2007-11-08 19:19:40 · 7 answers · asked by 15134 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
In a nutshell....shoot as long as you are having fun. I go out and sometimes spend a full day shooting. Other times when I'm pressed for time, I may only get off 25 to 50 rounds. The thing is, get as much practice in as often as you can, but if it starts hurting your hand, you are feeling tired, or you just feel like stopping, call it a day.
2007-11-09 08:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I shoot mine about 50 to 100 times every two weeks. Be sure to concentrate on what you are doing so that you develop your style and skills. What works for one shooter won't necessarily work for another. My 1991 A1 tends to get a bit hot after a couple of magazines so I set it aside and shoot something else for a while or grab a soda in the gun shack then go back to working with the .45 again. The main thing is to develop consistency so that you can pick that gun up and hit the target in the same spot every time. You can only achieve that through practice. Shooting 200 rounds in one day and then putting the gun away for a couple of months just won't work.
Buy a case or half case of the same lot of ammunition if you can afford it and store in a cool, dry, place like a safe. Having bullets from the same lot means they will be very close in load and will ensure accuracy. Just don't skimp on the brand. A cheap bullet will destroy your accuracy and make your gun very dirty.
Hope this helps
2007-11-09 01:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by Alchemist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I shoot pistols at least once a week, I usually take 2-5 pistols with me and anywhere from 200-500 rounds of various ammo with me. I don't always shoot all of it, sometimes I have to buy more at the range, most times I come home with around half of what I started with.
You'll find out after a while of shooting that you'll shoot more some days, shoot less others, and there's no real way of telling until you're already at the range. Shoot what you're comfortable with, if you feel like shooting 200 rounds, then do it, what's it going to hurt? If you feel like shooting only 40 or 50, then do it. There's no limits except the ones you place on it.
2007-11-09 04:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends. If you begin loosing concentration, start shaking, begin yanking the trigger, no longer enjoy the exercise or doing a lot of stuff that detracts from the learning experience....Stop...
Otherwise, fire as many rounds as you feel comfortable with. I have been known to fire 200 to 250 rounds at a time before I want to stop firing.
Also, if you are in training for certain matches 50 rounds is just stage 1.
2007-11-09 00:23:53 · answer #4 · answered by NAnZI pELOZI's Forced Social 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep shooting as long as you can afford to (ammo is getting steep these days) and you're not tired. When you fatigue, you'll start using poor form. No good reason to keep shooting and practice bad form. Just shoot as long as you're still having fun, and you're not anticipating the recoil (flinching, pulling the muzzle down just before pulling the trigger).
2007-11-12 16:33:08 · answer #5 · answered by cazling85 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No more than 50, because you want to concentrate on the silliks which will make you a marksman, like sight picture, posture, breathing, etc.
2007-11-08 22:37:13 · answer #6 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its not how much you shoot that matters, its all about what you are doing while you are shooting.* Breathe, Relax, Aim, Squeeze, Fire.* Your body & mind will tell you when enough is enough.*
2007-11-09 04:13:37 · answer #7 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋