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Posted: 9/9/2010 10:22:42 AM EDT
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Have you looked in to IDPA, USPSA, IPSC or bowling pin matches.
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Posted: 9/9/2010 10:40:14 AM EDT
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No, we haven't.
We are looking for something a little less formal to start with. I have been shooting handguns for years (not sying I am any good) and the others are relative new comers to pistol shooting. I did a little falling plate shooting a number of years ago, and that way alot of fun....... I am thinking something more simple, along the lines of special targets, etc... I did find a good website with some targets that you can score differently for different hits....that may be a good start for us. |
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Posted: 9/9/2010 10:59:25 AM EDT
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All my targets these days are 3x5 cards and targets I can print out on 8.5x11.
Some of the gun games I've done: - Rimfire version of ballistic tic-tac-toe - Centerfire version of ballistic tic-tac-toe - Plastic bottle shots (shoot through the mouth of something like a plastic bottle without hitting the actual mouth) - Blackjack Etc. Using reactive targets like cheap bags of apples and potatoes is good fun as well. Probably the best investment you could make as a relatively new shooter is a PACT timer and a notebook that contains a battery of drills like the FAST drill. Shooting those drills on the timer and occasionally putting yourself through courses of fire like the Hackathorn Standards or the 700 aggregate will help improve pistol skills. |
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Posted: 9/9/2010 11:55:20 AM EDT
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a box of Ritz type crackers will keep you busy for quite a while and makes the Field mice, Chipmunks, Possums and Skunks happy..
WATERMELONS or Honeydews with faces drawn on..$5 a melon 
shooting cards, but,, ,from the edge..splitting the card.. balloons |
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Posted: 9/9/2010 12:40:00 PM EDT
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I know this is not exaclty what you asked but I have a hand thrower for ritz crackers (and ritz bits if you are just too good) that has driven many a shotgunner to cursing.
For handgun, a timer and steel plates is great fun but destroys your trigger control. |
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Posted: 9/9/2010 12:50:06 PM EDT
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Find a local IDPA or USPSA / Steel Challenge club. They are always seeking new shooters and tend to be very welcoming and helpful.
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Posted: 9/9/2010 12:55:39 PM EDT
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Buy a shot timer, use your imagination, ???, Profit!
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Posted: 9/10/2010 3:03:07 PM EDT
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I love shooting helium balloons tied to rocks or something similar. Sometimes we'll buy one of those small helium tanks from Wally World and a bunch of balloons, then tie them up in pairs pretty close together on a stick or 2by4 and practice "Saving the Hostage". Its pretty fun and productive as well. Of course the little helium tank gets blasted at the end, pretty fun too.
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Posted: 9/10/2010 3:42:24 PM EDT
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Did you watch Top Shot? Plenty of ideals on that show to keep it fun.
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Posted: 9/11/2010 5:39:43 AM EDT
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Quoted:
No, we haven't. We are looking for something a little less formal to start with. I have been shooting handguns for years (not sying I am any good) and the others are relative new comers to pistol shooting. I did a little falling plate shooting a number of years ago, and that way alot of fun....... I am thinking something more simple, along the lines of special targets, etc... I did find a good website with some targets that you can score differently for different hits....that may be a good start for us. You really should look at the competitive shooting sports. I received my first handgun for Christmas last year, and started shooting USPSA matches this spring. I'm having a blast, and my shooting is getting consistently better every match. I started out as a class C shooter and am looking at moving up to to class A in the near future if I keep shooting as well as I have been. |
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