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Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:09 pm
by Paladin
Finished Revolver Defensive Pistol II today. Took 2 pairs of gloves, but my hand survived. Was honestly a bit awkward wearing 2 pairs, but I figured it out after some dryfire and a few reshoots. Good training, but using a snubbie was more work than fun.
Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:39 am
by Paladin
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Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:22 am
by Rafe
Paladin wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:39 amduplicate
He finished the course twice!
But seriously, I had a friend who was a definite wheel-gun guy. Haven't spoken to him in a few years, since he moved to Idaho. But his EDC was a S&W J-Frame model. I don't remember exactly, but I think it was one of the 340 models; it had an enclosed hammer and the frame was a lightweight alloy, not steel. Since he carried .357 Magnum, he practiced with .357 Magnum.
One day at the range I joined him in shooting drills with his gun. I got used to the heavyish DA-only trigger pretty quickly and could put the first round at least somewhere near the POA, but trying to do quick follow-up shots was a disaster. I'd previously thought my Glock 27 wasn't a great gun for that purpose, but .357 Magnum out of the sub-2-inch barrel and a grip that let me get only the middle and ring fingers on it... After the first attempt at "quick" follow-up shots, I dropped back down to what would have been slow fire with my own semi-auto EDC. I shot about 30 rounds out of that J-Frame. That was enough to let me know what to expect if I had to use one in a "battlefield pick-up" situation. Did it make me consider buying one?
Let's just say that I went out and bought a new 1911 a couple of weeks after that.
Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:26 pm
by Paladin
Rafe wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:22 am
Paladin wrote: Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:39 amduplicate
He finished the course twice!
But seriously, I had a friend who was a definite wheel-gun guy. Haven't spoken to him in a few years, since he moved to Idaho. But his EDC was a S&W J-Frame model. I don't remember exactly, but I think it was one of the 340 models; it had an enclosed hammer and the frame was a lightweight alloy, not steel. Since he carried .357 Magnum, he practiced with .357 Magnum.
One day at the range I joined him in shooting drills with his gun. I got used to the heavyish DA-only trigger pretty quickly and could put the first round at least somewhere near the POA, but trying to do quick follow-up shots was a disaster. I'd previously thought my Glock 27 wasn't a great gun for that purpose, but .357 Magnum out of the sub-2-inch barrel and a grip that let me get only the middle and ring fingers on it... After the first attempt at "quick" follow-up shots, I dropped back down to what would have been slow fire with my own semi-auto EDC. I shot about 30 rounds out of that J-Frame. That was enough to let me know what to expect if I had to use one in a "battlefield pick-up" situation. Did it make me consider buying one?
Let's just say that I went out and bought a new 1911 a couple of weeks after that.
I do love shooting a 1911 far far more than a J-frame
Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:47 am
by Paladin
Finished the Rimfire Rifle Benchrest course. Hadn't done it before because I thought it might be of limited value, but it was actually helpful. ~500rds of .22LR and I improved from 92% accuracy to 100% accuracy from the bench.
I think I'll work on the Rimfire Rifle standing course next before I get back to the 3-position. Then Sporting Rifle and back to Bullseye
Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 5:20 pm
by Paladin
Been working on the Rimfire Rifle Standing course. Hit Expert Friday, but was a bit too windy to do Distinguished. Everything has to go right to get 91/100 in the standing position.
Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:18 pm
by Paladin
Still too windy to finish the rimfire standing course, but hit expert on rimfire 3-position course over the weekend.
Re: Winchester/NRA Marksmanship - challenging you!
Posted: Fri May 23, 2025 4:37 pm
by Paladin
When the forum was down I was able to hit Bullseye Pistol Expert on the stage qualification. It's a lot of ammo, but it is giving me good trigger time behind my carry optics, so well worth the ammo spent.
My eyes couldn't do it with irons anymore... but carry optics make bullseye shooting a lot easier. Hope to finished the stage qual off and start the aggregate qual soon.