Lessons learned at the range, such as...

[Dbl0Kevin]

I've learned that somehow it's possible when shooting your uncle's reloaded wadcutters, that 6 rounds from a S&W Mod. 19 will sometimes produce 7 perfectly round holes in the target.....never did figure that one out and it happened twice.

Also discovered that, despite faxed warnings from the DOJ, that Aquila IQ "intelligent" bullets will not penetrate a kevlar vest, though they do implode and keep 100% of their density as designed to do when meeting significant resistence. I'll have to get a picture of the bullet that we dug out of the vest since i still have it saved somewhere.

Have also learned, though not at the range but from videos at the police academy, that there ain't a hell of a lot of objects you can hide behind when someone is shooting at you short of a high curb or a concrete wall.

 

[2nd Amendment]

Interesting. You know, of course, I am going to have to test this now. Off to the junkyard tomorrow to find a trashed Toyota block.

 

[Dionysusigma]

Rules learned:

Muzzle brakes are not nice when used indoors, esp. when the dividers direct everything back towards you

Both 7.62x39 HP and 6.5x55 Swede SP are great for use against scorpions, whether they're 7 yds away or 77 yards away...

Spent brass is difficult to walk on. And no, I didn't fall. And no, I didn't try to grab my AK (which was sitting on the bench) for balance. And no, I didn't accidentally get the strap instead. And no, the AK didn't fall on me. And no, I didn't have a bruise for a week.

 

[ietrash]

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I've learned that somehow it's possible when shooting your uncle's reloaded wadcutters, that 6 rounds from a S&W Mod. 19 will sometimes produce 7 perfectly round holes in the target.....never did figure that one out and it happened twice.
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Is it posible your uncle used gas checks and one of them separated from the bullet before reaching the target ?


(edited for spelling)

 

[entropy]

Even though Glasers are @$2 a pop, and you think you should be close to the full can of beverage so as not to miss it, it is wise to wear a raincoat when doing such testing! (And that was only the .380... )

 

[Dbl0Kevin]

I highly doubt he used gas checks......but I'll definately ask him the next time I see him.

 

[axeman_g]

when I was younger and really stupid

Years ago when I was at UGA, the fraternity house next door had a little Datsun B210 they liked to do donughts in and bash into dumpsters. I found out one early saturday morning, after they took the muffler off the pig, that a .357 round out of a 4" Ruger GP100 at three feet will pierce a block and silence an engine for good.

Axe

 

[Smoke]

300 yards is just a bit outside the practical range for 12ga slugs.

Ripe fruit shot with slugs and buckshot is really cool.

Don't bet against the old guy with the Humpback.

Don't bet against the fat guy with the Colt Commander.

When the wind is out of the south and gusting pretty good, you can kiss high 1 goodbye.

Smoke

 

[Penforhire]

I learned short barrel wheel guns are way louder than they look!

 

[Brian Williams]

If your gun is grouping adjust the sights to POA.

 

[Patent Works]

Bullets and the items they hit can send little pieces in all directions, including straight back to the shooter and his friends.

Wear eye protection.

 

[Bullet Bob]

When the guy with ported .300 mag sets up right next to you, move over and let him have that area.

 

[treeprof]

Observed at an indoor range: It is not a good idea to use both hands to hang a fresh target when one hand is already holding a loaded pistol, esp. when one's finger is on the trigger.

 

[yankytrash]

When you're practicing shooting while lying on your back, watch where your toes are in relation to the muzzle. Especially important for us taller folk.

 

[MLH]

Not at the range

But in a corn field. Don't shoot at an old (read petrified) wooden post. They can shoot back!

 

[mack69]

Re:

Always carry a set of hi db ear plugs to put on under your muffs when the guy in the next lane is shooting hot loaded 44 mags.

Always step out of the range to put them in place.

Don't laugh at the big dumb lookin old guy with the Coonan (45 looks like it was cut out of a block of rough steel)

Don't smirk at his goth dressed kids who can put rounds cleanly into already shot targets with most any gun.

Make friends with big dumb lookin old guy (who is a retired military combat instructor and 30 yr police vet)

Make friends with the guys at the range

mack

 

[mhdishere]

Put your hearing protectors on in the parking lot.

There was a guy sighting in a T/C Contender single-shot pistol chambered in 45/70. He let loose as I openned the door. My left eardrum touched my right eardrum somewhere behind my cheekbones.

 

[Mr. James]

Take great care when dispatching commodes.

The back of the bowl is perfect for sending your round back at you.

 

[roo_ster]

You can be as close as 7 yards to a 5-gal propane tank explosion and not take any shrapnel, providing you have a good-sized log to use as cover. .22lr will not pierce said tank (located in a bon fire). 16 ga slugs will, however.

Shorty-upper ARs are not fun to have in the lane next to you.

Earplugs AND muffs are a good idea at an indoor range.

Demonstrate the proper 2-hand grip on semi-auto pistols. My AMT .45BU has accounted for 10 stitches: 6 for my dad, 4 for my buddy's fiancee. Keep the thumbs t the SIDE.

Some fat guys can move real fast.

 

[Tom Servo]

Erik's personal rules for range etiquette:

1) It's not cute to shoot the clothespins off the target hangers. Bang-whiz-ouch!. And I slap you.

2) Watch the $%* muzzle when you're showing your frat-boy friend how to load. Point it at the back of my legs, and I slap you.

3) Fire your gun horizontally, and I slap you.

4) Forget to shut off your cellphone, and I slap you.

5) Shoot at my target in my lane, and that's just a whole can o' whoopass.

I hope we're all clear on this :banghead:

(...and yes, I do get alot of quality slappin' time in)

 

[rbrowning]

1) A 50 cal round ball will punch through a cast iron frying pan at 80 yards.

2) Wives don't like frying pans with drain holes!

 

[mfree]

Lessons?
1. If you're shooting a mouse gun (walther P22), keep your fingers off the slide. That sad little spring needs all the oomph it has to strip that .22lr round and chamber it

2. prescription eyeglasses are not adequate eye protection, even if they're coke-bottle bottom thick polycarbonate like mine. Getting something in your eye is bad enough, but doing it when you're holding a loaded weapon that's ready to fire, your hands are coated in soot and lead dust, and the nearest mirror is 30 feet away is even more fun. (Even something as small as a little burnt grain of powder that gets past your glasses hurts)

3. That big, interesting looking casing that just rolled to your feet? Neat eh? Leave it alone. It's not worth the blisters.

4. If your walther P22 is hitting you in the forehead with shells, tighten the barrel nut.

5. Range owners appreciate being asked if 7.62x25 is too hot for their backstop. They keep magnets for just that purpose (checking for steel cores)

6. If you're shivering cold, you ain't going to shoot well Same thing for shivering hungry, shivering caffeinated, shivering excited (new gun! new gun!)

 

[MAUSER88]

Never shoot at a empty propane tank with reloaded lead 9mm. Round bounced off and hit the front quater panel on my car.

 

[ScottS]

A 50 cal round ball will punch through a cast iron frying pan at 80 yards.

No kidding? This one really surprised me. I didn't think a round ball would still have that much umph left at 80 yards.

Scott

 

[Hemicuda]

Umm... Cement blocks mortar'd into a wall are ALOT stronger than loose blocks... even when the cores are NOT rodded and filled...

my little 22 Hornet with a lead ball can destroy (crack all to pieces) a loose cement block, but my 7.62x39 with steel-core rounds will only penetrate ONE side of a block mounted in a wall... and my 300 H&H mag with 220 grain noslers will only CRACK the back side of that block when the block is mortared into a wall... and we repeated these tests more than once... we DID get the 300 H&H to penetrate all the way through a couple times, and none of those times was there even a mark on the far wall 10 feet away...

(we were destroying and removing a block shed at my buddies farm, and did a bit of testing...)

I would not WANT to be inside a block building being shot at, but that is only because I do not wish to be shot at in ANY instance... but it would seem that the block wall priovides decent protection...