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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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handgun safety test
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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oh that stupid "test"...
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ldivinag
one reason is that too many bad shooters miss and hit the mechanism that moves the target...

what i do is hang the target upside down...
makin it a nut shot?
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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makin it a nut shot?

no, just hang it regular right side up, then you can get a "nut" shot...
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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OR you can go to Reed's indoor range instead and do head shots all day long. And besides, there's far less idiot n00bs at Reed's compared to Target Masters.
Old Feb 20, 2009 | 03:38 PM
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OR you can go to Reed's indoor range instead and do head shots all day long. And besides, there's far less idiot n00bs at Reed's compared to Target Masters.
Agreed. Every time I go to TargetMasters, it's inevitably filled with morons who are more concerned with being "gangsta" than trying to get less than 1ft groups at 7yds. At the same time, the first time I went shooting, it was at TargetMasters, and the morons behind the counter recommended I try shooting the Glock 20 (10mm) because I was a guy, and recommended the girls try shooting the 9mm. IMO, no one who actually WANTS to learn how to shoot well should start on anything other than a .22lr, period.

On a side note, does anyone here shoot trap? My gf and I started recently, and it's a good time. Beats shooting at paper, that's for sure.
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by kyoung05
Agreed. Every time I go to TargetMasters, it's inevitably filled with morons who are more concerned with being "gangsta" than trying to get less than 1ft groups at 7yds. At the same time, the first time I went shooting, it was at TargetMasters, and the morons behind the counter recommended I try shooting the Glock 20 (10mm) because I was a guy, and recommended the girls try shooting the 9mm. IMO, no one who actually WANTS to learn how to shoot well should start on anything other than a .22lr, period.

On a side note, does anyone here shoot trap? My gf and I started recently, and it's a good time. Beats shooting at paper, that's for sure.
Yeah TargetMasters is sketchy. I can't even remember how many dumb asses I've seen there doing things in the most unsafe way possible (i.e. sweeping people with the muzzle, turning around with a loaded pistol with a finger on the trigger, shooting the ground/wall, etc.)

And +1 on the workers there being just as clueless. That place is a disaster.

Shooting trap is great fun. Busting those clays sure beats punching holes in paper. Are you using an O/U shotgun for trap?
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Yeah TargetMasters is sketchy. I can't even remember how many dumb asses I've seen there doing things in the most unsafe way possible (i.e. sweeping people with the muzzle, turning around with a loaded pistol with a finger on the trigger, shooting the ground/wall, etc.)

And +1 on the workers there being just as clueless. That place is a disaster.

Shooting trap is great fun. Busting those clays sure beats punching holes in paper. Are you using an O/U shotgun for trap?
I wish I had an O/U. For the time being, I am using an old Remington 870 Wingmaster with 30" barrel. I like it a lot. I had a chance to shoot a friend's Beretta 391 semi-auto, and while it was a gorgeous shotgun, it jammed pretty often while my 870 (which I never really clean) ran flawlessly. I am looking to get my gf a youth-sized Mossberg 500 or something similar.

I also have a single-shot 20ga H&R Handi-rifle which is neat, but the stock is a little short for me to shoot comfortably, which requires me to have to mount the gun basically on the upper tip of my shoulder and as a result, my face gets "punched" every time I fire the thing. Of course, I'm much rather get hit in the face and bust a clay than to avoid the pain and miss.

BTW, I shoot at Los Altos Rod & Gun using the manual trap machines. Does anyone else go there?
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Old Feb 20, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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i used to shoot trap. one of my old roommates had a winchester model 870? and i think an 1100. loved it. i was never able to beat 18/25 targets. my roommate consistently can hit 25/25.

we used slugs once and i hit 0/25. he hit 12/25 with slugs.
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Usually shoot trap at Chabot. I use a Browning Citori O/U. That thing was made to break clays. I love it. My friend brought his new Benelli M4 out to see if it could shoot clays. Sweet shotgun, but not too good for trap. Doesn't like low brass shells.
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