Typical range #s?
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If I'm seriously practicing with a handgun, I'll probably shoot 100-200 rounds of ammo, any more and I start pulling shots. If I start pulling shots, or getting the shakes, I'll stop shooting immediately. Remember, practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.
This usually involves bringing only 1 pistol, and as many mags as I have available for it, which is always more than 2 but not more than 6.
Those 100-200 rounds are usually gone within an hour.
This usually involves bringing only 1 pistol, and as many mags as I have available for it, which is always more than 2 but not more than 6.
Those 100-200 rounds are usually gone within an hour.
Jim Watson
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Amen.
I just do not have the attention span or endurance of these folks who talk about 500 - 1000 rounds at a sitting. My usual practice session for IDPA is about 60 careful .22s in my Kadet or Ace, a couple of magazines of centerfires to get used to the recoil, and 60-80 9mm or .45 for serious practice. Usually about 150 total, maybe 200 if I am working on something, seeing improvement, and keeping my focus. Time spent, about an hour and a half or two hours.
Forty rounds with a rifle is often enough for me, but these days it will be slowfire standing to practice my BPCR MS chickens.
I just do not have the attention span or endurance of these folks who talk about 500 - 1000 rounds at a sitting. My usual practice session for IDPA is about 60 careful .22s in my Kadet or Ace, a couple of magazines of centerfires to get used to the recoil, and 60-80 9mm or .45 for serious practice. Usually about 150 total, maybe 200 if I am working on something, seeing improvement, and keeping my focus. Time spent, about an hour and a half or two hours.
Forty rounds with a rifle is often enough for me, but these days it will be slowfire standing to practice my BPCR MS chickens.
Peter M. Eick
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Due to the fact that I travel a lot and cannot shoot often I will be an oddball. Also, I usually bring 2 or 3 guns per session, normally all in the same caliber.
Q1) Enough mags to load 50 rnds per gun. Usually that means 7 or 8 mags. Some guns I have enough for 100 rnds (Glock 20).
Q2) At least 1000 rnds. Due to the time commitment, diffuculty and other problems, it is not worth it to bring less. Although I commonly only shoot about 700 to 900 rnds.
Q3) 3 to 4 hours is normal.
Key point to add though. I try to work on one topic only when I am at the range each session. For example, this week I was testing out a 10mm and I was just concentrating on control of the recoil. I was watching the sights, but not really sighting. I was focusing on watching exactly how the gun recoiled and operated. I was keyed to working on the flinch problem.
Some days I will just focus on trigger control, other days I just focus on front sight only, some days it is just DA or reloads.
Now when I am in country for a while, then I work on all of the parts at once, with less rounds and multiple times per month.
Q1) Enough mags to load 50 rnds per gun. Usually that means 7 or 8 mags. Some guns I have enough for 100 rnds (Glock 20).
Q2) At least 1000 rnds. Due to the time commitment, diffuculty and other problems, it is not worth it to bring less. Although I commonly only shoot about 700 to 900 rnds.
Q3) 3 to 4 hours is normal.
Key point to add though. I try to work on one topic only when I am at the range each session. For example, this week I was testing out a 10mm and I was just concentrating on control of the recoil. I was watching the sights, but not really sighting. I was focusing on watching exactly how the gun recoiled and operated. I was keyed to working on the flinch problem.
Some days I will just focus on trigger control, other days I just focus on front sight only, some days it is just DA or reloads.
Now when I am in country for a while, then I work on all of the parts at once, with less rounds and multiple times per month.
Smoke
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The "typical" range session with me starts with a little range maintenance. (I have my own range)
When its time to shoot, I ususally start with my P14. I'll do a range zero start at arms length and take one step back between shots until I reach 15 yards. If I'm happy with my performance, I'll move on, if not I'll repeat the range zero until I'm happy with it.
Then I move to multiple target drills. I normally spend a lot of time on these, mainly because I really like them. I through some steel targets to change it up. I'll shoot several different scenarios then may shoot something just for "fun".
fun: ie. I'll hang clay pigeons on my targets and run multiple target drills where I have to bust the pigeons. Makes it harder and more funs. Sometimes I'll roll clay pigeons with my strong hand and try to draw and bust them before they stop.....very hard. But good practice for hitting moving targets.
I may switch to one of my other handguns and run similar drills.
After this I'll work on rifle or shotgun just to have a little more fun. Shoot trap, or defensive style shotgun. Punch paper with a rifle. Then its beer time. Policce the range and have another beer.
Typical ammo count is inthe 300 range, for handgun.
Mag counts:
P14.45: 5 high capacity (14); 3 10 rds
Springfield: 10 - 8 rds, 4 - 7 rd
Kimber: 5 - 7 rd
Colt 4 - 8 rd
When its time to shoot, I ususally start with my P14. I'll do a range zero start at arms length and take one step back between shots until I reach 15 yards. If I'm happy with my performance, I'll move on, if not I'll repeat the range zero until I'm happy with it.
Then I move to multiple target drills. I normally spend a lot of time on these, mainly because I really like them. I through some steel targets to change it up. I'll shoot several different scenarios then may shoot something just for "fun".
fun: ie. I'll hang clay pigeons on my targets and run multiple target drills where I have to bust the pigeons. Makes it harder and more funs. Sometimes I'll roll clay pigeons with my strong hand and try to draw and bust them before they stop.....very hard. But good practice for hitting moving targets.
I may switch to one of my other handguns and run similar drills.
After this I'll work on rifle or shotgun just to have a little more fun. Shoot trap, or defensive style shotgun. Punch paper with a rifle. Then its beer time. Policce the range and have another beer.
Typical ammo count is inthe 300 range, for handgun.
Mag counts:
P14.45: 5 high capacity (14); 3 10 rds
Springfield: 10 - 8 rds, 4 - 7 rd
Kimber: 5 - 7 rd
Colt 4 - 8 rd
10-Ring
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A typical session?
I usually bring 200 9mm or 45 acp and 500 rounds of 22lr and normally bring 4 mags for each gun. On average, I'm at the range for 2-3 hours of which 60-90 minutes is actual shooting time
I usually bring 200 9mm or 45 acp and 500 rounds of 22lr and normally bring 4 mags for each gun. On average, I'm at the range for 2-3 hours of which 60-90 minutes is actual shooting time
Dorrin79
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It depends on what guns I bring.
Typical trip to the range for me involves a 9mm and my MKII
I'll shoot 100 or so rounds of 9mm (10 mags) and maybe 200 rds .22 in an hour.
If I bring a rifle, I'll shoot 20-40 rds of big stuff (8mm Mauser) or 100 rds or so of 7.62x39.
Typical trip to the range for me involves a 9mm and my MKII
I'll shoot 100 or so rounds of 9mm (10 mags) and maybe 200 rds .22 in an hour.
If I bring a rifle, I'll shoot 20-40 rds of big stuff (8mm Mauser) or 100 rds or so of 7.62x39.
Penforhire
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Two or three guns.
3 mags each for P99 and 1911. My 686 doesn't even have speedloaders yet
Tend to shoot 70 to 100 rounds in P99, 21 to 35 in 1911, and 49 to 70 in 686.
Two hours if I bring three guns, one-and-a-half if I bring two.
3 mags each for P99 and 1911. My 686 doesn't even have speedloaders yet
Tend to shoot 70 to 100 rounds in P99, 21 to 35 in 1911, and 49 to 70 in 686.
Two hours if I bring three guns, one-and-a-half if I bring two.
El Tejon
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Keep it short. Like shoe polish, keep the coats lights, but frequent. Make every shot count. Think of the children.
Dry: 15 minutes at most;
Wet: 300 rounds max.
Dry: 15 minutes at most;
Wet: 300 rounds max.
cratz2
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When I formally 'went to the range' I would usually take a centerfire of some sort and my Dan Wesson 22 revolver. I'd usually shoot between 100 and 250 rounds of rimfire... less when alone, more when shooting with a friend, oft times in a 'shoot out' scenario. Usually took 200 rounds of centerfire if it was 9mm or 45 and more often than not, stopped at around 100 to 150 rounds. If I was shooting 357 or 44 Magnum, I'd usually only shoot between 20 and 50 rounds.
One summer was an exception. A hardcore friend and I shot 200 rounds per day, two to three days per week for five or six months. This was almost all 9mm and I never suffered from any sort of fatigue but I've NEVER gone through 500 rounds of centerfire in a day/session.
When shooting rifles, I don't think I've ever put more than 200 rounds of anything bigger than 243 through a rifle in a day. Usually closer to 60 or 80 and usually by then, if I'm just shooting at paper, I've lost interest a bit because by that time, I'm either doing just fine and I don't see the need in practicing any more or I'm doing pretty crappy and I was frustrated.
One summer was an exception. A hardcore friend and I shot 200 rounds per day, two to three days per week for five or six months. This was almost all 9mm and I never suffered from any sort of fatigue but I've NEVER gone through 500 rounds of centerfire in a day/session.
When shooting rifles, I don't think I've ever put more than 200 rounds of anything bigger than 243 through a rifle in a day. Usually closer to 60 or 80 and usually by then, if I'm just shooting at paper, I've lost interest a bit because by that time, I'm either doing just fine and I don't see the need in practicing any more or I'm doing pretty crappy and I was frustrated.
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