Severum Posted June 19, 2011 Posted June 19, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL614E37A96CF458DD me and a friend went to the range over the weekend. We shot his Beretta 9mm and a .22 revolver. I haven't gone shooting in 2 years, I think I did pretty good. Check Out My Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1wxp38k2oBAHIXUR20hjQ Like-Share-Subscribe!
Cali Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 How far back were you shooting from, I haven't been in a few months. Need to find a place to go. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
Shaman Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Me, a lot. Since childhood I was introduced to this as sport. However haven't been pursuing this hobby for quite some time due to very expensive ammunition. I had to choose building flight hours instead. 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
Cali Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Me, a lot. Since childhood I was introduced to this as sport. However haven't been pursuing this hobby for quite some time due to very expensive ammunition. I had to choose building flight hours instead. That's one reason why I bought a 9mm, I can get a box of 50 for under $12 bucks. I had a .45 about 7 years ago and a box cost around $16. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
Irregular programming Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Shooting is extremely fun. I compete mostly IPSC but in other things as well. Here I am shooting steel at in a gravel query 2 hours north of Stockholm. HCcw3bX9DsQ Some IPSC fotage from back in a day jMoaBzHvMtQ A silly video of my Danish Garand in action d4qe9icNSe4&NR=1 And I recently spent most of my hard earned buckets of cash on a Contour HD. I don't have food for the month, but here is a test video where I can't shoot steel targets... also Lugers. KfUEKgw5wzg Pew pew. :thumbup: Edited June 20, 2011 by Irregular programming
Insanatrix Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 That's one reason why I bought a 9mm, I can get a box of 50 for under $12 bucks. I had a .45 about 7 years ago and a box cost around $16. ugh .40 S&W's cost like 16 a box for reloads at my local indoor range. It's fun but it is expensive.
Rainmaker Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 That's one reason why I bought a 9mm, I can get a box of 50 for under $12 bucks. I had a .45 about 7 years ago and a box cost around $16. Those .45's are well into the 20's now. You can barely find ball ammo for around $20 where I am at without buying in bulk. It's mid 20's and up for SJHP's and higher quality stuff.
Cali Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 That's why I got the 9mm, after a while that $8 dollars adds up fast. You can go through 200-300 rounds easy in a day. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
effte Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Expensive? I shoot 9 mm pistol and assault rifles, and it's all for free... ;) Kidding aside, I just passed up on an opportunity to buy a. 222, opting for a .22LR instead for bird. Not only due to the ammo cost, but you get several times as many rounds for the .22 so it's a factor alright. Now I want to find a good, cheap shotgun but it seems I'm not alone in that market segment. ----- Introduction to UTM/MGRS - Trying to get your head around what trim is, how it works and how to use it? - DCS helos vs the real world.
Severum Posted June 20, 2011 Author Posted June 20, 2011 The targets were between 25 and 30 yards. I got stuck on the rifle range because the pistol range was full. .22 ammo is dirt cheap. we bought 250 rounds, 200 9mm and 50 .22, we shot though all of them within 45 minutes. Spent at least, I think it was $60 on the ammo. Damn its an expensive hobby. For what ever reason, I want to start getting into the hobby. Check Out My Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1wxp38k2oBAHIXUR20hjQ Like-Share-Subscribe!
Cali Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 I like long range shooting, but need to get a good rifle first. I would love to get a AR-15, but don't have the $1200-1500 right now and if I did..there are a ton of other things I could spend the money on. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED
Rainmaker Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 I like long range shooting, but need to get a good rifle first. I would love to get a AR-15, but don't have the $1200-1500 right now and if I did..there are a ton of other things I could spend the money on. I've been eyeballing a Stag 6 Varminter for a couple years now. They are rated and guaranteed to shoot a 1/2 MOA...which is an absolute tack driver and looks to be better than anything anyone else has for the price range. I probably would have sucked it up and bought one by now but I am actually lacking the access to any long ranges that will let you do 300+ which you really need to test yourself with something like that. They can be had for around $900 and shoot 556. They have a 6.8 as well but ammo is through the roof last time I checked.
OutOnTheOP Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Personally, I'd avoid the 6.8. First, as you mentioned, it costs an absolute ass-ton to shoot, even if you handload. Second, the bullet weight it's lofting is downright rough on an AR15 action. But most important, it doesn't GIVE you anything. A Sierra 77 grain HPBT fired from a 5.56x45mm shoots much flatter, has much less wind drift, the ammo costs a third as much, weighs 30% less, has damn near twice the ballistic efficiency, about 80% as many Newtons of energy on it at the muzzle as the 110 grain 6.8 SPC, just as much energy at 150-200 meters, and has MORE energy at all ranges beyond that. The 6.8 bullet is short, squat, and terribly unaerodynamic, just like the 123 grain 7.62x39 bullet. It is so draggy it loses all of it's energy in the first hundred meters. As to long range shooting... well, the AR15 is a fantastic- and incredibly precise- rifle (one of my favorites), but if you mean long-range as in "beyond 500 meters", I'd go to a larger caliber. The 77 grain HPBTs give the AR15 good reach to 500 or 600 meters, but you're still better off with a 7.62x51 or one of the dedicated target calibers. 6mm PPC is fantastic, and I've heard a lot of good things about the 6.5 Creedmore.
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