Tough Choice and pre-range photo

gfors · #1 02-10-2018, 12:34 PM

Leaving for the range in a few minutes, and I’m dealing with a difficult decision: which 4 will make the trip? I never take more than that, because then I spend too much time staring and not enough time shooting. Here’s my hangun family, minus a 29-10 and a 66 ND that are getting trigger work done. The High Standard Supermatic and the 629-6 always come with me, but the other 2 are always changing. The Taurus 66 rarely makes the trip. It’s a good shooter, with a gritty trigger. The Springfield Range Officer (.45 ACP) is a tremendous target pistol, although I don’t shoot it as well as I do any of the Smiths. The 19-4 (ivory stocks) is a true safe queen, in spite of my vow to never own a gun I wouldn’t take to the range. The little CZ 75 Compact is a fun and capable shooter, in a small, yet totally ergonomic package, and it’s 14+1 capacity makes it great carry piece, especially if a Zombie apocalypse is a possibity. It’s down-side, as others have noted, is its terrible sights. The 28-2 will definitely make the trip today. It’s my most recent acquisition (about a month ago) and my current favorite. the highway Patrolman just fits my large-palm stubby-fingered hands. The 686-6+ is another wonderful shooter, probably the most accurate of my guns, besides the HS. The Springfield is really accurate , just not in my hands. Time to get better with a 1911...So, there’s #4. Time to hit the range. I’ll report back later.

LVSteve · #2 02-10-2018, 02:08 PM

I guess you plan on spending the day there.

Fishinfool · #3 02-10-2018, 04:20 PM

These days, I decide what I am going to bring to the range by caliber. Is today going to be a .22 pistol day, a .45 acp day, maybe a .308 day? Makes things easier, especially load development / testing.

Larry

forrestinmathews · #4 02-10-2018, 04:30 PM

My range is right out my back door. What I shoot is governed by what the reloading machine is set up for. Right now it's 9mm and .38 wadcutters. I'm sorry about your dilemma.

gfors · #5 02-10-2018, 06:46 PM

All done turning money into noise, for today. This target was set at 25 yards. I shot the High Standard right and left handed, bullseye-style. The revolvers were shot double action, right hand only and with left support hand. I shot the 1911 bullseye style as well. After this, I moved the target in to 25 feet, and tried a lot of 2-handed shooting. Results varied from pretty good to “not-so-much” and everything in between. Sure had fun!