How often do you shoot?

[Kinman]

For the past three years or so I have been shooting on average of three days a week, mostly black powder muzzleloading rifles. I didn't spend alot of time shooting any revolvers or semi-auto pistols except about once a month. About a year ago I started shooting revolvers about once a week, usually on Monday which has been Musket Monday for years, muskets in the morning, revolvers afterward. A little while ago I go bit by the high end .22 target rifle bug and have been spending Mondays in morning while the air is calm shooting tiny groups at 100yds, then blasting away with .44 and .45AR revolvers afterwards. The other two days I shoot is dedicated to working my offhand shooting with blackpowder rifle and my smoothbore gun. I belong to a great rifle club that has been in existence since 1925, its become my home away from home. Look us up on facebook Spokane Rifle Club.

 

[Backlighting]

I shoot outdoors in the Las Vegas desert, once a week, except during July & August.

 

[AtomHeartMother]

I don't really quantify my shooting by how many times I get to the range but by how many rounds I shoot. For pistol, I limit myself to 800-1000 rounds/month. That fits in my reloading budget. Rifle, much, much less as I don't reload any rifle...yet. That being said, I normally get out once or twice a week. Sometimes more in the summer when I throw my blackpowder guns into the mix.

 

[oldfart64]

Now that its summer time here in Florida with 100+ heat index, I only go to the range maybe twice a month. I go early in the morning for a couple hours.

I do all my reloading in the cooler months when its bearable in my garage. Its actually quite nice those months when the temps are in the 60's and 70's.

In the cooler months I get to the range once a week. How often do you get out?

our weather is almost always good for shooting. As for me, I am on a budget as I am retired and living on social security. Most months I shoot twice a month. I have not shot in July due to surgery on my hand. Looking forward to getting on the range on Thursday.

 

[dlombard]

I have been good about going shooting 2-3 times a month, which is my goal. I am lucky and live relatively close to an indoor range where I now have a membership. Now that my SD9VE is going to the smith at the end of the month for some upgrades, I'm going to have to man up and continue practicing with the SD40VE. Makes handling a M&P9 Shield feel like shooting a .22 afterward.

I prefer shooting outdoors because you don't feel the physical sound pressure as much and it's brighter but dealing with waiting until the RSO calls a cease fire to then go down range to change the targets is a hassle, and it's not fun driving up ino the mountains to go shoot there.

 

[Allen 1]

OK, so I dry fire. I use the sights and pull the trigger 8 or 10 times, then what? Doesn't mean I can hit what I'm aiming at. Doesn't tell how I will react actually firing the gun.

No disrespect to those that do dry fire, but to me its like sitting in a car in the driveway and trying to learn to drive without actually going anywhere.

The reason I say this is because I have a neighbor that wanted to go shoot with me (He's never been shooting before). He bought a new 686 and said he had been practicing his trigger pull and using the sights.

After getting to the range and going over all the safety rules and proper gun handling, it was time to take his first shot. The sound and the recoil completely took him off-guard. He looked like a deer in headlights. He said it was nothing even close to what he had expected.

This got me to thinking. Is dry fire needless? What does it actually transfer to the range when you actually fire the weapon? Maybe I think too much.................?

 

[arjay]

It teaches follow through if you do it right

 

[Tom S.]

Sometimes twice a day.


Oh wait - that says 'shoot'. Darn glasses.

 

[Allen 1]

It teaches follow through if you do it right

Go on.............Explain it to me.
Would that be like follow through shooting a basketball without actually having a ball?

I seriously don't get it. I do see the reasoning for smoothing out the action without the ammo cost (But that is thousands of dry fires that has to have negative effects on a firearm). But say a person only has a .22. They say to never dry fire a .22, is he at a disadvantage? I don't think he is. Some of those .22 guys can really shoot!

And what about the early hammer firing pins? Were those guns never to be dry fired?
I have been shooting for 30 years, I never dry fire any of my guns. I also can shoot very accurately at varying distances. I also shoot with some guys that swear by dry firing it increases their abilities. Ability to do what? Pretend shooting at a bug on the wall? These same guys cant hit a 12" target at 50 yards. I can!

Go to the range, put some real ammo in that sucker and then practice, practice, practice. Dry fire is way over rated I think.

 

[toroflow1]

Once a week. My "range":

 

[twodog max]

I live in a very rural area and can shoot in the backyard. I shoot some sort of revolver about every other day at least. maybe just a couple cylinders but sometimes more. For rifles I go to a friends place. We have a bench and 400 yards to shoot. Maybe do that every other week until hunting season.

 

[Lee's Landing Billy]

Everyday...without fail.

 

[susieqz]

i find if i shoot every day i get stale. i actually get faster progress shooting 5 days/week.
as to dry firing, i tried it.
didn't seem to help n was very boring.
i'd rather shoot.

 

[Allen 1]

i find if i shoot every day i get stale. i actually get faster progress shooting 5 days/week.
as to dry firing, i tried it.
didn't seem to help n was very boring.
i'd rather shoot.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Now that its summer time here in Florida with 100+ heat index, I only go to the range maybe twice a month. I go early in the morning for a couple hours.

I do all my reloading in the cooler months when its bearable in my garage. Its actually quite nice those months when the temps are in the 60's and 70's.

In the cooler months I get to the range once a week. How often do you get out?

About like you. Weekly unless something interferes, more often if I can.

 

[JLM]

I go to an indoor range once a week since I started the beginning of this year.

Same for me.

 

[Bill In Texas]

I try to go once a week. Most weeks this is not a problem. My LGS has a range and is just down the street a couple of miles!

 

[EK2944]

Couple of times a week until deer season starts. My range is outdoors.

 

[Freischütz]

4 to 6 times per week.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Not enough.

But winter, summer, spring, or fall, I'm more likely to be shooting indoors than out. I have some outdoor ranges I can get to but the indoor one is too close to my house to ignore.



I do prefer to shoot rifles outdoors but I do that with hunting rifles, mostly, in cool weather. ARs are just as much fun inside as out. But there is a private, outdoor range I can go to occasionally and then we unleash our ARs and M1As, etc.