Best way to practice?

[russp1]

What is the better way to practice when at the range; should the wife and I just shoot the whole hour or so on one gun or fire a box each on each of our guns?

 

[APS]

What are you trying to improve? If it's marksmanship, then spending the hour with your snubnoses wouldn't be as worthwhile as the .22. If it's defensive shooting, then pick the one that you're going to be using for that purpose.
Ultimately, you're going to have to get to the point in your shooting that you want the shot to be accurate more than you want the gun to go off. Until you reach that point you won't take the necessary time to line up the sights and pull the trigger properly. Once you become an accurate shooter you can work on speed.

 

[Poodle Soup]

Work on the one you will be using the most.

 

[DGT]

I suppose, if your goal is to become an expert shot or competition shooter, you should pick one gun and devote most of your practice to that one.

I could never do that because there are so many wonderful guns that are fun to shoot. I never go shooting with less than 4 guns. I enjoy the variety. Maybe that's why I'm not a crack shot

To me, shooting is a sport, the most important things are to be safe and have fun.

 

[jbull380]

Since this is a conceal and carry forum I assume your speaking of defensive or combat shooting. I highly recommend some formal training. I like at least a 2 day school involving about 1200 or 1500 rounds of live fire. This will teach you how to train at home and on the range yourself. You will also find out if you guns and gear are up to the task after that much shooting in two days. I would also recommend an IDPA match every now and then. It's not training per say but it will allow you to shoot from very unconventional positions such as over the hood of a car, from inside a car, while sitting in chair, prone etc. it's good to shoot out of your comfort zone. It also adds a little stress to your practice. But it's fun stress. Just my thoughts.

 

[russp1]

We're looking to improve our accuracy on whatever gun we are called upon to use so I know we need to practice, practice, practice. What I can't decide on is if we benefit more from staying on one gun during a session or rotating between them all in one session.

 

[APS]

In your case, probably stay with one gun per session. And don't be afraid to dry fire the guns at home. A free way to learn better trigger control. Once you become a good handgun shooter, taking them all to the range and switching between them and being good should be easy.

 

[vytoland]

We're looking to improve our accuracy on whatever gun we are called upon to use so I know we need to practice, practice, practice. What I can't decide on is if we benefit more from staying on one gun during a session or rotating between them all in one session.

practice with each gun using this method...................

8" x 11" target @ 30 - 35 feet, single handed grip, DAO, 60% weak hand, 40% strong hand.

 

[sipowicz]

If you'd like to know what you should have for a snack between range sessions, pm me.

 

[Ironhand]

I practice with my pocket gun, a Model 49 Bodyguard, at the shortest range. It looks funny, but I'm not going to be blasting away at bad guys with my FAL, usually at the range, too....

 

[russp1]

If you'd like to know what you should have for a snack between range sessions, pm me.

This is Texas, the wife and I prefer our post shooting snacks to be BBQ or Tex-Mex.

 

[LL617]

I am still working on accuracy. But at the range they do not want us to practice drawing at all [probably don't want bullets in strange places]. So I have been practicing drawing at home with the gun unloaded. I have recently bought some plastic practice bullets so that I can dry fire all I want. Any other suggestions?

 

[hawgleg]

I'd shoot the snubbies to till You are happy with the results. They are in a league of their own and aquire more practice. Once you are happy with the snub result move on to the other guns. Take the snubs everytime you go and run afew cylinders to stay familiar with them.

 

[russp1]

I'd shoot the snubbies to till You are happy with the results. They are in a league of their own and aquire more practice. Once you are happy with the snub result move on to the other guns. Take the snubs everytime you go and run afew cylinders to stay familiar with them.

Those are the ones we need to be the best with since they are our EDC but boy you sure know it after putting a box of ammo through them, even standard non +p loads. I can tolerate 50, the wife calls it quits after about 25 rounds.