Just wondering what peoples range habits are.
When I go to the range, I see everything from the guy sighting in his muzzleloader, to the old guy testing loads in his favorite varmit gun, to the the group of young 20somethings trying to see how many holes they can put in a cardboard box at 25 yds with an AK in the shortest amount of time, to the guy shooting a bunch of different pistols with his girlfriend, to the guy with his little kids having fun with a .22 and a reactive target.
For me, a trip to the range usually involves either my M1 or my AR. Sometimes both. About 1/2 the time I'll take a pistol along, about half the time I'll take my Hi Point carbine. My Mosins, my SKSs and my K31 don't get shot too often, maybe once every couple months. In the fall, I pay more attention to my hunting rifles, which rarely see the outside of the safe in the spring and summer.
I'm not one for putting the maximum amount of lead downrange. I'd rather put 20/20 in the black and take 20 minutes to do it, than hit 20/200 in spray n pray mode. I usually either shoot from sandbags to test loads or practice from position.
I rarely shoot more than 100 rounds/per gun on any trip with the exception of .22LR. Sometime if I take an SKS or the Hi Point along, I might break the 100 rd/gun mark.
If I take my kids, a 10/22 and/or the Single Six will usually accompany us. Going through a brick of .22 in 3 hrs isn't too hard to do.
Trips usually last 2-3 hrs. In the spring and summer, I get to the range 1-3 times/week. In the winter I may only go every few weeks when the weather is OK.
What's your typical range trip consist of?
When I go to the range, I see everything from the guy sighting in his muzzleloader, to the old guy testing loads in his favorite varmit gun, to the the group of young 20somethings trying to see how many holes they can put in a cardboard box at 25 yds with an AK in the shortest amount of time, to the guy shooting a bunch of different pistols with his girlfriend, to the guy with his little kids having fun with a .22 and a reactive target.
For me, a trip to the range usually involves either my M1 or my AR. Sometimes both. About 1/2 the time I'll take a pistol along, about half the time I'll take my Hi Point carbine. My Mosins, my SKSs and my K31 don't get shot too often, maybe once every couple months. In the fall, I pay more attention to my hunting rifles, which rarely see the outside of the safe in the spring and summer.
I'm not one for putting the maximum amount of lead downrange. I'd rather put 20/20 in the black and take 20 minutes to do it, than hit 20/200 in spray n pray mode. I usually either shoot from sandbags to test loads or practice from position.
I rarely shoot more than 100 rounds/per gun on any trip with the exception of .22LR. Sometime if I take an SKS or the Hi Point along, I might break the 100 rd/gun mark.
If I take my kids, a 10/22 and/or the Single Six will usually accompany us. Going through a brick of .22 in 3 hrs isn't too hard to do.
Trips usually last 2-3 hrs. In the spring and summer, I get to the range 1-3 times/week. In the winter I may only go every few weeks when the weather is OK.
What's your typical range trip consist of?