We didn’t get to post our range report earlier due to the holiday and other events. We also took a trip to the Botanic Garden after shooting Sunday. Finally, I can get the record up to date.
We went shopping for ammunition on Saturday and found plenty of shotgun target rounds, both 12 and 20 gauge. We also found some .45 ACP ammo; we got 200 rounds for about $23 per box. The UMC rounds were a dollar off the regular price at the local sporting goods store. Other ammo was sparse and there were only 400 rounds of .45 left on the shelf when we got to the counter. We also bought 100 rounds of UMC .357 magnum.
On Sunday, we got another 100 rounds of .45 at the range where they still have the ‘buy it here and shoot it here’ rule in effect – no ammo to go. We also scored 100 rounds of 9mm which went into the range, but stayed in the bag. In essence, we’re not breaking the rule since we’re going to shoot the 9mm next weekend. We didn’t have the 9mm pistols with us.
The shooting was fun. I had a pretty good grouping with the Glock 30 .45 pistol – all ten rounds inside the zone. Damsel also shot 50 rounds with her Warthog. There was one stovepipe, and she thinks she had a solid grip on the pistol when it happened, so it remains unexplained.
After we finished with the pistols, we shot large silhouette with our shotguns. Damsel sent five rounds downrange in about 3 seconds with her 20 gauge Remington. When she finished, some cops that were in the range shooting came over from their booth to express amazement at how this girl performs with her shotgun. I took a video (above) of her first shotgun series just before the guys came over.