Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Is everyone who uses a weapon for target practice secretly thinking about violence? [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)A bullseye target has a 10 ring, a 9 ring, an 8 ring etc.
If I fire 30 rounds at 25 yards using a rapid rife pistol target with a possible of 300 (30X10) and I score 270 or less, I am disappointed. I feel I did good if I score 285 and I'm happy as hell if I get over 290. Usually I manage to score around 270 to 282. The X ring is considered a tie breaker for completion. The diameter of the black center of the target is 5.32 inches which includes the X, 10 and 9 rings.
I should note that I am not a competitive shooter and I shoot with both hands rather than one. I also do not consider myself a truly good shooter.
Of course much depends of the target quality of the revolver or pistol that I am using and the accuracy of the ammo used in the individual firearm. Much of the fun I enjoyed when I was reloading was to develop or tailor the most accurate loads for my firearms.
Thoughts of violence and killing never enters into my enjoyment of target shooting.
However I do have a concealed carry permit and I practice differently with my carry weapon. I use a reduced sized silhouette target, much smaller than the target police qualify on, and my object is to place all my shots as fast as I can into the center of the target at ranges from 10 to 45 feet. (As long as I stay inside the black of this smaller target, I would be within the highest scoring zone of he larger standard target.) I am very disappointed if any of my rounds end up in the white area of this reduced target.
I don't consider that I am practicing to kill. My entire object is to be able to stop an attacker without endangering other people.