At The Gun Range

[JohnDB]

As far as air rifles and pistols. I once had a CO2 Walther pistol. The BBs starting falling out after about one month of use. I sent it back. They paid the return shipping. It took a little longer for the thing to start fouling up again the same way. It might have been too late to return it. Total piece of crap.

There are good air rifles and hand guns and cheap ones.
Gammo has some good and some bad. Few rules concerning them other than the obvious like "don't do stupid stuff".
Don't shoot things you don't want holes in.

They are a LOT more accurate and powerful than the ones I had as a kid. I got one for squirrels and other nuisance pests around my place. You can aim and hit things 100 yards away easily. Some can take down a deer where others will only sting it. Just depends on what you have.

 

[JohnDB]

I downloaded a game (illegally) that allows you to run around shooting guns. It's much cheaper.

But it's not a group activity....
Not so much fun as a group thing.

 

[JWBooth]

Found a target that I might start using.

 

[JWBooth]

 

[Ringo]

 

[JohnDB]

India or Pakistan by the look.

We have automation and cnc machining. Brass is very nice and easy to machine any which way you want to machine it. It's not very hard at all. What they are doing by hand is prone to jamming up guns.
I wouldn't want to fire any of it in any of my guns. Some loads could be too hot, others out of alignment and be hot duds....all sorts of issues we fixed decades ago by more exacting methods of manufacture.

 

[westwall]

That's Darra Pakistan.

 

[Stryder50]

So,
We had an outing yesterday at a gun range for the family to celebrate a birthday.

Lots of fun to be had there. We rented guns and bought ammunition and brought our own guns and ammo.
Everything was very reasonably priced. (The waiver was a PITA but understandable.

There was only one detractor....

There were some younger gentlemen there who had ZERO experience with Firearms, handguns or how to safely behave around them. And that made us ALL a bit nervous. Because you didn't know what they were going to do next. Whether they knew proper policing of the gun loaded or unloaded. How to assure those around you that you were being careful.

But otherwise....it was a BLAST. My father and I blew through 80+ rounds ourselves. My wife and her father blew through at least 100 rounds through two pistols. All total the cost was around $130.

We killed the targets. They died honorable, but holy, deaths.

Afterwards we all decided to get a skeet launcher and we all are shopping for one now. (I already got a case of skeet)
We just had too much fun to not do this again soon.

If any of you had similar experiences or more fun experiences at indoor ranges feel free to tell us about it. Did you rent a gun you wanted to purchase? Is it better to visit a place you can "try before you buy"?

My octogenarian father brought his .45. Where I found it to be a great handgun he feels like it's too much for him. And I somewhat agree. Getting that second shot off quickly is not happening with a .45. No double tap happening with that one whatsoever. But considering the stopping power of a .45....probably unnecessary unless you miss the first shot.

Speaking of shooting skeet ....

Several years ago, just after my oldest son got home from a TOD deploy to Baghdad, Iraq with the 1st Cav, we and a few other guys were at a local quarry that was a common rural shooting range at the time.

We had a box of clay skeet targets, but just a hand launcher, and were plinking them when my son offered to give us a marksmanship demo.

With his Glock pistol and firing double tap, he hit about a dozen in a row of those flying clays.

We were all very impressed.
He won the trophy of the day.

 

[JohnDB]

Speaking of shooting skeet ....

Several years ago, just after my oldest son got home from a TOD deploy to Baghdad, Iraq with the 1st Cav, we and a few other guys were at a local quarry that was a common rural shooting range at the time.

We had a box of clay skeet targets, but just a hand launcher, and were plinking them when my son offered to give us a marksmanship demo.

With his Glock pistol and firing double tap, he hit about a dozen in a row of those flying clays.

We were all very impressed.
He won the trophy of the day.

That's amazing shooting. Granted just a hand thrower (which is tiring) but also usually not as good as a launcher.

 

[Stryder50]

That's amazing shooting. Granted just a hand thrower (which is tiring) but also usually not as good as a launcher.

An old "abandoned" quarry - no place to plug in.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Speaking of shooting skeet ....

Several years ago, just after my oldest son got home from a TOD deploy to Baghdad, Iraq with the 1st Cav, we and a few other guys were at a local quarry that was a common rural shooting range at the time.

We had a box of clay skeet targets, but just a hand launcher, and were plinking them when my son offered to give us a marksmanship demo.

With his Glock pistol and firing double tap, he hit about a dozen in a row of those flying clays.

We were all very impressed.
He won the trophy of the day.

I used to clean up missed birds with my S&W Model 59 9mm when my friends and I would go skeet shooting. I could hit a fair percentage. When I went through Basic Training, they taught us to point shoot without using the sights with half-dollar sized discs and BB guns. I always had good spatial awareness.

 

[Failzero]

I used to clean up missed birds with my S&W Model 59 9mm when my friends and I would go skeet shooting. I could hit a fair percentage. When I went through Basic Training, they taught us to point shoot without using the sights with half-dollar sized discs and BB guns. I always had good spatial awareness.

I have an ex Leo 5903

 

[Failzero]

So busy building and procuring parts ( Latest builds are Philippine Contract Remington R4 clone , and an early XM4 test variant )

 

[The Duke]

I would guess Pakistan.