards.
Please describe your choices in a post below. and Why if you know.
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Post by oddshooter on Apr 9, 2018 13:54:43 GMT -5
Most of my shooting is 100 yard steel 60% of the time in the back country of Arizona. Mountains in the summer, and desert canyons in the winter. I do shoot some indoor ranges 10% when I can't get out of town.
I'm a handloader who loves to experiment; so I shoot 25 yard paper 30% of the time for groups and velocity testing.
I'm old school and shoot long barreled revolvers, with many scoped now for my old eyes.
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Post by Alaskan454 on Apr 9, 2018 16:10:42 GMT -5
I like to shoot outside and own mostly revolvers. It's been some time since I shot an automatic, can't honestly say how long ago that was. The distance has traditionally been 25 or 35 yards because my old range had built in plate racks in those bays. It made the setup and target reset very convenient.
My new range is a little different so I've been shooting 20 yards or less for the most part on the plate rack. Need to figure out what I'll use for my 50 and 100 yd targets here.
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Snyd
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Post by Snyd on Apr 9, 2018 16:20:55 GMT -5
Paper and steel 50-150yds. I like ringing the 12" steel but like seeing the holes on paper to see how I'm shooting. I need to get a 9" round steel. I'll shoot 10-25ish yds with my backup/bear protection gun single and double action, drawing, aiming and/or point shooting
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Post by rkrcpa on Apr 9, 2018 17:18:44 GMT -5
I have found that after hanging around here a bit I am shooting at longer ranges than I did before. Partially because of what I have learned here, partially from increased confidence that it can be done. Even double action at fifty yards, my expectation now is that I will get a hit on the 10" plate. Doesn't happen all the time, but more often than not.
I haven't shot at an indoor range in probably twenty years. I'm only ten minutes from the gun club with a variety of range distances to choose from.
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Post by bullseye on Apr 9, 2018 17:36:49 GMT -5
75% of my shooting is in my backyard range that's a 80 foot walk from my loading bench & is usually at 25-50 yards & at paper targets placed in front of a steel bullet trap to save my bullet alloy's for reuse...And mostly center fire revolvers anymore so I don't have to chase brass.
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Post by Alaskan454 on Apr 9, 2018 18:05:29 GMT -5
I have found that after hanging around here a bit I am shooting at longer ranges than I did before. Partially because of what I have learned here, partially from increased confidence that it can be done. Even double action at fifty yards, my expectation now is that I will get a hit on the 10" plate. Doesn't happen all the time, but more often than not. I haven't shot at an indoor range in probably twenty years. I'm only ten minutes from the gun club with a variety of range distances to choose from. I had a very similar experience after being a member of this forum. Before too long I was shooting DA revolvers at 100 yards on a regular basis. The group here is full of excellent advice. |
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Post by halfmoon on Apr 9, 2018 19:46:53 GMT -5
For today indoor range, paper, revolvers, and 7 yards. Which mostly has to do with moving into a city, a convenient indoor range close by, and teaching a young relative to shoot ( kind of proud - him and the k38 are starting to bond and he can mostly keep it in the bull's-eye. Almost time to push the target out a little further...) Ask a few years ago and it would have been blm, objects, rifles, and 100 yards. Changing circumstances could mix these answers all up again.
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Post by coldtriggerfinger on Apr 9, 2018 20:49:48 GMT -5
I shoot a lot of trees. Poplar trees make a very good and convenient target for shooting. Easy to see bullet impacts. They grow real thick around where I live . most of them become firewood that goes into my stove. Nice a easy to change target size. Just pick a smaller tree. Glocks, XDs revolvers and bolt auctioned rifles. Mostly offhand. I find that shooting in the brush/timber/ woods offers very realistic practice of picking a certain bark dimple or limb base etc and putting a bullet thru it.
I used to go to the outdoor range here ALOT but haven't been there 3 times in the last year or 2. I will be spending more time at the range soon . The snow is melting and I have 2 new rifles to sight in.
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Post by contender on Apr 9, 2018 21:08:57 GMT -5
I could easily add more info to my choices. Example; I OWN an outdoor range. I shoot both paper and steel. I shoot at different distances, and while I prefer my SA's,,, I do shoot my semi's too. And,,, I'm a serious handgun hunter,, so game is also a target a lot,,, but I have to practice too.
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Post by Stump Buster on Apr 9, 2018 21:25:41 GMT -5
Because of my career choice, I mostly shoot semi-autos at paper targets at a local outdoor range that goes out to 200yds. So that is why my "current" poll answers are outdoor, paper, semi-auto, 200yds (because I try to shoot out to 200 with my pistols almost every time I use that facility to keep close range stuff mentally easy). Once I retire, I hope the answers change to Private, Steel, Revolvers, 300yds plus.  |
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Post by oregon45 on Apr 10, 2018 0:09:05 GMT -5
I'm fortunate that the range I'm a member of has a 100-yard "general purpose" range that allows handguns with barrels over 5". I shoot there most often at 50 and 100 yards.
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Post by dale53 on Apr 10, 2018 0:35:44 GMT -5
My local gun club has both an indoor and an outdoor range. Me, I prefer shooting outdoors. My most used distance is 25 yards, standing. I typically shoot eight NRA pistol targets (80 shots). During warmer weather, I try to shoot a couple of times per week. I am fortunate in that I live about six minutes from my home range.
I shoot only my own cast bullets and mostly .38's and .45's (revolvers as I am too old and decrepit to bend over picking up brass) (:>)).
FWIW
Dale53
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Post by Shakey on Apr 10, 2018 2:34:32 GMT -5
I do about all my shooting at an informal range we have set up at my deer club. So, …private land.
Most of the time, I shoot revolvers at 25 yard paper targets.
If I have kids or grandkids along it is "whatever" target at "whatever" range with "whatever" firearm.
Occasionally, I need to zero a hunting rifle and that will be paper at 100 yards.
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Post by matt56 on Apr 10, 2018 16:33:11 GMT -5
At my local club I shoot outside, 1/2 scale silhouettes at 40,50,75,100 yds. Sometimes I will shoot 25 or 50yd at targets to test loads but not often. My usual silhouette guns will be S&W revolvers, pistol caliber Contenders and Rossi 92s. We also have small steel plates at 200-600 yds. If I feel like shooting scoped rifle those are my choice.
If I want to test something quick or run a load over a chrony I can shoot at my house about 10-50yds. Not much though or the neighbors get mad.
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