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Anyone into target shooting?

Ironbar

Ironbar

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Aug 24, 2013
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First off, I read the forum rules and I didn't see anything against this type of topic, so if I'm off base and this is not allowed then I apologize in advance.

Had a good time at the range today! I typically go target shooting outdoors in the Oregon Coast Range, and today was a great day for it (except for the damnable horse flies attacking me).

Started out with an Appleseed Redcoat target at 25 meters using American Eagle High Velocity .22 rimfire.

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I almost cleared it except for the one shot on the 500 yard target. I knew the moment the shot broke that it would be off because I could feel my hand pulling right. Although, on the Redcoat target they use at actual Appleseed events, they omit the 500 yard square, so I guess technically I did clear it!

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This target is the Rifleman's Challenge target. The goal is 10 rounds in the black at 25 yards in under 60 seconds. I must have been in the zone today! Did it on the first try!

How is everyone else doing?
 
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HD,

My Liberty Rifle started off with Tech Sights, but it became clear very quickly that my aging eyes just couldn't shoot accurately with open iron sights anymore. I eventually scoped my rifle with a simple BSA Sweet .22 scope, and made Rifleman on my next Appleseed. The targets you see above are with the same setup. Gotta love Appleseed instruction!
 
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It's been a while since I've been to the range. I have a couple new rifles,
so I'll be going again soon.

This was shot at 25 feet, with a S&W model 60 2-1/8" .357 magnum.
The distance was relatively close, combat distance, but the gun is also
a small 5 shot J frame. It can fit in a shirt pocket.

Point of aim was 6 o'clock, bottom of the 8 ring.





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#10
Shot recreationally and competitively for years. My son and I reloaded both metallic and shot.
22 caliber was always a lot of fun because it was cheap. My son ( now 35 ) just took his Mark II out yesterday to shoot at a friends property. We have a lot of 22 pistols and carbines. I still have an unfired Diamondback in the collection.
However, the most fun for us was the bowling pin matches. A good friend of mine owns a local bowling ally so getting pins to practice with was no problem.
OMG I could go on for hours but I won't.
 
#13
Yes. Indoor pistol range. I take a number of different pistols from a .22 magnum darringer to a .45ACP.
Sporting Clays.
Single Action Shooting Society. Usually 2 single action pistols, a lever action rifle in a pistol calibre and either a side by shot gun or a pump if it is pre 1900 design. I use a Winchester 97 for that. Personal best was 3rd place in Gunfiger category in Northwest Regional Championships in Sherwood, Orgeon 2002.
They also have side matches and one of my favorites is the long range single shot. I use a Sharps .45-70 and the longest shot I made and hit the target is 857 yards.
 
#14
I grew up popping soda and water bottles in the backyard with a BB gun, then I was in the Army for 8 years (5.5 in an Infantry battalion). I only go out to punch paper once a year or so (it's sooooo booorrrrriiiiinnnnggg!!!!) but have been having a blast the last few years shooting sporting clays - I love the challenge of hitting a moving target.

I would love to get back to doing Shoot and Move drills and comps, but I want to stabilize myself a little better after moving here to Seattle before I go having fun with a more expensive hobby, and I want to get an AK-47 for Service Rifle competitions (and just to have one).

Peace,
Greg
 
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I got hooked with my first gun, a Colt Python .357 mag around 20 yr's ago. Soon after that a Springfield 1911 .45 got me into IPSC action pistol shooting and reloading for several yr's. First rifle was a Russian SKS which got my feet wet in action rifle shooting, but after a year of that I picked up an AR15 HBAR and with practice I began winning local matches now and then. There is a club in the area that puts on some great monthly rifle and pistol matches and that is where I get the most shooting excitement. Most of my rifles are military style, either semi-auto or bolt guns, (Swed M1896 and Swiss K31 are deadly accurate) and most of them have bayo's. The closest I have to an actual "target" gun is that first AR. That one will hold close to an inch at 100 yds. I look forward to vacations "up north" where the wife might go to the range and shoot a Ruger Super Single Six .22 while I play with the bigger stuff and encourage her to also.
 
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Mike N said:
We're you firing full Magnums out of it or 38's? Either way that must be one snotty gun.
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Those were 110 grain magnum. They are not quite as powerful as the full power 125 or 158 grain.
Maybe around 85 - 90 percent.

I should have added the dash number, but it was in the safe and couldn't remember it offhand.
It's a 60-9. Minor thing, but the model 60 is a .38. Most S&W model nos. are single calibre.
The .38 is quite managible in that size. The .357 is managible with two hands, though it's not
something I'd want to fire a whole box of 50 through. You can only get 2 fingers on the grips.

I place the empty brass back in the plastic tray from the ammo box when I reload it. After firing
another 5 rounds, I find the empty brass sitting back on the bench. The muzzle blast shakes the
brass out of the tray.

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#19
I have shot two Appleseeds. Last one with a Ruger 10 22. Tech-sights.
Qualified Sharpshooter.
Stage two is a bitch.
First clinic I brought a Marlin 795. It was very accurate but during the timed
stages, it would find a way to act up.
I am close to 210 but I need to practice a lot more before I go for the "patch."
 
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megafiddle said:
Those were 110 grain magnum. They are not quite as powerful as the full power 125 or 158 grain.
Maybe around 85 - 90 percent.

I should have added the dash number, but it was in the safe and couldn't remember it offhand.
It's a 60-9. Minor thing, but the model 60 is a .38. Most S&W model nos. are single calibre.
The .38 is quite managible in that size. The .357 is managible with two hands, though it's not
something I'd want to fire a whole box of 50 through. You can only get 2 fingers on the grips.

I place the empty brass back in the plastic tray from the ammo box when I reload it. After firing
another 5 rounds, I find the empty brass sitting back on the bench. The muzzle blast shakes the
brass out of the tray.

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Nice! I like a snotty wheel gun. Someday I'd like to find something similar to that for a carry piece, my 686 is a little hard to conceal and my model 63 doesn't pack that much of a wallop. I'm a revolver guy to the bone, no 1911's or anything like that would ever be a carry gun for me.
 

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