We all have great, okay, and bad days at the range. But even a bad day is still pretty damn good
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Had an "ok" day at the range yesterday.
Earlier this week the wife told me she had plans to meet up with her sister and some friends with all the kids at a local waterpark. And my son was scheduled to work today at 1pm. Well the gun range is about 5 mins from my sons work, and being I was the one dropping him off, I figured I hit the range.
So I brought my PX4, M&P and the Taurus snubby with. I had 500 rounds of 9mm and 100 rounds of .38 special. Normally I do not go to Megasports (for those familiar with the area) but again, its right down the street from my sons work, so I decided to save a bit of gas and not drive to the other closest range about 3 towns away.
Overall, I shot just "ok". Some will say that I am being a bit meticulous or maybe even too modest. But I know I can and have shot much better. I struggled today with the Taurus snubby. Most shots (as you'll see) were high and to the right. Not quite sure what was going on there. And with both the PX4 and the M&P, I had ALOT more fliers than I am used to. I split the 500 rounds of 9mm evenly between the PX4 and M&P. And left over from my last range trip I had 60 rounds of WWB .38 Special FMJ's and 40 rounds of the hotter 125 grain WWB JHP+P's. (man those JHP's kicked like a mule)
BTW, all targets today I set out to 15 yards. No closer, no further. Why did I choose that distance only? No idea.
Below are a collection of the best targets of the day. Still with a few fliers as well. All targets are marked and are pretty self explanatory. The one thing I did do today that made me smile a bit was shooting a couple of mags thru the PX4 left handed. I still used my dominate (right) eye but was actually pleased with the results. I guess it does make sense to be best prepared for ANY situation. I should have done this with all the pistols I brought with, but I did not think of it until the last 2 loaded mags of the day.
It unfortunately will be awhile before I am able to hit the range again. The wife and I just did a refi on the house, and were trying to get the last of our major bills paid in full. So it will be about 6 weeks or so before I go again. I hope I do a bit better the next trip out. I guess we cannot be great shots all the time huh?
Thanks for reading/looking.
The Guinea
So I brought my PX4, M&P and the Taurus snubby with. I had 500 rounds of 9mm and 100 rounds of .38 special. Normally I do not go to Megasports (for those familiar with the area) but again, its right down the street from my sons work, so I decided to save a bit of gas and not drive to the other closest range about 3 towns away.
Overall, I shot just "ok". Some will say that I am being a bit meticulous or maybe even too modest. But I know I can and have shot much better. I struggled today with the Taurus snubby. Most shots (as you'll see) were high and to the right. Not quite sure what was going on there. And with both the PX4 and the M&P, I had ALOT more fliers than I am used to. I split the 500 rounds of 9mm evenly between the PX4 and M&P. And left over from my last range trip I had 60 rounds of WWB .38 Special FMJ's and 40 rounds of the hotter 125 grain WWB JHP+P's. (man those JHP's kicked like a mule)
BTW, all targets today I set out to 15 yards. No closer, no further. Why did I choose that distance only? No idea.
Below are a collection of the best targets of the day. Still with a few fliers as well. All targets are marked and are pretty self explanatory. The one thing I did do today that made me smile a bit was shooting a couple of mags thru the PX4 left handed. I still used my dominate (right) eye but was actually pleased with the results. I guess it does make sense to be best prepared for ANY situation. I should have done this with all the pistols I brought with, but I did not think of it until the last 2 loaded mags of the day.
It unfortunately will be awhile before I am able to hit the range again. The wife and I just did a refi on the house, and were trying to get the last of our major bills paid in full. So it will be about 6 weeks or so before I go again. I hope I do a bit better the next trip out. I guess we cannot be great shots all the time huh?
Thanks for reading/looking.
The Guinea
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Looks like you need a bit more practice with the left.
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Jeez, I should do half as good.
Enjoy :twisted:
Jeez, I should do half as good.
Enjoy :twisted:
While I don't know for certain, it sure looks like those would be qualification approved results for LEO tests. Any LEOs care to confirm or reject this guess?
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Was the M&P shot two-handed off hand or from a rest?
If someone wants to see each hole, offer to let them stand beside the target and watch the rounds hit. Or, they can put up additional targets for each ten shots!
Also on Thurs I shot my M&P 9 off hand/two handed at 25 feet on the B-3 TF/RF bullseye target and scored 100. This is aiming 1-inch or more above point of impact and struggling with a 10 pound Massachusetts trigger! I *know* that this gun is even more accurate and will prove so when I get a better trigger.
dd in MA
If someone wants to see each hole, offer to let them stand beside the target and watch the rounds hit. Or, they can put up additional targets for each ten shots!
Also on Thurs I shot my M&P 9 off hand/two handed at 25 feet on the B-3 TF/RF bullseye target and scored 100. This is aiming 1-inch or more above point of impact and struggling with a 10 pound Massachusetts trigger! I *know* that this gun is even more accurate and will prove so when I get a better trigger.
dd in MA
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