Handguns
Long guns
We headed to the indoor range today for our regular target practice. Upon arrival, we found the parking lot full and we had to park on the street across from the range. The crowded lot and street was due to a group using the training room at the range. We got our gear ready, went into the range and found an open lane right away. In fact it didn’t get crowded until halfway through our session.
Today we brought the 9mm handguns (Glock 26 and S&W 908s) and Damsel’s S&W 686 .357 magnum revolver. Since we scored some 9mm and .357 ammo a couple weeks ago, we decided to bring both calibers today. We also brought the shotguns, a Remington 880 20 gauge and the Remington 12 gauge security gun.
Shooting was fun today. We dispensed about 150 rounds total of 9mm ammo through the Glock and S&W. Both guns performed flawlessly, which is more than I can say about the shooter (speaking for myself). We weren’t all that bad today, but since this is the first time in weeks we shot the revolver and the 9mm pistols, our rustiness was showing.
As for the shotguns, we had fun sending 25 rounds each, of 12 and 20 gauge, into the silhouette targets. We went through all three targets we took into the range, shooting 2 of them down completely and perforating the last one pretty good.
Availability of ammo seemed to be improving at the range. As far as the local sporting goods outlets, not so much. One thing is for sure, the prices are up considerably for both factory new and reloads at the range. I managed to get a rain check on some 9mm ammo at the bargain price from the sporting goods shop – if it ever gets delivered to them, I’ll be able to get a couple hundred rounds at a good price.