Hey MD- Glad you're back!
I've got a 9mm glock knock off (PSA- essentially a HF spoon equivalent
) right now, and was actually thinking a quality 22 would be a good addition.
I'd been shooting rifles, but, then getting the pistol I realized I really couldn't hit the broad side of the barn. Funny about the AR's, I've got a turkish POS AR 12 gauge and a PSA 308 ar-10.
As a complete beginner I could hit just clear of a 1 minute MOA on the first go! (well- with the 308) the 12 gauge- more like A 2+ inch group, but whatever...
Also, I like shooting on bipods and bags. So that might be my thing.
Then I picked up the handgun...duhn duhn duhnnn!!!!
I couldn't hit air in front of me.
Hence the lessons. Also for integration into the real world. I currently travel to mordor, in early morning hours during rain and snowstorms to ensure an empty public range.
Enough of that though- again, the lessons.
After some rounds on the 9mm, two rounds on the ar-10 woke me up (cassi's response!).
With that in mind, when I fired the ar 10- two guys showed up and were setting up their bench. I dropped my mag, but- there was still a locked round in the chamber which I could not extract. I told them to hold on a sec, I had one more in the chamber, they said ok, and I dumped it (downrange), but it's stuff like that (In my case- familiarity with the weapon).
That said also, I put a 'better??' trigger in the ar-12 and the empty mag detent would cause a light strike on the final round. So there I am, with a no fire light strike sitting in the chamber.
Fun for all if I'm alone, I'm cool, but I don't want people around for those types of scenarios. Fortunately, that's a pretty easy rifle to clear. Those are the rules of the road I'm looking for.
JYL- thanks for the range recommendations for handgun. With the rifles, it is immediately 50 yds/100 yds/ etc. This weekend with the handgun I was shooting five yards- and "good news" I was well within 8 inches (which I'd hope), but- like you said, I tried to make each shot a learning experience.
I'm also liking Beretta's idea of relax and that there's a lot of 'talk' at the range and people will give conflicting info, which makes me want to stay incognitio, but I need to get to closer ranges.
Also, my uncle from Texas comes in next month. He's a spoon fan. Love to get him to some skeet ranges.