So far my typical days have been going to the range and renting various 9mm to see which one I like the best and then shooting 10-20 rds through each one. Then I got the XDm and shot a 100rds through that...
Curious what most people shoot when going to range, how often, etc. Vary distance or not? I typically shoot 50-100 rds and usually most of them are right at the 21 ft/ 7 yards mark. I suppose I could change that up, wondering what most recommend to ensure that you are proficient or what if any training program you follow to know that you are improving marksmanship?
I'm still learning so cannot really recommend anything other than few observations and experiments I did myself, but my typical day at the range is:
Once a week on Wednesday or Thursday I go shoot at least 100 rounds of 9mm through XDM 5.25, slow fire, trying to take my time for each shot. I shoot strings of 10 shots at distance of 7 yards, my goal for that particular distance is to consistently have everything in red circle, i.e. groups of 1 inch in size, or less if possible. Once I hit that goal I will move to 10 yards, then to 15, then to 25 then I will see what to do next but at current pace it looks like it will take me a year or so before I can reach 15-ish yards, not to mention 25 yards.... That would be my formal self-training I do every time I go to range, after that formal part, because 100 rounds per shooting session is not enough for me, just to have fun I top that up with at least 200 rounds of .22 through my SR22, I do not have any goals there, just shooting the best I can at 7 yards.
I also normally take pictures of one two or three best groups I had that day and keep it for records so I can study my progress later on.
Some days, if I have extra cash to spend, instead of 100 rounds of 9mm I shoot 150-200 rounds and call it a day, no .22 shooting in this case because it will take me about an hour to go through that many rounds of 9mm and I get kicked out for using range over 1 hour of allotted time.
In the world of "dreams come through" I would like to shoot at least 500 rounds every day for let's say Monday through Thursday and then at least 50-100 rounds through sniper rifle let's say on Fridays and Maybe a little bit on Saturdays, Sunday I can take a day off. Unfortunately, until I hit a jackpot of 40+ million dollars I am happy to afford 100 rounds of 9mm per week plus some .22 for fun until my stash runs out of it.