How often do you practice? (live fire)

[StevenC.]

How frequently do visit the range to practice your shooting?

Results are private.

[If you went to the range and shot at least a box of ammo and any target for the purpose of knocking the rust off, improving marksmanship, or just having date night with the significant other, you "practiced." (some just practice more "seriously" than others)]

 

[Leper]

Used to be three days a week. Don't make that time anymore, so at least once a week for IDPA practice.

 

[Vaquero]

I picked 2 per month, but really I'm at 3 per month. Typically.
We did shoot Saturday and Sunday last week though. TBH makes about 1 per month, on average.
It's fun when she tells me which ones to bring and proceeds to go through them at the range in her own particular order.

I wish the puppy enjoyed it more, but kinda understand his anxiety.

 

[Saltyag2010]

I picked 2 per month, but really I'm at 3 per month. Typically.
We did shoot Saturday and Sunday last week though. TBH makes about 1 per month, on average.
It's fun when she tells me which ones to bring and proceeds to go through them at the range in her own particular order.

I wish the puppy enjoyed it more, but kinda understand his anxiety.

I range from 2/month - 2/week. Normally or average to 3/month.

Vaquero, don't you have a personal range?

 

[Vaquero]

I range from 2/month - 2/week. Normally or average to 3/month.

Vaquero, don't you have a personal range?

Yes.

 

[breakingcontact]

Once a month.

Dry fire in between does help a lot to reduce erosion of skills.

 

[OIF2]

Sometimes daily. Mostly 2-4 times a week. 50 rds slowfire, 50 yards. 2-300 rds, 25 yds rapid fire (22 cal). Repeat with the .45. Close with 50 rds or so of .38, usually 20 slowfire, then 30-40 rds rapid fire. I used to shoot a lot more, but this is enough to maintain.
Bob

 

[Hoji]

About 120 days a year.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Once a month.

Dry fire in between does help a lot to reduce erosion of skills.

Ditto. Once a month with lots of dry fire in between.

 

[Pawpaw40]

I'd like to shoot more often, but between all the overtime I've been working and the bad weather, I'm lucky to go once a month.

 

[TreyG-20]

Would love to go more often. Trying to make it happen. But for now once a month.

 

[StevenC.]

It's interesting almost 70% of respondents are reporting live-fire at least twice a month.

While just half of the respondents stated they dry fire with that frequency.

 

[Wabbit69]

Once a quarter for square-range live fire. Ammo isn't cheap, and I don't want to ingrain planting my feet.
Weekly dry. I'll alternate between trigger work, and drawing while busting off the x in different directions, as well as dominant/non-dominant hand.
I try to attend a live-fire course with movement at least twice a year. Didn't work out that way for 2014.

 

[TheDan]

It's interesting almost 70% of respondents are reporting live-fire at least twice a month.

While just half of the respondents stated they dry fire with that frequency.

Dry fire ain't fun

 

[coachrick]

Dry fire ain't fun

Tru dat!

 

[Bozz10mm]

It's interesting almost 70% of respondents are reporting live-fire at least twice a month.

While just half of the respondents stated they dry fire with that frequency.

It's more interesting that only 27 have responded at all. Maybe there's not as many shooters here as we think.

 

[breakingcontact]

It's more interesting that only 27 have responded at all. Maybe there's not as many shooters here as we think.

I think this is part of it. However some who do shoot do so for different reasons and wouldnt consider it practice. Some shoot for fun without trying to improve, some are into developing long range precision loads so that is more testing than training.

Overall most gun owners dont shoot much at all, let alone practice. As far as TGT goes its a mixed bag. We have some serious shooters on here that shoot, train and compete frequently and we have some newbies and some who just hang out for various and unknown reasons.

 

[oldag]

Not nearly as much I would like.

 

[Dave68]

Once a week.

 

[big_bad_kitty]

My range is across my driveway. My son and I cast bullets, reload and try hard to practice live fire three to five times a week. Handgun range is covered and all weather while rifle range is open air with berms built at 100 and 150 yards. Works great for us and has become a fantastic way to bond and further develop the relationship between the two of us. Absolutely the best way I could ever think of to spend real quality time with my son! :>) Down the road all the guns are going to be his anyway!