People don't like target shooting?
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Bob Wright
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Here's what I do: Buy one large silhouete target and turn it backwards, to the blank side. Buy some of those Birchwood Casey EZ see stick-on targets of small size and stick them on the big target backing. These stick-on have even smaller pasters that can be used also.
They add a little more fun to an otherwise oversized bullseye target.
Bob Wright
They add a little more fun to an otherwise oversized bullseye target.
Bob Wright
Dragline45
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When I was younger I used to go every weekend, sure was alot of fun but got expensive since I was only in my teens then. In college I sold my paintball guns to buy my first gun since I hadn't used them for years, but I am seriously thinking about getting back into it. Some of the best fun I had.
Stressfire
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You do have to find a way to make it interesting for yourself - I got tired of standing at a static distance and plunking away
Friend and I headed to the Dollar Store (the real dollar store, where everything is actually a dollar) and got all sorts of stuff to shoot at - balloons, action figures, wrapping paper (it had colored bulbs in various sizes), and a couple packs of cards to play .22 Poker with.
The action figures were pretty fun, Superman, or rather his dollar store knockoff counterpart, might be faster than a speeding bullet but a .44 Mag sure does make a mess when it hits plastic
When I am at my outdoor range by myself, I will practice (or try to) shooting on the move - strafing, running, etc
Worth. Every. Penny.
Friend and I headed to the Dollar Store (the real dollar store, where everything is actually a dollar) and got all sorts of stuff to shoot at - balloons, action figures, wrapping paper (it had colored bulbs in various sizes), and a couple packs of cards to play .22 Poker with.
The action figures were pretty fun, Superman, or rather his dollar store knockoff counterpart, might be faster than a speeding bullet but a .44 Mag sure does make a mess when it hits plastic
When I am at my outdoor range by myself, I will practice (or try to) shooting on the move - strafing, running, etc
Same for me, but sold mine to fund a spring break trip instead
Worth. Every. Penny.
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chris in va
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I can't stand punching paper. Probably the most boring thing I can think of pertaining to firearms. Fortunately my local range allows just about anything, except for Tannerite.
Sparks1957
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When you've been shooting paper as long as some of us have, you'll get bored with it.
I prefer reactive targets... one of the ranges I go to allows steel, and I often use gallon milk jugs or other plastic bottles hanging from one of those "shepherd's crook" planter hangers driven into the berm... way more fun.
Clay pigeons are always fun too, and most ranges allow them unlike steel
carprivershooter
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Getting ready...
for me in put of the fun. I have made target stands out of PVC pipe and 1X1 sticks. I get cardboard boxes and cut the sides to fit my stands, Cut out bad guy targets from paper bags, hostage type targets, side view targets. I try shooting off hand. one handed. on one knee. from behind an obstacle. It's training. I will change up and take rifle. I shoot at different distances. And I reload so I get to come home and do that. But I shoot because I like guns and because I can.
for me in put of the fun. I have made target stands out of PVC pipe and 1X1 sticks. I get cardboard boxes and cut the sides to fit my stands, Cut out bad guy targets from paper bags, hostage type targets, side view targets. I try shooting off hand. one handed. on one knee. from behind an obstacle. It's training. I will change up and take rifle. I shoot at different distances. And I reload so I get to come home and do that. But I shoot because I like guns and because I can.
well if that handgun shooting is getting to be boring when it comes to using paper, do what smart people do.
grab a fixed site revolver, and a difference bunch of ammo, all with the same bullet weight but different velocity and go for accuracy. trying to get a 600 fps bullet to hit to the same spot as a 1400 fps bullet is well fun when you can get it figured out.
grab a fixed site revolver, and a difference bunch of ammo, all with the same bullet weight but different velocity and go for accuracy. trying to get a 600 fps bullet to hit to the same spot as a 1400 fps bullet is well fun when you can get it figured out.
Roland Thunder
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At the range I go to, we have a bowling pin shoot once a week. You get to shoot up to 10rds and you are timed as to how many seconds it takes to knock over all 5 pins. It's a lot of fun.
Shooting paper targets on the other nights isn't so boring when you are using it toward a higher purpose to practice for a competitive shoot, it's just boring as an end in itself.
Shooting paper targets on the other nights isn't so boring when you are using it toward a higher purpose to practice for a competitive shoot, it's just boring as an end in itself.
I shoot IDPA at a local club, also meet the guys on Wed am and we shoot a little practice IDPA and what ever else we think of. I used to shoot a little bullseye but a bout of tennis elbow hit me, then got it in my right hand now I can't seem to get it to work for bullseye. Put a few Clay birds on the berm, break them and then break the chips. It's all fun. This is about handguns but you can take along a 10/22 for the really small chips.
The only thing I don't like is shooting from a bench, seems like work to me.
The only thing I don't like is shooting from a bench, seems like work to me.
Here on our farm in KY, I vary our shooting activities...for the most part I shoot alone, but will readily admit that it's more fun with someone else.
We shoot silhouettes as made for Front Sight in NV with the cranial and thoracic regions marked. Speed and accuracy stuff, fun too, and they keep me current for CCW. That's one of Front Sight's excellent instructors demonstrating her style of Glock manipulation...you can see the target's scoring areas here. A copy is easy to make, using fiber board for the outline then cutting out the scoring areas...you use a magic marker to make the outline on cheap rolls of brown paper...the kind Lowe's sells as new house floor protectors.
When testing hand loads or trying a friend's new acquisition, it's bullseye work...I use paper plates for their clear sight picture, centering a 2" piece of blue masking tape or an orange dot as aiming points. Cheap and easy to see over the sights.
Too, we have three of the pop up steel plates for a change and different sight picture. I also have several rail road tie plates (~8x15") set out at various distances. These make fine targets out to nearly 100 yds, and are nearly indestructible if you don't shoot them with a high powered rifle..hint hint.
Lastly, when we want to show new shooters some fun, we break out the charcoal briquettes and clay birds. Balancing them on old fence rows adds some blow up variety to the day. The briquettes in particular are a tough challenge, depending on distance, and make a satisfying explosion of dust when centered by a pistol bullet. If you want a good kid's target, they work well with a .22 lr rifle as well; adding distance as the shooter gains proficiency.
HTH's Rod
We shoot silhouettes as made for Front Sight in NV with the cranial and thoracic regions marked. Speed and accuracy stuff, fun too, and they keep me current for CCW. That's one of Front Sight's excellent instructors demonstrating her style of Glock manipulation...you can see the target's scoring areas here. A copy is easy to make, using fiber board for the outline then cutting out the scoring areas...you use a magic marker to make the outline on cheap rolls of brown paper...the kind Lowe's sells as new house floor protectors.
When testing hand loads or trying a friend's new acquisition, it's bullseye work...I use paper plates for their clear sight picture, centering a 2" piece of blue masking tape or an orange dot as aiming points. Cheap and easy to see over the sights.
Too, we have three of the pop up steel plates for a change and different sight picture. I also have several rail road tie plates (~8x15") set out at various distances. These make fine targets out to nearly 100 yds, and are nearly indestructible if you don't shoot them with a high powered rifle..hint hint.
Lastly, when we want to show new shooters some fun, we break out the charcoal briquettes and clay birds. Balancing them on old fence rows adds some blow up variety to the day. The briquettes in particular are a tough challenge, depending on distance, and make a satisfying explosion of dust when centered by a pistol bullet. If you want a good kid's target, they work well with a .22 lr rifle as well; adding distance as the shooter gains proficiency.
HTH's Rod
g.willikers
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There's plenty of ways to keep from getting bored, even under the most restrictive range rules.
For example:
Use the indoor range target motorized placing system for a running target.
Use a double set of circles, 6" above 8", side by side, to represent hostage and bad guy.
Practice drills:
Run the gun dry, reload and get back on target quickly.
Start from low ready and quickly get on target.
Start with gun on the bench and quickly get on target.
Same as above but with the gun unloaded.
At outdoor ranges, use targets at different distances and shoot them in turn, slow or fast, whatever is allowed.
Well, you get the idea; there's loads of ways to keep shooting without repeating the same stuff.
For example:
Use the indoor range target motorized placing system for a running target.
Use a double set of circles, 6" above 8", side by side, to represent hostage and bad guy.
Practice drills:
Run the gun dry, reload and get back on target quickly.
Start from low ready and quickly get on target.
Start with gun on the bench and quickly get on target.
Same as above but with the gun unloaded.
At outdoor ranges, use targets at different distances and shoot them in turn, slow or fast, whatever is allowed.
Well, you get the idea; there's loads of ways to keep shooting without repeating the same stuff.
Paper targets don't lie. A hit anywhere on a milk jug is a hit. On paper, a hit 1" away from the bull is a miss. Instead of getting discouraged because I missed, I practice until I hit what I want to hit. That includes extensive dry firing at home. When a TV commercial comes on, I mute the sound and dry fire using dots on the wall. When I get to the range, I am prepared!
Like another post stated, I shoot very small targets pasted on the BACK of a standard target. If that isn't sufficient challenge, you have a problem! I use 1" adhesive black dots as targets. The skill level required to hit that dot is extreme!
I just purchased 3 packages of smallbore rifle targets. The target is laid out with about 15 2" black dots as bullseyes. I'm going to shoot some rimfire rifles in a competition we have in another forum and also use the same targets as pistol targets.
Flash
Like another post stated, I shoot very small targets pasted on the BACK of a standard target. If that isn't sufficient challenge, you have a problem! I use 1" adhesive black dots as targets. The skill level required to hit that dot is extreme!
I just purchased 3 packages of smallbore rifle targets. The target is laid out with about 15 2" black dots as bullseyes. I'm going to shoot some rimfire rifles in a competition we have in another forum and also use the same targets as pistol targets.
Flash
Get yourself a shot timer and put up multiple targets at 5, 7 and 15 yards.
The timer will beep telling you when to shoot and when to stop or how long it took you to make your shots.
It’s a great tool and puts pressure on your shooting which will improve your skills.
One I like to do is put 4 rounds in my G26. Use two targets and put two into each, reload and two more each. I'm happy if I can stay in the 6 second range.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/772064/competition-electronics-pocket-pro-shot-timer
The timer will beep telling you when to shoot and when to stop or how long it took you to make your shots.
It’s a great tool and puts pressure on your shooting which will improve your skills.
One I like to do is put 4 rounds in my G26. Use two targets and put two into each, reload and two more each. I'm happy if I can stay in the 6 second range.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/772064/competition-electronics-pocket-pro-shot-timer
Yeah--For me I much rather go to an outdoor range where at least I can enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature (with the exception of the HeLL that is the MO. Summer this year 
). I do get a bit tired of my local indoor range and really enjoy the gun shop there as well as the camaraderie as much as the shooting. I also love the outdoor range for skeet, three gun and other functions that are limited by the local indoor range.
). I do get a bit tired of my local indoor range and really enjoy the gun shop there as well as the camaraderie as much as the shooting. I also love the outdoor range for skeet, three gun and other functions that are limited by the local indoor range.