Warren
Member
Went shooting with the boys from a wargaming club I'm a member of and I learned a few things:
1. You don't notice how erratic WWB .45 is until you shoot at long range. Same point of aim could put the pill 10 yds short, 20 ft high and left, and near right on target in three subsequent shots.
2. If you manage, with a one hand snap shot with your .45, to cut a thrown clay in two as it is moving away from you, play it off as something you do all the time. And don't attempt it again and miss as it ruins the illusion.
3. Using a shotgun for clay pigeons is a lot more fun, and there is almost nothing better than hitting one dead on and leaving nothing but a cloud of dust. This was my first time ever shooting clays and I batted just under .500.
4. My bought used SIG P220 using WWB can outshoot my buddy's UberKimber using his "special" target handloads.
5. Don't stand too close to the guy shooting the .303 and don't stand behind the guy using the single-shot 20 ga. 'cause the ejector on that thing sends the spent shell like eight feet.
6. It is okay to come home with unused ammo, really it is.
7. Just because you can't see the soda can on a stick moving when you shoot at it from 100' feet away doesn't mean you ain't hitting it. During clean up I went and looked at that can and it had a bunch of .45 size holes in it.
8. Always stay way back from the guy shooting off the homemade black-powder cannon. Nothing bad happened...this time.
9. Don't get too mad at the fellow who nearly brains you with the hand clay thrower complete with clay as it was your rapid-fire rain of hot brass landing on him that caused him to lose focus and let the thing slip out of his hand and send it whizzing about four inches from your head. It is best to accept his story as opposed to playing the accusation/counter-accusation game.
10. It is always worth getting up at some unholy hour to go shooting.
1. You don't notice how erratic WWB .45 is until you shoot at long range. Same point of aim could put the pill 10 yds short, 20 ft high and left, and near right on target in three subsequent shots.
2. If you manage, with a one hand snap shot with your .45, to cut a thrown clay in two as it is moving away from you, play it off as something you do all the time. And don't attempt it again and miss as it ruins the illusion.
3. Using a shotgun for clay pigeons is a lot more fun, and there is almost nothing better than hitting one dead on and leaving nothing but a cloud of dust. This was my first time ever shooting clays and I batted just under .500.
4. My bought used SIG P220 using WWB can outshoot my buddy's UberKimber using his "special" target handloads.
5. Don't stand too close to the guy shooting the .303 and don't stand behind the guy using the single-shot 20 ga. 'cause the ejector on that thing sends the spent shell like eight feet.
6. It is okay to come home with unused ammo, really it is.
7. Just because you can't see the soda can on a stick moving when you shoot at it from 100' feet away doesn't mean you ain't hitting it. During clean up I went and looked at that can and it had a bunch of .45 size holes in it.
8. Always stay way back from the guy shooting off the homemade black-powder cannon. Nothing bad happened...this time.
9. Don't get too mad at the fellow who nearly brains you with the hand clay thrower complete with clay as it was your rapid-fire rain of hot brass landing on him that caused him to lose focus and let the thing slip out of his hand and send it whizzing about four inches from your head. It is best to accept his story as opposed to playing the accusation/counter-accusation game.
10. It is always worth getting up at some unholy hour to go shooting.
There are some here that will tell you it takes a bit to learn how to get them to fly where you want them. And I once saw a Dad bean his 12YO son with a clay. Fortunately, it hit the kids shoulder before bouncing up and bonking him on the head; that at least took some of the momentum off. Kid wasn't happy! Not sure which was worse ... getting hit, or having all the other guys on the line laughing ... at his Dad, of course.
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