Hi. I'm new here since January and have been doing some reading. Lots of helpful info. I'm fairly new to having a handgun and have some questions that I have not seen the answer to while reading the forums.
We have had one session of private range time with an NRA range master who is also a friend. We shot our Ruger 40 cal p94 as well as several 9mm semi autos, 38 revolvers, and 22 semi autos that he provided to get a feel for the different weapons.
I have since acquired a Beretta Storm PX4 9mm since the 40 cal was too large of a frame for my wife and kids to handle comfortably. I also intend to get a revolver of some sort in the future and probably a 22 just for cheap range shooting and fun.
We primarily bought the gun for home defense and I also intend to add at least a shotgun to what we have since I understand that is likely to be the best choice for a home invasion situation.
So my questions are:
1. When buying ammo there are different grains available. How important is it to match the practice ammo to the size of what will actually be used for home defense? Using JHP for HD and FMJ for range practice.
2. Does it make a difference, other than the cost, to use JHP verses FMJ for range practice? Is it a good idea to use both at least to get a feel for how they feel when fired, if different at all? And do the ranges typically care if you are shooting hollow point or FMJ?
3. I think that the ranges here will limit, either by rules or by the number of people at the range, how much we can do in practice scenarios, but I would like to practice dealing with stove pipes, FTF, Squibs or the like. I would appreciate any links anyone could provide either to video or a thread on the forum with good, thorough information concerning how to practice for these types of situations.
Thanks for any help!
Jeff
We have had one session of private range time with an NRA range master who is also a friend. We shot our Ruger 40 cal p94 as well as several 9mm semi autos, 38 revolvers, and 22 semi autos that he provided to get a feel for the different weapons.
I have since acquired a Beretta Storm PX4 9mm since the 40 cal was too large of a frame for my wife and kids to handle comfortably. I also intend to get a revolver of some sort in the future and probably a 22 just for cheap range shooting and fun.
We primarily bought the gun for home defense and I also intend to add at least a shotgun to what we have since I understand that is likely to be the best choice for a home invasion situation.
So my questions are:
1. When buying ammo there are different grains available. How important is it to match the practice ammo to the size of what will actually be used for home defense? Using JHP for HD and FMJ for range practice.
2. Does it make a difference, other than the cost, to use JHP verses FMJ for range practice? Is it a good idea to use both at least to get a feel for how they feel when fired, if different at all? And do the ranges typically care if you are shooting hollow point or FMJ?
3. I think that the ranges here will limit, either by rules or by the number of people at the range, how much we can do in practice scenarios, but I would like to practice dealing with stove pipes, FTF, Squibs or the like. I would appreciate any links anyone could provide either to video or a thread on the forum with good, thorough information concerning how to practice for these types of situations.
Thanks for any help!
Jeff