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Brush-Wolf-Lady · 01-12-2008, 09:12 PM

I have gotten bored with standard 7 yard targets and standing on a 2nd floor deck to shoot. Any way to make it more interesting? My groups aren't too tight though, so should I just keep practicing at that, and try and get the yardage to be more as well? I also could try and join this hunting club that has a handgun range, but I don't know what they allow or don't allow.

The idea of IDPA type stuff seems interesting, but I think might be a bit advanced for me at this time. Shooting watermelons is a waste of watermelons. Targets of the VA Tech shooter etc- interesting, but I don't know how to make them. Metal knockdown targets- don't know if I am good enough for that yet.

sloopy70 · 01-12-2008, 09:18 PM

Go to the uspsa website www.uspsa.com and put in your zipcode and find a local club... you don't have to be good to start shooting, EVERYONE is very friendly and helpful, plus you'll get INFINITE knowledge from the people who shoot there... Don't worry about being "any good" just make sure your safe, thats the biggest focus in a USPSA match...

**Grip** · 01-12-2008, 09:24 PM

7 yards is only 21 feet...i always shoot between 20-25 feet at my range...if you not having fun with the pistol's..buy a .22 rifle...they are awesome/cheap fun.

going from a .22 rifle back to a pistol will surely put a smile on your face

Honda pro · 01-12-2008, 09:24 PM

Try IDPA it is allot of fun. You compete against other people in your class.Most IDPA clubs eagerly welcome new members and will help you get started.I didn't think I was ready to shoot competitively either, when I started those fears went away quickly.Go and try IDPA you'll be glad you did just HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE.

texas_rebel_1980 · 01-12-2008, 09:27 PM

i've started looking at IDPA and am suddenly very interested, of course the new semester is starting so i won't have time for anything so maybe this summer i will get involved.

tialloydragon · 01-13-2008, 10:31 AM

How about blowing holes in plastic gallon jugs full of water? They're rather entertaining to shoot with hollowpoints.

**AZXD** · 01-13-2008, 10:44 AM

It takes a place where you can fire at will, but an accurate rifle and some golfballs, makes for an interesting game of shooter golf.

Archer1945 · 01-13-2008, 11:37 AM

How 'bout golf balls and handguns?

My CCW shooting class was in the instructor's privately owned quarry and we had dozens of golf balls and plastic anything to shoot at with both handguns and some full-auto weapons. We started with the golf balls no farther away than you can throw a handfull under-handed, by the time we broke for lunch the closest were at least 10 - 15 yards away. Nice thing about most handguns is they'll move a plastic soda bottle or ammo holder instead of just shooting through it as a rifle will usually do.

**bruce21b** · 01-13-2008, 12:46 PM

i know what you mean brush-wolf-lady.....

i used to be able to go to my buddys farm in the next county and shoot....he had this old, run down shed out on the edge of the farm by a creek and we would literally have a "blast" shotting there...

we would shoot paint cans, soda pop bottles, potatoes, light bulbs, bowling pins....we even had some old junker car parked back there we would shoot at...real fun....

but he had to sell the land and i cant shoot there anymore...now its just paper targets at the indoor range....

not even half as fun.....but at least its shooting....

rtparso · 01-13-2008, 04:26 PM

I love reactive targets. They sell some that are like plastic balls. Just buy a bag of practice golf balls or wiffle balls. Walmart has them cheap. If you use real golf balls they really fly when you hit them. Another one is to hang a plastic bottle from a cross arm with a piece of string and shoot it the fun part is the second shot while it is still moving.

01-12-2008, 09:18 PM	#2
sloopy70 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Louisiana Posts: 1,145	Go to the uspsa website www.uspsa.com and put in your zipcode and find a local club... you don't have to be good to start shooting, EVERYONE is very friendly and helpful, plus you'll get INFINITE knowledge from the people who shoot there... Don't worry about being "any good" just make sure your safe, thats the biggest focus in a USPSA match... __________________ L. J. Joshlin USPSA Range Officer (R.O.) USPSA #A58364 Buckmark UDX Plus Springfield XD-9 10,500 rounds failure free Ithica 12Ga. Ultralight - Gold Trigger Edition Piney Woods Action Shooters sloopy70653@yahoo.com

01-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#4
Honda pro XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvainia Posts: 11	Try IDPA it is allot of fun. You compete against other people in your class.Most IDPA clubs eagerly welcome new members and will help you get started.I didn't think I was ready to shoot competitively either, when I started those fears went away quickly.Go and try IDPA you'll be glad you did just HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE. __________________ Steve Bring Enough Gun----Springfield Armory

01-12-2008, 09:27 PM	#5
texas_rebel_1980 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Posts: 1,417	i've started looking at IDPA and am suddenly very interested, of course the new semester is starting so i won't have time for anything so maybe this summer i will get involved. __________________ It may be 5'clock somewhere, but its Beer Thirty here!!! Don't Look At Me, I Voted for the Old Guy with the Pit Bull!

01-13-2008, 10:44 AM	#7
AZXD XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the GUN Posts: 16,637	It takes a place where you can fire at will, but an accurate rifle and some golfballs, makes for an interesting game of shooter golf. __________________ . . Prepare for the worst scenario and hope for the best!!! Ignorance is curable, but stupidity is fatal. When one is prepared, it gives them peace of mind and eliminates the panic button which often leads to unnecessary waste and tragedy. The so-called "reasonable gun control" measures will take us all to the day when the last single-shot shotgun that grandpa owned is cut into pieces.

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01-12-2008, 09:24 PM	#3
Grip XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,307	7 yards is only 21 feet...i always shoot between 20-25 feet at my range...if you not having fun with the pistol's..buy a .22 rifle...they are awesome/cheap fun. going from a .22 rifle back to a pistol will surely put a smile on your face

01-13-2008, 10:31 AM	#6
tialloydragon XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Levittown Pa Posts: 188	How about blowing holes in plastic gallon jugs full of water? They're rather entertaining to shoot with hollowpoints.

01-13-2008, 11:37 AM	#8
Archer1945 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eastern MO Posts: 327	How 'bout golf balls and handguns? My CCW shooting class was in the instructor's privately owned quarry and we had dozens of golf balls and plastic anything to shoot at with both handguns and some full-auto weapons. We started with the golf balls no farther away than you can throw a handfull under-handed, by the time we broke for lunch the closest were at least 10 - 15 yards away. Nice thing about most handguns is they'll move a plastic soda bottle or ammo holder instead of just shooting through it as a rifle will usually do.

01-13-2008, 12:46 PM	#9
bruce21b XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 538	i know what you mean brush-wolf-lady..... i used to be able to go to my buddys farm in the next county and shoot....he had this old, run down shed out on the edge of the farm by a creek and we would literally have a "blast" shotting there... we would shoot paint cans, soda pop bottles, potatoes, light bulbs, bowling pins....we even had some old junker car parked back there we would shoot at...real fun.... but he had to sell the land and i cant shoot there anymore...now its just paper targets at the indoor range.... not even half as fun.....but at least its shooting....

01-13-2008, 04:26 PM	#10
rtparso XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 662	I love reactive targets. They sell some that are like plastic balls. Just buy a bag of practice golf balls or wiffle balls. Walmart has them cheap. If you use real golf balls they really fly when you hit them. Another one is to hang a plastic bottle from a cross arm with a piece of string and shoot it the fun part is the second shot while it is still moving.