My son and I have had a lot of fun shooting pistols at a local indoor range. The advantage of the range is that it's about 5 minutes away. The Disadvantage is that it's a 25 yard range.
I will sell some stock options this month, and have a little cash to spend on a weapon. I have been thinking of getting a pistol, but the idea of a Bushmaster M17S has crossed my mind.
I see that the M17S "iron sights" are called "25-metre open iron sights". They look like they have a sight radious maybe not much bigger than some of the pistols we shot. I understand that's a real disadvantage for people who want to shoot at a distance.
But I wonder if this might not be a fun gun for our purposes, target shooting at 25 yard range, with its primitive open sights. Later, if we both really like it, I could add a scope of some kind, and join one of the outdoor ranges that are a little bit farther away.
This may be heresy, but at first, I'd be using it more or less like a big pistol- 25 yard range with a big whoomp. I'm still pretty new to shooting, and I like the sound of a bigger round going off. The pistol I like to shoot most is a .357 SIG, partly because of the sound.
So, is this a totally wacky idea? I have little/no intereste in hunting, self defense, shooting for me is something fun to do with my son.
Thanks,
Munir
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ahlan wa sahlan
PCV Yemen 1984-86
I will sell some stock options this month, and have a little cash to spend on a weapon. I have been thinking of getting a pistol, but the idea of a Bushmaster M17S has crossed my mind.
I see that the M17S "iron sights" are called "25-metre open iron sights". They look like they have a sight radious maybe not much bigger than some of the pistols we shot. I understand that's a real disadvantage for people who want to shoot at a distance.
But I wonder if this might not be a fun gun for our purposes, target shooting at 25 yard range, with its primitive open sights. Later, if we both really like it, I could add a scope of some kind, and join one of the outdoor ranges that are a little bit farther away.
This may be heresy, but at first, I'd be using it more or less like a big pistol- 25 yard range with a big whoomp. I'm still pretty new to shooting, and I like the sound of a bigger round going off. The pistol I like to shoot most is a .357 SIG, partly because of the sound.
So, is this a totally wacky idea? I have little/no intereste in hunting, self defense, shooting for me is something fun to do with my son.
Thanks,
Munir
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ahlan wa sahlan
PCV Yemen 1984-86