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Trip20 · January 23, 2006, 11:02 AM

My local range (run by the DNR) does not allow rapid fire. So I've decided to do all my shooting in the woods. Now I travel half the distance, don't have to deal with other shooters, and can concentrate even better.

I'm still at the stage in my handgunning where rapid fire isn't what I need to be practicing - I am still focusing on fundamentals - however once in awhile it's nice to be able to empty a mag or two as if you were in a SHTF scared outta your mind situation. At 7-8yds using my P97 I can usually keep them all on an 8"x11" sheet of paper. Thats COM and that's good enough for me at my current skill level.

I'm having a friend cut me some steel plates at different diameters: 8", 6", 4", and 2". He's going to drill a hole near the edge and I'll snake wire hangers through them. Then I'll hang them in a location where I have a safe backstop. That'll replace my current system of paper targets, staplers, and cardboard backing.

January 23, 2006, 11:02 AM	#5
Trip20 Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2005 Posts: 2,181	My local range (run by the DNR) does not allow rapid fire. So I've decided to do all my shooting in the woods. Now I travel half the distance, don't have to deal with other shooters, and can concentrate even better. I'm still at the stage in my handgunning where rapid fire isn't what I need to be practicing - I am still focusing on fundamentals - however once in awhile it's nice to be able to empty a mag or two as if you were in a SHTF scared outta your mind situation. At 7-8yds using my P97 I can usually keep them all on an 8"x11" sheet of paper. Thats COM and that's good enough for me at my current skill level. I'm having a friend cut me some steel plates at different diameters: 8", 6", 4", and 2". He's going to drill a hole near the edge and I'll snake wire hangers through them. Then I'll hang them in a location where I have a safe backstop. That'll replace my current system of paper targets, staplers, and cardboard backing.