To date, all I have ever done w/ my pistols is simply plink w/ them at the local ranges w/ friends on a relatively infrequent basis. You know, shooting paper targets, cans, clay pigeons, etc. -- just having fun.

I’d like to get more serious about shooting, become a better shooter and get in to more of a weekly routine. So I was thinking/hoping of maybe taking part in a “shooting league” (if that’s the right term) that meets maybe one night a week at a local INDOOR range where I can shoot competitively and meet some fellow handgunners. I say indoor b/c I live in a huge metropolis where getting to an outdoor range during the weekdays is basically impossible. Do leagues like this exist?

From my research here, it looks like there are different types of competitive shooting – defense and target and probably others I don’t even know about. I’m less interested in the defensive shooting right now. I think I need to start by focusing on the basics of pistol marksmanship by shooting bullseyes or targets. I’m probably not using the terminology correctly. The information is kind of overwhelming to be honest. What kind of competitive shooting should I start with?

I have a decent assortment of pistols and calibers (semis and revolvers, 22LR, 9mm, 38/357 and 40S&W) so I think, based on what I have read, I might be decently equipped to get started in something.

I have a Ruger MKII that I love to shoot and understand is a decent/entry level bullseye gun. I’m thinking, based on my VERY limited knowledge of competitive shooting, that perhaps that shooting bullseye w/ that one is a good place to start – yes?

Any advice would be appreciated.