Range training sessions, What's your average round count?
When I go to the range with the intent to train it seems to me that I have a very low round count before my mechanics break down. I can usually fire 50-75 rounds from my pistol(G19) before things like stance, grip, trigger pull and sight alignment start to degrade and fall apart. With my rifles(AR) I can usually shoot 150 or so rounds before the same thing starts to happen. I am usually shooting by myself and running drills from 50 to 5 yards, rifle, pistol, or both. I want to train past it, but am afraid by continuing past my "magic numbers" I would be forming training scars because everything becomes sloppy.
Does anyone else have this problem? what are your average "training day" round counts? What is a reasonable number of rounds?
On pistol, it seems to take me 50 rounds to actually get comfortable... but after 300 or so my wrists are hurting enough to make me flinchy.
Rifle - up to 600rds no problem, but I limit myself to AR15's, and being young likely helps a ton.
How much time do you have to take breaks? Something as simple as stopping and having a quick snack can help a lot, especially when I'm making huge mental errors or doing poorly.
Originally Posted By Ryno622:
When I go to the range with the intent to train it seems to me that I have a very low round count before my mechanics break down. I can usually fire 50-75 rounds from my pistol(G19) before things like stance, grip, trigger pull and sight alignment start to degrade and fall apart. With my rifles(AR) I can usually shoot 150 or so rounds before the same thing starts to happen. I am usually shooting by myself and running drills from 50 to 5 yards, rifle, pistol, or both. I want to train past it, but am afraid by continuing past my "magic numbers" I would be forming training scars because everything becomes sloppy.
Does anyone else have this problem? what are your average "training day" round counts? What is a reasonable number of rounds?
If you see that you are slipping, why don't you take a quick break and evaluate what you doining wrong. Then focus on running through it again before you get back to firing line. Once you get back up to firing line, go through the motions slowly and precisely and then begin to speed things up. An old say that I've heard time and time again is "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast" once everything is comitted to muscle memory. You wont have to give any of it a second thought. This is pretty much what I try to explain students that attend my carbine and pistol courses. Hope that help you out man.
I also forgot to mention in a training session I normally go throught about 300rds or so for rifle and normally about the same for pistol. Eventhough, I would like to do much more everytime than I do.
Usually about 50-100 rounds of pistol. Rifle varies. Try to do a good mix of various drills.
Also try to end every session with some .22 practice with my Buckmark. The low recoil of the .22 really helps eliminate flinch and I also work on precision shots using good trigger control.
Sounds like muscle fatigue. Dry firing not only helps your trigger pull and sight aliment, but it strengthens all the little muscle you never use except when shooting.
Physical conditioning is a large part of shooting accurate for a long duration of time.
200 or or so rounds of pistol which I get to shoot most often.
Rifle 200-300 of 5.56 or about 100 of .308
Usually 200 - 500 ( 98% rifle)
Has been as low as 100, sometimes less when simply sighting in a new rifle, barrel, or scope.
Has been over 1000 (shot over 1000 in a single morning one time - all .22LR).
