People don't like target shooting?

[bluetopper]

It's much more fun if you have a shooting buddy to meet up with at a very informal, uncrowded outdoor range. Then the two of you compete trying to see which can shoot the tightest 10-shot, one handed groups at 25yds.
It also helps if the two of you have similar matched bullseye skills.

 

[murf]

pete,

i was trying to answer your question and that of the op.

when people see and use a gun as a "toy", they will get bored with it quite easily. buy gun, buy ammo, load gun, shoot gun, get bored, go home. end-of-story. nothing except shoot, have fun and go home. no incentive to get better.

when people see and use a gun as a "tool", they use that gun for many different things (hunting, competition, defense). they treat the gun as a tool: clean it, don't abuse it, know its limitations, etc. they know the tool must function perfectly to perform a chosen task. thus, the incentive to get better.

being bored has nothing to do with the gun. it's the attitude of the shooter. tool, or toy.

murf

 

[ljnowell]

ljnowell,

saw your bullseye post in the other thread. congratulations, a very fine score. bullseye competition is very demanding and difficult. frustrating at times, too.

murf

Thanks murf!

it sure felt good to nail that one, it was my goal for the season. Had to set a new one, got about 6 weeks to make it.

 

[TreeDoc]

Not big on punching paper but still do to keep defensive skills up as much as possible. I get more enjoyment shooting out in the country at an old farmers dump or down by the river. Have changed my tastes in caliber as well, plinking at cans, junk or whatever with a .22 is great fun and inexpensive. Still bird hunt, but shot my last deer a few years ago.

 

[Chuck R.]

I too get bored with paper, about the only time I use paper targets are zeroing out to 100, and testing loads. Other than that I shoot steel or IDPA silhouettes:

Bowling pins in AR500:


2/3rds IDPA Silhouettes, swinger and a knockdown:




Chuck

 

[tipoc]

If a person gets tired of shooting paper targets they can shoot steel ones.
If they get tired of shooting steel ones they can shoot pins.
If they get tired of pins they can shoot clays.
If tired of that shoot paper again at 100 yards outdoors.
If tired of that shoot paper again weak handed.
If tired of that talk to your doctor about the advanced case of ADD you seem to have.

tipoc

 

[wow6599]

Paper bores me. I only "like" to go throw bullets down range at things like cinder blocks, aerosol cans, tree rats (squirrels) and other varmints.

Once I have verified a new gun is accurate on paper, I have no need for shooting at it anymore.

 

[BCRider]

I'd say that actually competing at bullseye would be a whole different situation. My issue with it is that given my old guy eyes and nerves I know I would be at the bottom of the list. So I've chosen to go with the action "run around" style events instead.

Despite the fact that I'm not at heart a bullseye paper shooter I still like to see how well I can group on a target at 20 to 25 yards on at least a semi regular basis. It helps keep me honest....

 

[twofifty]

Setting goals and keeping track of one's progress is one way to keep it interesting.
For action shooting drills using a shot timer keeps things real.

 

[mljdeckard]

It's not that I get tired of it, so much as I want to change it up and make it better and more complicated for training. And I find myself spending so much time lately training rookies, I don't have a lot of TIME for anything else.

 

[ShamboPyro]

I'll make you a deal, if you get tired of target shooting, just give your gun to me!

 

[aprayinbear]

Not tired yet!

Just my 2 cents worth

As often as I can I shoot paper. Sometimes shooting steel or other reactive targets is fun, but two or three shots down range and I'm back to paper.

One very good day I was shooting roundballs from my .50 cal Lyman Great Plains Rifle at a hundred yards (shooting official military paper targets). Breathe, relax, focus and almost without thinking about it.... squeeze! Looking through my spotting scope I realized that I had just put five shots into what turned out to be a 4" group (standing, off-hand, open sights and with 57 year old eyes.) I usually shoot in the 8" range at that distance, so I was feeling very gooooood! Feeling a little cocky as well, I next took aim at a bowling pin hanging next to my target. When the smoke cleared I realized I had sent it flyin' So I quit on a high note and called it a day... a very good day. Looking back it felt good to shoot the reactive bowling pin, but that's only in my memory. The target hangs on my bedroom door as a reminder of what I can do with persistence, practice and focus.

Shooting targets is not just about throwing lead, it's about concentration, breathing, focus, incredible focus and forever seeking to improve. And with paper, those efforts are measurable and call you to higher shooting standards and technique. For many of us, especially some of the Bullseye folks, shooting is almost a spiritual practice like the Japanese Archery Practice called Kyudo. It's not just about the hole in the paper, it's also about the process of getting it there! This article about USA Olympic Medalist Matt Emmons is a perfect example of what I mean. http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/s...Emmons-gets-his-3-position-rifle-medal-080612

Shoot Safe, Shoot Fun, Shoot Often & Shoot 10's!

 

[Trent]

Get tired of shooting paper targets with both hands, start shooting one-handed, then OFF handed.

Heck of a lot harder to put a group together with only your left hand, if you're a "righty".

Still bored?

Move the targets out to 25, 50, or 100 yards. Heck, go for broke and stick some up at the 150 yard line.

I thought I was good at pistols until I read the story about the guy who made those 165 yard revolver shots to stop a guy from killing a police officer.

Last weekend I decided to "give it a go" at 100 yards ...

Sadly, that story would have unfolded VERY differently if I'd been at the controls. I only hit the PAPER 20% of the time. And that was a 15" square paper...