Target shooting Games

[Gilbertc13]

Looking for some games to play for target practice. Tonight myself and my lady friends dad decided to see how many times in a row we could put 2 in the center mass and one in the head in quick succession. Each time we did it, we moved the target back a yard. We made it from 7-22 yards. 23 yards and more and your front sight is essentially over the whole target. Hitting the head, forget about it. I’m not holster certified with our range so I was “drawing” from table to chest and out to the sights. He’s holster certified so he drew from there.

Felt good to have a sense of direction when practicing. Before I felt like I was just putting holes in a target.

Anyone have any other games or drills you do?


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[Sam7sf]

Best varmint kills is fun. Lol too much? You could get those reactive targets. We would put them way out there at say 60 to 80 yards and have fun with our pistols. Or put up a target at 300 ish and use iron sights. Some good fun with a lot of laughs. Use rifles that aren’t that accurate, too. Figure out how to get it there it’s a lot of fun.

 

[MTA]

Best varmint kills is fun. Lol too much? You could get those reactive targets. We would put them way out there at say 60 to 80 yards and have fun with our pistols. Or put up a target at 300 ish and use iron sights. Some good fun with a lot of laughs. Use rifles that aren’t that accurate, too. Figure out how to get it there it’s a lot of fun.

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[Vaquero]

Once a coyote builds up a head of steam, it gets pretty sporting.

 

[Sam7sf]

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It makes me smile

 

[toddnjoyce]

Dot torture. Side by side or one after the other. Gotta clean it to claim the win.

I suggest starting at 3yds.

https://pistol-training.com/drills/dot-torture

 

[Gilbertc13]

This is an indoor range that is 25 yards... so no animals or 60-80 yard shots


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[Sam7sf]

This is an indoor range that is 25 yards... so no animals or 60-80 yard shots


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Bummer. Now that I’m in the metroplex I’m gonna have to get used to this.

 

[TreyG-20]

Get a couple set of miniature playing cards and glue them to your target. I use cardboard. Play some poker or black jack by shooting your cards.

 

[EZ-E]

Trying to make smiley faces on silhouette targets is pretty fun. I usually just do 7yrds. with 10 rounds. But stretch out to 20 yrds sometimes to make it a challenge.

 

[Gilbertc13]

Get a couple set of miniature playing cards and glue them to your target. I use cardboard. Play some poker or black jack by shooting your cards.

I’ll do that next time with him. He’s much more advanced than I am so I bet I lose


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[BRD@66]

Dot torture. Side by side or one after the other. Gotta clean it to claim the win.

I suggest starting at 3yds.

https://pistol-training.com/drills/dot-torture

^ this & definitely start @ 3 yards.
Here's a variation for a coach to call your shot:

 

[toddnjoyce]

^ this & definitely start @ 3 yards.
Here's a variation for a coach to call your shot:
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We had drill similar to this with two 4x8 sheets of plywood pasted up with a bunch of these colored shapes.

You’d get a healthy PT workout, then be given UTMs and told to shoot all 4 of one color, 3 of one shape, and 5 of of one color/shape and be timed as well as measured for accuracy. Lather, rinse, repeat.

It’s a good variation of a stress shoot drill and was very eye opening on the effects off prolonged fatigue as you’d do this session over 30 mins or so and the data would get recorded by our physiology dude and our neuroscience dude.

They’d take the results and modify workouts to improve performance over time so that you’d be at peak leading up to a deployment.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Due to my eyesight, and having difficulty seeing my sights against black targets, I shoot the back of paper targets.
I shoot 1" orange stick on dots.
I like to see how many shots to make them disappear.
My typical distance is 10-15 yds.

 

[benenglish]

I shoot the back of paper targets. I shoot 1" orange stick on dots.

I eschew the dots because I'm a big believer in blank targets for iron sight practice. Distance and bullet diameter must be sufficient so that you can't see where you're hitting.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I eschew the dots because I'm a big believer in blank targets for iron sight practice. Distance and bullet diameter must be sufficient so that you can't see where you're hitting.

So, you pick a spot and shoot a mag or two, then look at the target to see your grouping?

 

[benenglish]

So, you pick a spot and shoot a mag or two, then look at the target to see your grouping?

Generally, I hold center and shoot 50. Then I look to see what size group and where it's centered.

Notice on this target how the bullets went through it from back to front? That's typical practice for me.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

What is the purpose of not being able to see where you are hitting?

 

[benenglish]

What is the purpose of not being able to see where you are hitting?

If you can see where you're hitting, you'll (at least I know I will) try to chase the last shot. If it was low and left, I'll try to hold high and right to hit closer to the X. Chasing your shots is one of the fastest ways to let your head get in the way of shooting well.

If you want to know how well you shoot, shoot. Don't try to fix things while establishing a baseline. The only way to keep your head out of the game and establish a true baseline is to not see where you're hitting for a statistically valid number of shots.

The easiest way to do that is to shoot at a blank target far enough away that you can't see your bullet holes.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I have the bad habit of looking where my last shot went before shooting again, making effort to stop, but I wouldn't try to adjust my point of aim as you suggest, and am surprised to hear you would.

I know the gun is going to hit where I aim it, and if it's not, I'm doing something wrong during the trigger pull.