After a week of rain, today the scattered showers turned out to be mostly sun breaks--a thing really appreciated here in the Pacific Northwest (near Portland, OR).
The .22 rifle range was reserved for police practice. I've been wanting to walk in to see what they were doing but was unsure if I would be welcome. Turned out I was...welcome.
They were shooting moving targets at 75 yds with AR-15's from avaliable rests (upright beams of the shelter we shoot from) and from kneeling using the same uprights. The moving targets were controlled with a transmitter commonly used for model aircraft.
I wandered next door to the 200 yd range and watched a couple LEO's shooting prone at targets that were held up on poles by helpers downrange (there is a below-ground area you can stand up in). Scoped AR-15's. The targets (paper plates) were held up only a few seconds so the shots had to be quick. Basically head shots.
Then I went over to the pistol range and tried out my recently sighted-in Ruger 22/45 with the $30 red dot from Cabellas. I played to my strengths by shooting from a rest. First at 25 yds and then at 50. I consider myself successful if I hit an 8" target 5 times out of 10. But wait! I was accurate enough to use each quadrant of the target so I got in 40-50 shots on one shoot-n-c (I love those targets!) Basically I had a lot of fun.
I'm a new shooter - only been shooting a couple years. Took several classes and got my concealed handgun license. I'd like to go to the eastern part of the state and shoot some ground hogs soon.
Best to all -
LeeH
The .22 rifle range was reserved for police practice. I've been wanting to walk in to see what they were doing but was unsure if I would be welcome. Turned out I was...welcome.
They were shooting moving targets at 75 yds with AR-15's from avaliable rests (upright beams of the shelter we shoot from) and from kneeling using the same uprights. The moving targets were controlled with a transmitter commonly used for model aircraft.
I wandered next door to the 200 yd range and watched a couple LEO's shooting prone at targets that were held up on poles by helpers downrange (there is a below-ground area you can stand up in). Scoped AR-15's. The targets (paper plates) were held up only a few seconds so the shots had to be quick. Basically head shots.
Then I went over to the pistol range and tried out my recently sighted-in Ruger 22/45 with the $30 red dot from Cabellas. I played to my strengths by shooting from a rest. First at 25 yds and then at 50. I consider myself successful if I hit an 8" target 5 times out of 10. But wait! I was accurate enough to use each quadrant of the target so I got in 40-50 shots on one shoot-n-c (I love those targets!) Basically I had a lot of fun.
I'm a new shooter - only been shooting a couple years. Took several classes and got my concealed handgun license. I'd like to go to the eastern part of the state and shoot some ground hogs soon.
Best to all -
LeeH
