Tag: Shooting steel
Good Day, Bad Day, Same Day
So a few days ago, Freeze and I were discussing something he has been forced to wrap his head around: Bad video.
When you shoot...
Freeze’s Upgraded K31
After getting some work done on property, I decided to break out my K31 to ring some steel.
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4” Steel at Range
So…your gun shoots 1/2 MOA all day long? Good. Now hit these 4” steel plates with one shot. At 450 yards. 500 yards. And...
Hostage Rescue at Ice Station Zebra
Doc and I were at the Uber-private, cool-kid, LEO-only range recently. It’s a range I have heard about for at least 15 years, but...
The Old Man And The Fortee
One thing about Doc and handguns is he always shoots the same gun. The Smith & Wesson M&P in 40 S&W. I don’t know...
Hans Shot Ze Timer
Freeze and I were just getting some plate rack time in and I noticed a never before seen issue. The PACT timer gave a...
Never Waste a Miss
I get a lot of e-mails.
How to do this? How to do that? And sometimes when I dig down into the basis of the...
Falling Plate Rack Installed
Yesterday, Freeze assembled our new falling plate rack. Personally, it’s one of my favorite pistol shooting drills.
I haven’t had daily access to a rack...
Howa 300 Yard Headshot
So Freeze was out on the range with his version of a precision rifle: the Howa 1500 hunting rifle in 308.
Not kidding. That’s a...
Fire Mitigation on Rifle Range
Spring is here. That means summer is right around the corner. And after that are the dog-days of august. Which leads to very dry...
Steel Target Shotgun Testing
Some new targets finally came in. I was curious if they would fall over without any weights on the bottom?
I was pleasantly surprised by...
Found: Two Full Size IDPA Steel Targets
So…while I was digging around Mitchell’s range, I knew we had a round gong target that would come in handy on the new rifle...
Pistol Pit is Operational
It’s been a long summer. First it rained most of the season. Now it’s getting cold and dry. When I still need some rain...
5 Seconds is a Long Time
In the snow.
Draw concealed.
New cover garment.
5 second par time.
5-10-15-20-25-30 yards.
B/C zone IPSC target
Target note: we have this set...
Close Range Steel Testing: 308 Caliber.
So Freeze and I needed to test the High-Angled Target with something closer to worst case scenario:
308 / 7.62 NATO at 80 and then...
