Do You Prefer To Shoot Indoors Or Outdoors?

[BE Mike]

The way I wrote that was a little confusing. I'm the pro-gun guy and the target shooter is the semi-anti!

The vast majority of serious target shooters with their $2,000 .22 pistols are very pro-gun. You must have been dealing with the very rare exception.

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

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[BE Mike]

BTW guys 357 SIG, .357MAG, 44MAG and 10MM are great for getting rid of these types! They usually pack up and go home after a box or so is fired!

I don't see what you hoped to accomplish by this.

Oh, and to stay on topic. I much prefer to shoot outdoors than indoors. It is quieter and the fresh air makes me happy.

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

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[calcot7]

Agreed........Everything you said.

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

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[antsi]

IMHO gun owners have to stick together. We must be open-minded about the other guy's or gal's reason for owning a firearm. If holding a single-shot .22 free pistol unsupported and shooting a bullseye at 50 meters is the main thing in your life, then great. If carrying a small pistol or revolver in your pocket for personal defense is your only reason to own a firearm, then good for you. If you take great pleasure in shooting as many rounds as you can and don't care if you hit anything, then fine by me. If you shoot a rifle from a bench rest that is too heavy to hold in your arms and want to shoot 'em all into one tiny hole, then terriffic. If you almost never shoot, but take great joy in collecting a rare unshootable piece, you are in my fraternity.

I don't go out of my way to allienate another shooter because I don't understand his or her motives for participating in the shooting sports. I may not get it, but he or she is a fellow gun enthusiast and we need to stick together.

True dat.

That is a favorite anti strategy - pick off one segment at a time. Go for the .50 cal shooters first (there aren't too many of them; lots of gun owners don't understand why someone would want one). Then go for the black rifles people. Then suddenly any centerfire rifle with a scope is a "sniper rifle," but hey, if you're a skeet shooter what do you care about some guy's tactical long range shooting? Then handguns - most hunters don't care about handgun owners' rights. Finally, when they come after your target .22, there won't be anyone left to stand up and defend your kind of shooting.

We really need to have the attitude that an attack on any gun owner is an attack on all gun owners.

 

[spainy79]

Outdoors

 

[CoyoteCreekGuns]

Outdoors.... is there really any other choice? LOL

 

[jerp239]

Outdoors for me even in the winter.

 

[JBob77]

Don't know...Never shot Indoors!!

 

[Buckaroo]

Personally, I don't like indoor ranges, the noise is really painful unless I wear both plugs and muffs. Plus I love being outdoors!

Buckaroo

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

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[Jack Ryan]

Outdoors.

 

[Jack Ryan]

The guy was a very rude jerk and it made him go home!

Yeah. I bet HE was.

 

[arv99t]

I would much rather shoot outdoors if I have a place to go. Indoor ranges are usually have too much noise.

 

[BE Mike]

shooter@5(4)life said, "I guess that makes me a jerk? So be it, I bet he won't say something like that again to any of you?"

I don't know, I wasn't there. Like I said, the vast majority of competitive target shooters are very much pro-gun and support the NRA and other organizations. They are a helpful and friendly bunch. It sounds like you have a gripe with serious target shooters, as do a couple of others here. Most that I know have a vast array of guns, some for hunting, some for self-defense and some for serious target shooting. There is a very small minority of jerks in competitive target shooting, just like in anything else, but I think you are trying to make it appear that the reverse is true. It is not in my experience. When a serious target shooter has his .22 at a range, he or she is probably trying to see what ammo is best, work out some bugs or trying to train or practice. There should be enough consideration for him or her to get to accomplish his purpose, as well as, you to get yours done. Some might think that someone who is involved in training at a range is aloof or unsociable. That might be the appearance, but it takes some focus to get something out of a training session.

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

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[striker1]

Outdoor, by a mile. Brass is (mostly) caught on a large tarp next to the bench. I don't like breathing "indoor range" air. It's quieter outside. Shooting outdoors also gives us breaks to walk down the cold range and replace targets.

And, it's free! (I shoot at a relative's)

 

[striker1]

I've yet to find an outdoor range that allows CCW drills. I would pay a higher price than I pay and drive farther to shoot at such a range.

Seriously, range owners and shooting clubs, how can a person develop proper CCW skills if the first two things you disallow are holster carry and draw-and-shoot? This is not the 1950's anymore. People really do carry concealed weapons (shock! HORROR!) and if you're not providing a place to develop the needed skills, why are we paying you?.

I think liability might have a bit to do with this. Personally I *do* *not* want to share a range with someone - anyone -- working on draw-and-shoot, rapid-fire, or other "techniques". Period.

There are advanced classes for this, and I believe one has to sign waivers in case you shoot someone or someone shoots you.

You have to think about this in terms of public safety. *You* might be highly skilled. It's the other guy, the unknown, that is the problem.


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Ron