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F*O*A*D

On 6/12/14, 1:29 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:47:10 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:

Self defense practice should usually be at 21 feet or less.
Any farther away, makes it very hard to prove an imminent threat.

When I practice with handguns at the indoor range, I shoot at targets 25
yards and at several intermediate distances, including seven yards.

Lately I am just doing extend and fire drills from retention, all
double action. I was never very interested in slow fire.
My range in Md was 65ft max but most of my shooting was done at 7
yards or even 5 yards doing rapid fire drills.
Other than that I shoot my M1A occasionally and do the shotgun game
AKA poor man's skeet, all station 6 low house. (typically my worst
station)
I won $50 last time.

There are only two places at the moment to which I have easy access
where I can shoot my rifle at targets 50 to 100 yards away. We did
increase the range at the river site in Virginia to 50 yards. Going back
much farther will require a bulldozer and operator. The site we have has
a natural earth backdrop 30+ feet high, so our option is to move the
spot from which we shoot.

Cecil Webb (public range) has rifle out to 200 yards

I appreciate the skill involved to hit a small target at 200 yards. My
"lasik'd" eyes aren't bad, but I'd surely need a scope for that
distance, and the fun I find in target shooting is partly based on using
simple sights. I have a scope for my .22 rifle, but I rarely use it.

Maryland Small Arms Range, which you might remember (up near the Air
Force base), has new, expansive facilities, and offers a 50-yard rifle
range, which I have used a few times with my rifle and handguns.

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