What a great thread!
The range we go to has a lot of steel options to shoot. I almost never shoot paper. I often wonder if I should with everyone talking about MOA this and MOA that. But, I find that shooting the variety of steel targets from 35 - 100 yards at the pistol range, with my 22's or pistols is so much more fun. My father-in-law was visiting and brought his M1 Carbine with him. We were able to shoot that on the pistol range. I had so much fun slapping away at all the steel targets in the pistol range with that gun, I found one and bought it. I had planned on buying a .223 (Mini 14) or something next, but when I found out I was able to use the M1 at the pistol range which as a gallery of at least 100 steels I was sold.
The payoff of the gong, or klank with the swinging steel is just so much more satisfying than shooting at paper.
On the rifle range, I've set up targets here and there, but always prefer to throw out blaze orange clays on the 100 yard berm and swing away at those, or aim out to the 200, 300, 400 yard steels with my Mosin and Mauser.
Recently, while I was letting my Mauser cool off, and to slow the cost of the day, I pulled out my 10/22. I had set up a target at 50 yards and figured I may as well shoot at it. I got bored quickly. I was looking through the scope and moved down to the black zip tie that held the target at the bottom of the pvc frame. Plink - gone! I instantly thought of how gratifying that was when I was reading this thread. I couldn't believe I hit it. It just vanished. I looked at the one holding the target on the right. Plink - and it was gone again. I was practically jumping up and down inside. I was beside myself. I went for the one on the left and missed. I gave my son a couple tries and took the rifle back. Hit it again on the first shot. How fun is that?!
I'd rather be plinking on some of your farms, but I am making the best with what we have here.
The range we go to has a lot of steel options to shoot. I almost never shoot paper. I often wonder if I should with everyone talking about MOA this and MOA that. But, I find that shooting the variety of steel targets from 35 - 100 yards at the pistol range, with my 22's or pistols is so much more fun. My father-in-law was visiting and brought his M1 Carbine with him. We were able to shoot that on the pistol range. I had so much fun slapping away at all the steel targets in the pistol range with that gun, I found one and bought it. I had planned on buying a .223 (Mini 14) or something next, but when I found out I was able to use the M1 at the pistol range which as a gallery of at least 100 steels I was sold.
The payoff of the gong, or klank with the swinging steel is just so much more satisfying than shooting at paper.
On the rifle range, I've set up targets here and there, but always prefer to throw out blaze orange clays on the 100 yard berm and swing away at those, or aim out to the 200, 300, 400 yard steels with my Mosin and Mauser.
Recently, while I was letting my Mauser cool off, and to slow the cost of the day, I pulled out my 10/22. I had set up a target at 50 yards and figured I may as well shoot at it. I got bored quickly. I was looking through the scope and moved down to the black zip tie that held the target at the bottom of the pvc frame. Plink - gone! I instantly thought of how gratifying that was when I was reading this thread. I couldn't believe I hit it. It just vanished. I looked at the one holding the target on the right. Plink - and it was gone again. I was practically jumping up and down inside. I was beside myself. I went for the one on the left and missed. I gave my son a couple tries and took the rifle back. Hit it again on the first shot. How fun is that?!
I'd rather be plinking on some of your farms, but I am making the best with what we have here.