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After a day of shooting my heavy weight, much larger in size and weight CF caliber handguns at Deer Creek aka WMF&GA - I decided to shoot my former, sweet shooting, Smith and Wesson Model 317 Kit Gun. Late 90's d/a revolver (22lr) - J frame bought NIB back east. It had a nice front sight on it not the UGLY piece of CRAP green sight (HI VIZ) that they put on them now!
I shot the gongs at 150 feet using my Late 90's Model 317 Kit Gun with a 3 inch barrel 8 out of 8 times twice before I stopped for a cup of coffee. I reloaded fairly fast for being tired and hot on a summer day too. And I used my standard bulk box of Federal HP ammunition that some people complain about but I never had problems with it in ANY of my guns. That goes for my husband's guns too.
I prefer perp aka silhouette paper targets and round targets but I like small metal reactive targets and gongs too. I like paper plate shooting too. LOL
I like to see heavier gongs get shot and move/swing in the AIR while you keep shooting at them too!
(I liked/like Federal HP and Federal Auto Match bulk packs even though I have used, liked and LIKE some other RF ammo including CCI too. We mainly use and stock Federal 22lr ammunition now.)
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I hate bench rest shooting using a handgun or a rifle and have tried it a few times.
I have shot standing up, prone - lying down and sitting down without leaning on jack squat. I have tried shooting standing up and leaning against something too.
I always shoot standing up and not leaning against any thing if that is what you call OFF HAND. My husband says that is off hand - how I shoot. I just asked him since he is up and next to me now.
I shoot BETTER that way (OFF hand.) than any other way which some people don't understand but I do shoot better doing that. I learned to shoot that way from the gitgo when I started to LEARN how to shoot and I kept shooting that way in ALL of my self defense shooting, some competition and in general plinking. ANY other type of shooting is foreign to ME and I do NOT shoot as well trying other ways as I do as walking up to the LINE off hand or practicing any type of target shooting in a self defense drill going from target to target.
Old Lady Cate
I shot the gongs at 150 feet using my Late 90's Model 317 Kit Gun with a 3 inch barrel 8 out of 8 times twice before I stopped for a cup of coffee. I reloaded fairly fast for being tired and hot on a summer day too. And I used my standard bulk box of Federal HP ammunition that some people complain about but I never had problems with it in ANY of my guns. That goes for my husband's guns too.
I prefer perp aka silhouette paper targets and round targets but I like small metal reactive targets and gongs too. I like paper plate shooting too. LOL
I like to see heavier gongs get shot and move/swing in the AIR while you keep shooting at them too!
(I liked/like Federal HP and Federal Auto Match bulk packs even though I have used, liked and LIKE some other RF ammo including CCI too. We mainly use and stock Federal 22lr ammunition now.)
ADDED more:
I hate bench rest shooting using a handgun or a rifle and have tried it a few times.
I have shot standing up, prone - lying down and sitting down without leaning on jack squat. I have tried shooting standing up and leaning against something too.
I always shoot standing up and not leaning against any thing if that is what you call OFF HAND. My husband says that is off hand - how I shoot. I just asked him since he is up and next to me now.
I shoot BETTER that way (OFF hand.) than any other way which some people don't understand but I do shoot better doing that. I learned to shoot that way from the gitgo when I started to LEARN how to shoot and I kept shooting that way in ALL of my self defense shooting, some competition and in general plinking. ANY other type of shooting is foreign to ME and I do NOT shoot as well trying other ways as I do as walking up to the LINE off hand or practicing any type of target shooting in a self defense drill going from target to target.
Old Lady Cate
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