preparation on the firing point

[Gnr527]

Dont you have access to a club/range closer than Bisley?
Luckily we are only 50 miles away but 3 or 4 of us try to get a mornings practice a month - 3 or 4 to a target, works well for shooting, spotting, fiddling, discussing, advising, refiining - takes the pressure of the competitive element out of it - and works out fairly low cost.
The great thing is it allows familiarisation.

John

[peanuts]

Hi John yes I do have a couple of ranges near me (25miles ) but they are also MOD ranges and are usually booked by the MOD for cadet practice. Sometimes we get our club booking cancelled at the last minute .The range fees are quite expensive and to make it worthwhile you need to have a pretty good attendance or the fees would be even more that £20.00
As I do not have a FAC yet i cannot take my own gun anywhere . It has to be kept and brought to the range by the dealer who sold it me.

In addition to this as I do not yet have NRA certification. I am a probationer so I'm not allowed to shoot on any range without direct supervision .

I do not know of anywhere I could shoot at 400, 500 and 600yds full bore except through my club ?

I would be quite happy to shoot .22 occasionally once I have my FAC which would mean there would be a few other local ranges I could use which are smallbore only .
As a full time carer for my Dad I am rather limited unless I can arrange expensive respite care so Bisley looks unlikely for me at the moment. Perhaps circumstances will change in the new year with a FAC my options will be distinctly improved .
thank you for your suggestion

[enfield303t]

Wow it is hard to believe what you must go thru in the Uk to target shoot. I guess here in Canada we are lucky to a point, we still however have ridiculous gun laws and hope they never get to the point where they are in the UK.

I do appreciate that I belong to three "gun clubs" and have ranges close and utilize different ranges for different shooting distances. I just was informed that there is a range about 90 minutes from where I live that goes out to 700 yards.

Good luck peanuts in your venture and never give up, perseverance and good coaching is the key along with lots of practice.

[peanuts]

thanks for that. I must admit I am very envious of pictures I see in Canada and the US of gun ranges where you just drive in park up and shoot what you brung. The thing I miss the most here in the UK is my auto pistols. I used to love shooting practical pistol and FBI shoots and service pistol etc .

I especially enjoyed collecting vintage milsurp pistols from all over the world. All the books I bought to research their history and features . I had to surrender most of my pistols but I kept a few really important ones and had them deactivated by Birmingham proof house as decorators
I still have an immaculate commercial 1911 with very low serial number and a Browning HP limited edition made for the British secret service . Its sad that I had to have them damaged by deactivation but it was either that or have them melted down .

Enjoy your shooting while you can. The PC brigade will take all our sports away eventually.

[Ghostrifle]

Scatty as a dulux dog lol. As soon as I read that I knew who was typing. Marking cards,you just make my scores up. I have a tunnel foresight for my No4 as soon as I get it sorted we will have a go on the dealers 100 yrd range it will be slower and you can think about what is going on.

Did you like my ten things I learned about shooting
Take care

Ghostrifle

[peanuts]

Hi ghostrifle actually that looked like gross trifle the first time I read it
Thank god I didn't say anything too incriminating lol.!

Can't believe we have actually got our certification at long last. My fac application went in this week so hopefully i'll be up and running in time for the first shoot in April?

Must book a half day with youknowho and sight our guns in. Hopefully my new sights will make a difference. This is all getting serious... maybe we'll have to start marking the score cards properly !

Sooo it was you ! very good ... My list of 10 things I learnt started with 1. remember to bring food 2. remember to bring food 3. rem....

[fergs]

As you already have exposure to shooting you will have some of the basics down for shooting.
There are some principles that the guys in green have tought me for shooting
that the weapon must point naturally at the target
it must be held without any undue strain on the weapon or the firer
the shot must be released and followed through
and that it returns to the original point of aim, these are just for starters.
These basic principles work for any weapon and calibre and can be practiced anywhere and time.As you already have experiance with pistols the principles dont change, just think of it as a drill when your heading to the mound that you have all your goodies ready to go and most important dont rush it.
Get yourself set up,once your down on the mat before you even load a round align yourself and the weapon up with the target. Then close your eyes relax your grip then retighten it and then open your eyes if the weapon is not inline with the target adjust yourself until it is. Repeat this process until it points at the target after youve done that little drill.
Thats the first part, then get your breathing right for the release and follow through, the rifle should recoil and come back down to point at the same spot if youve done your pre firing drill right.
Repeat and adjust till all rounds are expended. The good thing about that little cycle is you can practice it at home with a broom stick or a piece of timber on your loungeroom floor.
Regrds
Fergs