So I just got back from the range today and I came to the conclusion that South Florida shooters are, without a doubt, some of athe worst shooters ever. Now in all fairness there are some truly incredible shots down here but the vast majority of the people are terrible. (The reason why I'm a part of this website is due to the fact that you people know your stuff about firearms.) Now I'm a young guy of 19 who's of moderate shooting experience but I can say I was able to shoot better than everyone at that range (It's not a very large indoor range and those rangemasters could probably teach me a thing or two.) But down here in Florida 90% of the guns people have are silver, 9mm, Glock or Beretta (I personally dislike them but it would be foolish to say they're terrible firearms), and carry at least 15 rounds and that's mainly because South Florida people need 15 shots to hit something once. In other words, if it isn't a pistol a thug held sideways in a movie, most people down here don't like it.
At the range, there was a guy shooting a very nice Ruger revolver at a target about ten feet away and had several times where he didn't even get a round on the paper. Then there was this other guy who was using a nice Sig P226 9mm (of course) who thought he was a gunslinger for placing three rounds out of his full magazine on the 5 ring of his target. Then there was a cop a few stalls over using a .357 revolver who tried to teach me how to "improve" my shooting when he placed four of his six rounds into the 6, 5, 4, and 7 rings of his target at 15 feet while his other two shots went rocketing down the range and ricocheting into the bullet trap. Yep, typical police grouping down here (South Florida's SWAT officers know how to shoot though). I was able to place nearly (around 80%) every shot I fired within the 10 and 9 innermost rings at a distance of 35 feet while any stray shots hit the 7 ring. My target was the farthest target out of all of the stalls. My father did well with his .22 at the same distance.
In conclusion my fellow Americans from Indiana, if you ever want feel dominant at a gun range, come down to Florida and impress everyone.
At the range, there was a guy shooting a very nice Ruger revolver at a target about ten feet away and had several times where he didn't even get a round on the paper. Then there was this other guy who was using a nice Sig P226 9mm (of course) who thought he was a gunslinger for placing three rounds out of his full magazine on the 5 ring of his target. Then there was a cop a few stalls over using a .357 revolver who tried to teach me how to "improve" my shooting when he placed four of his six rounds into the 6, 5, 4, and 7 rings of his target at 15 feet while his other two shots went rocketing down the range and ricocheting into the bullet trap. Yep, typical police grouping down here (South Florida's SWAT officers know how to shoot though). I was able to place nearly (around 80%) every shot I fired within the 10 and 9 innermost rings at a distance of 35 feet while any stray shots hit the 7 ring. My target was the farthest target out of all of the stalls. My father did well with his .22 at the same distance.
In conclusion my fellow Americans from Indiana, if you ever want feel dominant at a gun range, come down to Florida and impress everyone.
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Now God bless anyone who chooses to exercise their 2nd Amend. rights, we need MORE of them.Training is expensive, and top notch training(ICE, Clint Smith, Gunsite) is like buying a used car. But some safety, marksmanship training is in order for new shooters. I'm amazed at people who can buy a $1500 gun and not spend$100-300 for SOME training.
