BassCliff
Ronin
Greetings and Salutations,
On Monday evening we were able to avoid the rain outdoors and have a good Defensive Shooting Fundamentals 105 class at our local outdoor range. It's nice getting outside to stretch our legs in the fresh air. This sports club is a nice facility with lots of ranges for pistol, rifle, shotgun, archery, etc.
Our class was held on the law enforcement range.
Amenities were rustic but got the job done. We'd be shooting paper and steel this evening. Yay!
We did not use the shooting tables. We're working only with pistols today. You see cones set up at 10, 15, 20 yards between the tables and targets. We'll be shooting a greater distances later.
I brought minimal kit. I'll be working only with my Mod.3 and Holosun optic. I did well with it today so I think I'll start carrying it regularly.
I thought I'd represent today and wear my SA shirt proudly.
We started with some warm up drills, single, double, triple taps from 10 and 15 yards. I was having a little trouble with the head shots at first.
As I got re-acquainted with my optic the marksmanship got better. We were pivoting 90 and 180 degrees from 10, 15, and 20 yards putting hits on center or head.
We got fresh targets and ran a few Bill Drills from 10, 15, 20 yards, with a few head shots thrown in on command.
Then the paper went down and we started having fun with the steel.
We were hitting the 12" steel at 20 yards.
I was also hitting steel at 30 yards.
Here we are at 50 yards, still hitting steel. When it was my turn, I fired. I didn't think I hit it the first time, so I fired again. The guy next time me said, "Hey! You hit it both times." Well, what'da'ya know?
Yes, I even hit the 12" steel at almost 60 yards. A couple of the guys could hit the 8" steel. Yikes.
We then did a variation on a steel challenge which was really fun. We paired up, one on the left, one on the right, and shot from the outside to the inside using the red plate as the "stop" plate. Whoever got all their hits and shot the stop plate first won the round. It was a bit of competitive fun, but not serious.
Then the instructors got us set up for our regular "Fletcher Drill". Two targets. Two magazines with 5 rounds. Three to the chest, two to the head, mag change, three to the chest and two to the head on the second target.
We all took two runs at it. I had a pretty good showing, but I let one get out on each run. The one second penalty kept me from getting the next higher badge. Drat.
I've got some video of some of our runnin' and gunnin' drills, plus my Fletcher Drill. It's all good clean fun. I apologize for the jittery video. I think my phone was glitching.
Had I gotten a clean run, I would've qualified for an "advanced" patch here at our local range. Oh well, I'll keep practicing. Now it's time to clean up our mess.
We policed the area and loaded out. It was a good day. My chariot awaits to carry me home and clean some guns. It's a never ending battle. Thanks for hanging out with me.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
On Monday evening we were able to avoid the rain outdoors and have a good Defensive Shooting Fundamentals 105 class at our local outdoor range. It's nice getting outside to stretch our legs in the fresh air. This sports club is a nice facility with lots of ranges for pistol, rifle, shotgun, archery, etc.
Our class was held on the law enforcement range.
Amenities were rustic but got the job done. We'd be shooting paper and steel this evening. Yay!
We did not use the shooting tables. We're working only with pistols today. You see cones set up at 10, 15, 20 yards between the tables and targets. We'll be shooting a greater distances later.
I brought minimal kit. I'll be working only with my Mod.3 and Holosun optic. I did well with it today so I think I'll start carrying it regularly.
I thought I'd represent today and wear my SA shirt proudly.
We started with some warm up drills, single, double, triple taps from 10 and 15 yards. I was having a little trouble with the head shots at first.
As I got re-acquainted with my optic the marksmanship got better. We were pivoting 90 and 180 degrees from 10, 15, and 20 yards putting hits on center or head.
We got fresh targets and ran a few Bill Drills from 10, 15, 20 yards, with a few head shots thrown in on command.
Then the paper went down and we started having fun with the steel.
We were hitting the 12" steel at 20 yards.
I was also hitting steel at 30 yards.
Here we are at 50 yards, still hitting steel. When it was my turn, I fired. I didn't think I hit it the first time, so I fired again. The guy next time me said, "Hey! You hit it both times." Well, what'da'ya know?
Yes, I even hit the 12" steel at almost 60 yards. A couple of the guys could hit the 8" steel. Yikes.
We then did a variation on a steel challenge which was really fun. We paired up, one on the left, one on the right, and shot from the outside to the inside using the red plate as the "stop" plate. Whoever got all their hits and shot the stop plate first won the round. It was a bit of competitive fun, but not serious.
Then the instructors got us set up for our regular "Fletcher Drill". Two targets. Two magazines with 5 rounds. Three to the chest, two to the head, mag change, three to the chest and two to the head on the second target.
We all took two runs at it. I had a pretty good showing, but I let one get out on each run. The one second penalty kept me from getting the next higher badge. Drat.
I've got some video of some of our runnin' and gunnin' drills, plus my Fletcher Drill. It's all good clean fun. I apologize for the jittery video. I think my phone was glitching.
Had I gotten a clean run, I would've qualified for an "advanced" patch here at our local range. Oh well, I'll keep practicing. Now it's time to clean up our mess.
We policed the area and loaded out. It was a good day. My chariot awaits to carry me home and clean some guns. It's a never ending battle. Thanks for hanging out with me.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
