Some of the firearms I own or had owned were related to various competitions or uses in hunting/plinking, security, etc. I've shot several types of competitions, from turkey shoots involving rifles, handguns, shotguns. Within competition types there are different classes/gun types, etc.. For instance, I've had Centerfire single-shot or revolver handguns used for metallic silhouette, both rimfire and centerfire. NRA Handgun shooting involved .22 LR, .38 and .45 Centerfire. Police combat and service required a centerfire handgun. Benchrest rifle utilized rimfire rifles. I was both a competitor match director for Rimfire Benchrest for several years and we had different weight classes for that. Turkey shoots. I've competed in centerfire and rimfire rifle, handgun, and 12/20 gauge shotgun shooting. Police service and competitions involved both handgun and shotgun shooting. (On only one occasion, I was asked to get my hunting rifle to provide extra security during a rumored bank robbery (which thankfully, didn't occur)).
Informal "Turkey Shoots" involved rimfire and centerfire rifles. Both my wife and I were involved with them and both shot a bedded, Remington 700 ADL in .22-250 Rem. I usually shot the limit in each match. Once, on a bet, the wife beat all of us, firing one shot at a turkey shoot match that was a perfect dead-center shot from prone at 100 yards. It's the only time she ever fired in competition of any kind. She liked shooting the .22 Ruger Bearcat handgun I bought for her before we were married...for security at her small beauty shop, (mainly because she worked late and alone). She shot it better than I could, mostly because of the small grips.
For skeet and bird hunting, I had a 12 Gauge Remington semi-auto and a 20 gauge as well. Today, I mainly use an O/U 20 gauge.
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Informal "Turkey Shoots" involved rimfire and centerfire rifles. Both my wife and I were involved with them and both shot a bedded, Remington 700 ADL in .22-250 Rem. I usually shot the limit in each match. Once, on a bet, the wife beat all of us, firing one shot at a turkey shoot match that was a perfect dead-center shot from prone at 100 yards. It's the only time she ever fired in competition of any kind. She liked shooting the .22 Ruger Bearcat handgun I bought for her before we were married...for security at her small beauty shop, (mainly because she worked late and alone). She shot it better than I could, mostly because of the small grips.
For skeet and bird hunting, I had a 12 Gauge Remington semi-auto and a 20 gauge as well. Today, I mainly use an O/U 20 gauge.
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