Who Hasn't Been To The Range In Too Long A Time

[V-Tach]

The drought for an outdoor range is over for me..... went to Corpus Christi pistol and rifle this morning and was the only one on the Range.

 

[Glenn B]

Just remedied another failing on my part - going on a range trip with a brand new shooter - had not done that in about 2 years or so! Went to a range in or near Sherwood, AR this past weekend with my son and his girlfriend. She never shot before and my son wanted me to instruct her for her first shots. He had already covered a lot of safety stuff with her and he could have done as good a job as me teaching her to shoot but I guess he figured somehow I'd be better. She shot really well and I am not about to add on 'for a newbie' because she shot better than a few folks I know who have been shooting for 30 years or more. She started off with one of my Glock 19s, moved onto Iver Johnson Sealed 8 Target revolver, then an H&K VP9SK and then a Glock 21 (45ACP) before going back to the Glock 19 for a bit.

That's her shooting the Sealed 8. Most of the shots in the target are 9mm from the Glock 19 that she shot just before the Iver Johnson Sealed 8 Target revolver. She liked shooting them all; although, after shooting the Glock 21 (45ACP) she said the web between the thumb and forefinger on her right hand hurt a bit. She also said she is looking forward to shooting again.

My son put her target up and I was pleased to see he remembered one of the simplest and most basic things about helping to assure a new shooter hits center mass (or close to it) with those first shots - have the blank side of the paper face the shooter.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I always use the blank side, then stick several 1" orange dots on there.

 

[magholder]

I'm in the same bucket as many on here, price and mainly availability of ammo has prevented me from going too often. I am looking into bullet casting however and that might change the availability aspect of it at least.

 

[popsgarland]

 

[NaturallyArrognt]

I haven’t gotten to the range in about 2 years… done a little hunting here and there but no range day for just plinking.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Maybe 4 years...

 

[MTA]

Maybe 4 years...

Damn really? I thought I saw you at one of the TGT reunions

 

[cbp210]

You guys are starting to depress me. I was at the Boswell porter Shotgun range in Snook, TX this last weekend and they let adults shoot along with the kids. Shotguns of course. We shoot at least 500 rounds of Fiocchi and Federal 12 gauge rounds.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Damn really? I thought I saw you at one of the TGT reunions

I reckon that was more than 4 years ago.

 

[MTA]

I reckon that was more than 4 years ago.

may have been 2017 or 2018 from my recollection

 

[ZX9RCAM]

may have been 2017 or 2018 from my recollection

I wouldn't have been to that one.
It would have been before then.

 

[MTA]

I wouldn't have been to that one.
It would have been before then.

I didnt get back to Texas until after March 17. I could have sworn I met you there before though. Idk my brain is not functioning the same after hanging out with this baby for the past year

 

[popsgarland]

Been once in the past 1 1/2 years.

 

[Lost Spurs]

I ain't been in too long, but I did have my 2 oldest at an air rifle range this week. They have to start with bb guns but will get to shoot some killer cz 200 air rifles in no time.

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[Glenn B]

Since I started this thread, I've been to the range at least 4 or 5 times. So this thread must have been the incentive needed to get myself to the range more often.

 

[V-Tach]

Beautiful morning for the range.........

No one there but me....too bad for them...............

Colt M4 3X32 ACOG and Q Thunderchicken

Aero Precision .308 Athlon Cronus BTR and Silencerco Spec War

Savage 93 Bushnell and Ruger Silent SR

Ruger 10/22 Target, Bushnell and GemTech Integrally suppressed Barrel

I am liking retirement............

 

[Glenn B]

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That photo should win some sort of a prize!

 

[bbbass]

Too cold and not enough oomph to walk thru the snow at the range.

But I do need to get out my 10/22 Varmint pea shooter, and my new Ruger 22/45 Lite that I haven't shot since I put a Volquartsen tigger in...

 

[BBL]

Just went today. Cold windy morning, front passing through. We were the only people at the whole range (outdoor). Everybody else was probably huddled by their fireplace. It wasn't bad, 45F outside, 28G35KT but we used enough weights to keep the targets from blowing over. LOL
Got to try my new .45 loads and introduce my buddy's GF to shooting. She was apprehensive at first but got very proud that she could put some rounds on paper.