Reports from the range...

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A neighbor, a local PD instructor, and I went to the indoor PD range a few nights ago. Two of us would face the rear whil the third set up a scenario. One shooter would back up behind a cardboard wall and be given a brief explanation, but not allowed to look. At "Go!" you solve the problem the best you can.

Some targets had knives painted on them and would advance (using the target runner system). Others were stationary.

I like this non-timed practice because you get out of the habbit of using verbal commands, taking your time to clear corners, etc. even in IDPA competition.

My favorite was when we took seven balloons and taped them in a line up the target. As the target charged you had to draw and pop all the balloons before he was on you.

Also did some draw, shoot 2 drills at 7 yds at an IDPA target. I record my times and hits so I can see if I'm getting better or worse.
 
Went out to the range this morning.
Had to work out some coding frustrations.
POW! POW! POW!
Now, that felt much better.
Back to work...
 
Back when God was younger and I was a kid with my first .22, I discovered how much a shooting session would relieve frustration.

Do people look at you funny when you put a magazine-cover photo in the center of your regular target? And edge away when you explain how it relieves inner tension?

And run away when it's a picture of THEM?

Question: Which is a more satisfying session, pistol or rifle? Going for speed or group-size? 100-yard bench-rest, or 350 or more at a rock?

Suggestion: Research these comparison before answering. I believe your response will be more relaxed.

:-) to all.
 
I went to the indoor range last evening to continue breaking in my Kimber LW Compact. I put 50 rounds of of the GA
230 gr Gold Dot through it. I agree with everyone else, it's a nice accurate load. Then tried to put 50 round of 185 semi-wad through the pistol. I gave up after about 30 rounds. It would shoot a couple then refuse to feed, shoot a couple and refuse to feed. Well, you get the idea.
Looks like we'll be making a trip to the gun doctor soon.

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I played around with the Blaser today. I went from a disassembled rifle in a locked case to an assembled rifle, up the stairs and out to the deck, two 7mm Mag rounds downrange, back to the disassembled rifle into a relocked case in under 1 min 35 seconds.
The rounds were about 3 inches apart at 100 yards, each within 2 inches of the point of aim.

This rifle is great. I'd like to get the time on this drill down to under 1 minute. Maybe not what the manufacturer had in mind, but it could come in handy.
 
Went to the range and burned up 100 rnds of Blazer 165 gr .40s&w. All in my G-23. Did double tap drills from the low ready into the 10 ring of a reduced size B-27 target @ 7yds, using the isocoles stance. Not saying all went in the 10 ring but that was the plan. I shoot to keep my time under 1.5 seconds. Today showed I need to brush up on my doubles. Guess I'll just have go back again tommorow....
 
Well, dan inspired me to get up off my lazy butt and shoot a little. So I headed down to the range with my G30, Cadet and shot-too-little Clark Meltdown. After about 50 rounds through the .22 I started playing around with concealment draws with the 30 when I remembered that little Reactive Ted thread. I lumbered up to the house to get my one pristine ted and some other tools (nails, hammer, old shoe lace).

I punched a hole in ted's head and ran the string through it, looped the string around the neck of the pin and tried to nail the bottom of the Ted to a coulpe pieces of wood that were about 4 inches wide and 1/3 of inch or so thick. They were about 15 inches long. I might suggest that you nail the Ted to the planks before you put the bowling pin in there.
Anyway, I finally got him balanced (I forgot about the foam core backing I was supposed to put on the Ted, butI'll get some soon). and loaded up the cadet. A couple of test shots through the shoulder and the belly, a little shake, but no fall. Then I hit the pin and the Ted s-l-o-w-l-y fell over. not too shabby.

I reset the Ted (which was a midget BTW, I have no 50 gal drums, so it was setting on a box about 15 inches tall.). and loaded the Meltdown- WOW! the whole thing lifted into the air, the hat flew off, the shirt billowed and the Ted flew off the box. I hadn't felt like that since the first time I saw a soda can explode when hit with a centerfire rifle.
I was sold. These Teds are cool. Kinda a pain to have to reset it after every double tap (okay, almost every one...). I'll have to go get some more Teds! Thanks Guys!



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Took my bushmaster out to the deserts of Utah in the Uinta basin... just west of Vernal.
Laid waist to some priary dog towns.
I was worried about the AR's ability to reach out and touch some thing at the very long ranges we have out here.
Using Honady's VX moly coated loads - that was not a problem. 200 rounds fired - I still need to get this rifle "dialed in" just right. I think a new scope will do the job a little better. My eyes are not what they used to be, and they could use the magnification help. Lets just call my shot results as "effective fire" and not go any further there. Ranging in the desert is a lot tougher than in the blue ridge mountains.




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Kodiac
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I've been able to go out and fire at least 50 rounds a day. The Bushmaster continues to prove why they are the best. I have isolated the one magazine that causes feeding problems, and using only the 5 others, have had no jams of any type.
I have also found a new brand of ammo... they are reloads, costing only 10 bucks for a box of 50 FMJs. They are very consistant - and very clean burning. Velocity seems to be above 3000 FPS when compaired to other ammo, since I have lost my chrony some place. (UPS) The brand is called "Ultra Max" and come in Red white and mainly blue boxes. Anyone else know these ultra max loads?

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Kodiac
Kenetic Defence Institute
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Am I the only one shooting these days?
Took a small group out for a short class on handguns - 5 adults 2 teenagers. mostly nines and 38s class work and some range work. 2 60 round courses of fire... Not a lot of shooting - but every one had a lot of fun and every one passed the course with 80% on up - so I had a pretty good group. 3 have already applied for concealed carry permits.
Makes me feel proud :)

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Kenetic Defence Institute
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Went out to the range on Friday. Picked up some additional .223 hunting ammo from gun shop (at inflated prices) while waiting for PMC shipment from Cascade. However, did order a Ruger 10/22 Magnum. They can't even keep them in stock.

Sighted in the Contender to 50 yards then ran out of ammo. Too windy for 10/22T so I put around 200 rounds through my Mattel (I mean Hi-Point) 9mm carbine. I bad mouth the Hi-Point pistols more than anybody but I can never get over the accuracy of the carbine. One day I would like to take a Ruger 9mm carbine out to see how it compares.
 
The Muzzle Loader Hunt was a bust for Bucks, but I did shoot two Pheasant. I wouldn't recomend a DISC rifle as the perfect upland bird long arm, but it took out a hen at 20 yards and a cock at about 40. One BIG hole through the back, breast meat was unharmed.

I had a session at the range last week with the two muzzle loaders getting them sighted in. THe wife whined about the fact that we were not using scopes, but eventually she got down to 4 inch groups at 50 yards with her Knight Wolverine from the bench. My best three shot group was just under two inches from the rest and two shots within the same space offhand at 50 yards.



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Kodiak, that fmj Ultramax .223 stuff is great, I've put about 300 rounds through my Bushmaster Dissipator and haven't had any problems. Accuracy has been good, and the best part is, it's cheap.
-Correia
 
Art: in answer to your question....speed is more fun that groups, and 350 at a rock is much more fun that at a target. Targets just dont do the same things a rock does when hit by lead traveling at a high rate of speed.

man I gotta go shooting.

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Took out my OLD Remington 514 .22 short long or long rifle single shot bolt action... this thing is older than I am... I have shot it all my life... this is the one I mentioned that is the "family gun"

Cleaned it up and lubed it, then HAD to go fire it... picked up a box of CCI Stingers - is it just ME or are the Stingers the FASTEST .22 LR rounds on the market? They seem to be faster than Vipers or MiniMags, etc.

That old 514 is FREAKY ACURATE! Shoots straighter than a LAZER BEAM! I guess maybe that it i snot the guns inherant accuracy, but the fact I have shot it SOOO much, I can hit with it easier than pulling up my socks.

And since my knee is healed up now, I have been ALL OVER the western Colorado mountains... Even stopped in and visited my old police academy... Ah man, it is GOOD to be HOME!

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Kodiac
Kenetic Defence Institute
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Out of sheer boredom I loaded up a couple of mags and shot one of my STC 10/22s out the back door today at some old targets about 80 yards away. I was loading the mags while on business calls and shooting inbetween, though I did shoot a few shots while on hold during an especially boring call.

Art,
I generally have to agree with SD, nothing is more boring than standing stationary in front of a bulls-eye target firing endlessly towards the center.


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My training partner came over today and we spent about 5 hours out at the range. I shot G23, 34, and 30, USP45, Colt Cadet, CZ52, and Mustang. About 600 rounds total. He fired about 400 rounds of 9mm through his 228, hi-power and P7. He shot the CZ and the cadet as well.

WE started with a little drill that he just loves and frustrates the crap out of me. Start with a large piece of blank paper (the back of a silohuette works perfectly) fire a shot into it and then try to put a second shot through the same hole. Continue with thos two shot groups all around the paper. WE start that drill at about 5-7 feet and step back a pace or so with each new mag.

Then we set up some paper plates on sticks at varying hieghts and ranges and double tapped at them for a while. WE then went to 4x4 sheets of colored paper, with the non-shooter calling out the color to be double tapped. At this point we started including snap-caps in each other's mags for malfunction drills.

we ended up by doing some reaction drills with a timer while shooting at tactical teds and bowling pins (I still haven't perfected my reactive teds). I discovered a few weeks ago that if you paint your Teds a dark color after each string of shots you can lift up the clothing and see exactly where you shots hit, then repaint over the worn spots. It is much easier than any other method I have used in the past to mark previous shots. Just make sure you use a dark color (we used brown and green).

I was averaging 1.20-1.30 from hands up to one shot in the kill zone with a strong side belt holster and a jacket for concealment. Times didn't vary much with the types of weapons. Double taps added about .20-.25 seconds for the extra shot.

While we had the timer out I loaded up a few mags for my sightless Colt Cadet and stood about 10 feet from one of the 5 inch paper plates. From a random beep start at low ready my best time was 10 hits in 1.56 seconds. The other two times I did it were right around 1.7 seconds.

The last shots of the day were at coke cans thrown underhanded from behind the shooter. If you try this, be sure to throw then level, like an underhanded fast pitch, so as not to make the shooter point the muzzle up into the air to track the can.

A good day at the range, my wife even came out an shot a bit at the plates in he annoying and humbling way. That is, mind-numbingly slow and with uncanny accuracy.

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Wanted to shoot this afternoon, but it is cold and drizzling, solution: Put a new T-shirt on Tactical Ted and shoot at 75 yards from the porch.

I pulled out the RT Glock and fired 5 shots, wihtout any ranging shots, etc....

1 hit. low right.

Walked back up to the porch (by now not caring that it was raining), and tried again, POA a little higher.

3 hits. 1 low. 2 basically center mass.

Then I said, "to hell with this silliness" and broke out the CAR and loaded 20 rounds.

12 for 12 CM hits and and a bunch of head shots. It is hard to pick out where the little .223s punch new holes in the plastic head, even when repainted.

I wish it weren't raining.

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Took my 5 year old out with the .22 yesterday. I also brought my 8 year old sister in law as well.
Kade was excited to go. He couldn't wait to get to my favorite shooting spot up in the mountains.
McKenna was unsure about this, but was curious to see what the buzz was about. She got into the spirit of things pretty quik.
I had Kade shooting pretty good. He was able to hit the mountain each shot when we started. By the time I ran out of shells he was hitting the milk jugs! A father can have no prouder moment!
McKenna shot very well right from the start. She is a Ballerina as is all the girls in the family... but by the time we were done - she became a shooter too... Keeping very tight track of who's turn it was. All that shooting fun and education... for a $2.99 box of .22s.
Best investment I ever made

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Kodiac
Kenetic Defense Institute
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My wife and I went out with our pistols...
I wasn't doing too well - my new contacts I just got a couple hours earlier made things hard to focus on at the time.
My 50 rounds of 135gr CorBons only mostly found there mark.
My brides 9mm Kahr shot much more true than my HK. She has ribbed me non stop since.
(50 rounds of 115 grain CorBons)
That was fun... NOT.

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Kodiac
Kenetic Defense Institute
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