Copes

Shooting Today

I went shooting with three good friends today, Russell, Matt, and Ritch. We left Maricopa around 6:45am, hitting the range around 7:15. We all brought our arms and tried each for ourselves. I loved shooting both the shotgun as well as the rifle. I think Russell is still trying to beat my rifle grouping (5″ at 70 paces). I tried to shoot my handgun today with both eyes open. That was super difficult. I went from 90-100% target achievement to 20-30% target achievement.

I also did some rapid fire on a humanoid outline with two magazines. I got approximately 22 of 24 rounds center of mass, meaning the guy who tries to take my (or my wife’s or son’s) life is the guy with 22 holes required to stop him. All in all, it was a great morning. I had alot of fun. We also stopped in at the trap club to get details regarding trap shooting. Its $5/25 targets, which seems like a great deal.

Russell posted some photos.

Shooting – 2009-Mar-12

I went shooting with Mario today. It was a great way to spend the morning. I shot around 120 rounds. Below are my results. I did not include the last magazine where I shot one handed from 15 feet. That score was 9/11 out of 12. That means 9 high the 7″ target, and 11 hit the 8×11 piece of paper. Considering that is the test for the CCW, I am not concerned. Dry firing has really helped my grouping. It prevents that muscle memory from wanting to drop right before the gun fires. Great tip from Mario. We also did some 60 yard shooting with Mario’s subcompact Sig 357. Mario did very well, hitting the cardboard and the paper target. I got the target, but no paper. It was another great shooting event. Can’t wait until next time.

Eric & Ritch Shooting

Ritch and I went shooting Friday. It was the first time I fired my brand new Springfield Armory .40 hand gun. I fired 10 magazines for a total of 120 rounds. Walmart has 50 .40 rounds for about $13, making it an affordable trip. We used the range in Casa Grande again. My shooting peaked at the 8th magazine. I was shooting a 7 3/8in round target on a 8.5×11 sheet of paper. The Green line is shots on the paper. The blue line is shots on the target. I did get 3-4 bull’s eyes, which is always nice. I am practicing a good opposing-forces grip (right hand pushing and left hand pulling) and a slow trigger pull.

When we were there, we met some guys shooting off .50 bolt action rifles. When it fired, the muzzle break created an 8 foot cloud of dust. Flippin sweet. Below is my accuracy. Here are some photos. We also conducted another experiment; ball round vs. hollow point vs. hydra-shok. Hydra-shok won.

Shooting on Christmas Eve

The best way to spend the holidays! Ritch took me shooting for Christmas. It was a fantastic experience. We found an free outdoor range (Google Map) down in Case Grande, AZ, about 30 minutes from our neighborhood. He let me shoot his Springfield Armory .40 pistol. Its the pistol I have been dreaming about for several months now. It shoot very well. Its definitely the gun I want to buy. Ritch gave me some pointers on shooting, which tightened up my grouping. Ritch took some photos and a video. When I get them I will post them.