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S&W 41 for long range practice, which consists of 100 yard slow fire and 50 yard "timed fire"-speed shooting (in other words, as fast as I can go to get good sight picture and not mash the trigger). 1/3 IPSC is the game.

If I have time, I will also practice seated shooting (love), and maybe some prone (HATE).
 
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Just got back. Built a very lite Ar (5.56) at took her out to she if was going to be a 60 yo house wife or 22yo whore. She came in as a first class whore. Only 300yds with irons but, she did minute of 8" pie plate with 72 yo eyes so I'll keep her. Thinking about co-witnessing a red dot to speed things up a little, but don't know just yet. Need to keep it lite though if I go that route,...
 
I shoot almost every weekend. I built a range beside the house with berms at 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 750. I can angle out and reach 900 flat. I have an assortment of AR500 plates and silhouettes with some being reactive targets. This is all nice to have but it sure costs me plenty because I shoot too often.
 
Just got back. Built a very lite Ar (5.56) at took her out to she if was going to be a 60 yo house wife or 22yo whore. She came in as a first class whore. Only 300yds with irons but, she did minute of 8" pie plate with 72 yo eyes so I'll keep her. Thinking about co-witnessing a red dot to speed things up a little, but don't know just yet. Need to keep it lite though if I go that route,...
Good shooting. Throw an Aimpoint on that thing and practice putting rounds on target as quickly as you can. Groups be damned. Thats how I shoot my carbines. Its not precision that will win the day with that type of gun. Its shear firepower that will.
 
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COLT SOCOM M4 and Glocks (17 and 45) at the gun club. Lots of drills. With cheap smoke and Joe. :)

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Maybe, but that kinda thinking didn't really work out well in RVN.
I don’t mean shooting from the hip.

Learning to shoot fast from unsupported and minimally supported positions is a good skill to learn with a carbine. Hits still count of course. The larger the target the faster you can shoot.

Bagging a carbine up is good for sighting it in. Other than that save the bags for the bolt guns. This is my way of thinking of course. Do what you like.
 
Zeroing a new 6.5 build and shooting out to 1000.

Opening up a spam can of 1950s 30.06 and stretching the legs of a Springfield 1903 built in 1918 and a WW II Garand. Out to 300 with those.
 
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I don’t mean shooting from the hip.

Learning to shoot fast from unsupported and minimally supported positions is a good skill to learn with a carbine. Hits still count of course. The larger the target the faster you can shoot.

Bagging a carbine up is good for sighting it in. Other than that save the bags for the bolt guns. This is my way of thinking of course. Do what you like.
This link is to a form of shooting we were taught long ago. Still use it for AR's an M14's. It was a course of fire at Benning, an was taugh by some traveling bands as early as 1964-65 that I know of. Most laugh going in but, very quickly understand how valuable it is for 200-250 an in. A 100yds an in became a gim-me for many very quickly,...

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Just got back. Built a very lite Ar (5.56) at took her out to she if was going to be a 60 yo house wife or 22yo whore. She came in as a first class whore. Only 300yds with irons but, she did minute of 8" pie plate with 72 yo eyes so I'll keep her. Thinking about co-witnessing a red dot to speed things up a little, but don't know just yet. Need to keep it lite though if I go that route,...

Juat a fyi, Holosun makes decent little red dots with the auto on/off feature and inexpensive. I have a couple.
 
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Having great time in my shooting bay. Then...Fudd comes over and glares at me. I had been doing controlled pair drills on torso target with my M4.

Apparently he and his buddies did not like "all the noise" as they were doing their steel plate match. I looked at him and said, "Can I help you?" He said, "Pretty loud" and I said, "Yea, ain't it great? How about you just enjoy your steel plates?" He walked away.

Mind you, this is a private outdoor gun club.

:)
 
STILL packing, still gotta move, also still have four damn pins in four L toes and a deep wound in R foot and should be laid up. Actually haven't been able to go shooting for a while, truth be told. Save a little plinking in the yard before the last surgeries. WISHING I was "out there" shooting!

But after I settle and unpack, heal and get the same damn surgery on the OTHER foot and then heal from THAT, I understand my new home is a lot more welcome to firearms owners and supposedly there's a lot of places to shoot, including a club somewhere to at least zero .50 BMG junk (I'm guessing at 1k?) before the everlasting search for that elusive 1 mile+ safe and open range spot on BLM land.

So you guys fire a few for me, huh? If you got one of those SH hoodies or shirts, do it in that please!
 
Got the two New 6.5 Grendels (AR Stoner based) out yesterday for my debut after 10 months housebound. Still putting rounds through to get the 100rd per rifle counts done before doing load development, but got a (freak?) sub MOA 5rd with a 95gr VMax 'ballparked" handload (30.0gr W748) out of the 24" home build. Things could be looking up.

Gorgeous 70-75 degree, under 5mph day.

Still need to do a few upgrades (two stage triggers especially).

Greg
 
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Of course, its all I do. Eat, sleep, shit and shoot. Eat, sleep, shit and shoot. Eat, sleep, shower, shit and shoot.

I try to only shower twice a week so I have more time to shit and shoot.
 
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I was going to, loaded up the 25-06, spotter, chrono, targets.....

Got there and the damn wind was swirling. No good for load development. Wasted 5 minutes driving all the way out there.

Oh well, everything is loaded for the morning if the wind cooperates.
 
Finished putting all the gear away today, then went over to the target frame and measured that freak group. Five round group, one called flyer, the other four measured 0.645".

Doesn't count, but Dayum! Fun anyway.

The one that got away...

I'm not messing with that load, it's my goto load now.

24", 1:8" Stainless AR Stoner 6.5G barrel. Receiver lapped, extension bedded. AR Stoner Sporter Billet Upper and type two BCG, PSA M4 Classic Lower.

Starline 6.5 Grendel brass.
CCI 400 Primer
95gr HDY V-Max, seating length set to Hornady Custom 123 SST Factory Length
30.0gr W748

Greg
 
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Good day on the range! Found a range run by a good Christian veteran and his wife that is way off the radar! He charges a whopping $40.00/year and has covered benches and 200 yards. Pound to be a member! Even managed a .803 MOA group! Just a great day!
 
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