First Day at the Range

[obidya]

So today was my first official attempt at shooting

16 rounds all in the black, not too terrible grouping

my attempts with a double tap

Special thanks to Paco Bedejo for inviting me out and showing me the ropes.

 

[Bapak2ja]

Weapon? Caliber? Distance? Nice job for a first timer.

 

[sloughfoot]

I have seen worse. Welcome. The journey begins.

A couple of websites for your perusal....

www.fwrr.us

www.isrpa.org

I hope to see you on the range sometime.

 

[obidya]

these shots were using Paco's 40 cal Springfield XDM. I believe the targets were at 10 meters?

Im definitely hooked. Along with Paco's 40 cal I shot; a couple 1911's, a 9mm Barretta, a couple 22 cal revolvers, a 22 cal Barretta Jaguar ,and several others Im sure I'm forgetting.

 

[Sylvain]

Weapon? Caliber? Distance? Nice job for a first timer.

Caliber or distance doesn't matter.
He shot the target, had fun and didn't shoot himself, that's good enough for a first time.

 

[Bapak2ja]

Caliber or distance doesn't matter.
He shot the target, had fun and didn't shoot himself, that's good enough for a first time.

Agreed, he did a great job and had a good time. The details just make it more interesting.

 

[Glock10MM]

Caliber or distance doesn't matter.
He shot the target, had fun and didn't shoot himself, that's good enough for a first time.

I agree. Well done obidya.

 

[Raskolnikov]

Not bad shooting, especially for a first-timer. Looks like the vast majority of shots were center-of-mass. Keep up the practicing.

 

[alloutjdm]

not bad at shooting keep at it practice makes perfect....what range did you go to?

 

[Hiker1911]

Congrats, a fun time!

There's lots of practical targets that you can use at the range. Your targets (shown above) will actually work as four targets. You can use the four corners or squares as zones, or separate targets. You aim at the middle of each of the four zones. I've visited during grand openings of Gander Mtn., and other stores that give away targets and other goodies on opening day, too.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Good job

 

[Bonez87]

Nice Shootin!

 

[XtremeVel]

what range did you go to?

Looks like Roush in Huntington...

these shots were using Paco's 40 cal Springfield XDM. I believe the targets were at 10 meters?

Im definitely hooked. Along with Paco's 40 cal I shot; a couple 1911's, a 9mm Barretta, a couple 22 cal revolvers, a 22 cal Barretta Jaguar ,and several others Im sure I'm forgetting.

Great job Obidya and Paco Bedejo ! Also, a great idea to try as many as you can before buying your own...

 

[Steve B]

You have to love it when you get to try a bunch of new guns out for the first time. Which was your favorite of the day?

 

[Americanbulldog]

not bad....like everything if your first time is with people with experience then it should be a successful first

 

[Miles42]

Well done I hope this keeps you coming back and enjoying this for a life time.

 

[obidya]

not bad at shooting keep at it practice makes perfect....what range did you go to?

we went to the Roush Lake Range south of Ft Wayne in Huntington

 

[obidya]

You have to love it when you get to try a bunch of new guns out for the first time. Which was your favorite of the day?

I think my favorite of the day was probably Paco's XDM, followed by the Barretta 9mm. I can see why people like the 1911, but it wasnt my favorite.

 

[Paco Bedejo]

Hehe, you got better groupings than I did with my own pistol. This cements it, I really do need a pistol with a longer grip->trigger length (Glock 20) for my orangutan hands. This "aim up & right to compensate" crap isn't working for me