Distance at the range.

[triple shock]

Okay here we go again.I am actually a newbie on this forum and I already love it. QUESTION-- What is the distance that some of you are using to shoot your Ruger LC9 at the range? I actually reload everything I shoot and I own a farm so I don't have to go to a range. I have plenty of room to shoot. I figured 15 to 25 on average for close up . Give me some ideas. I have'nt done a lot of hand gun shooting in a long time. At least I do have a shooting table to use if needed.

 

[cbass]

7 to 25 yards is pretty standard.

 

[hittman]

7 yards and 10 yards for me.

 

[desertrat]

Yeah, if you can hit a perp in a vital area at 10 yds with a .380 mouse gun you're doing darn good.

 

[labhound]

My range I set up at home has yard markers at 7, 10, 15, 20 and 25 yards. I don't own an LC9 but I do most of my practicing at 15 yards with my full size .380's, 9mm's and .45's.

 

[just1more]

I just finished building a 8' high by 16' wide wall of RR ties backed up by 50 yards of dirt. I like to practice a drill I read about that has 3 targets, one each at 3, 5 and 7 yards. The closest at 3 yards and the others 6' to either side. Two shots in each target, reload and 2 more in each target again. Total time should be under 12 seconds. I'm down to 12+ so I need more practice.

 

[guidedfishing]

My pistol range is setup for 7, 15, 25 yards. The range is has a dirt berm, and transitions from a 2 lane dual silhouette targets per lane , to a two lane dueling tree, and head to head two lane bowling pin table shoot. It can handle approximately 10 shooters for our typical course of fire. Although we don't typically use our LC9's and similar compacts for range fire we make a habit of running through the qualification stage of the course of fire with them that is run at 7 and 15 yards which the LC9 is perfectly capable of.

Shoot straight and shoot often
GF

 

[REP1954]

With both my LC9 and LCP I devote most of my practice time at ranges out to 7 yards using a modified unaimed point shooting. After 3 or 4 and out to 7 yards I am aware of the front sight but not really aming using both front and rear sights. I then spend some time shooting aimed fire at ranges out to 25 yards but mostly around 10 to 15 yards with the LC9. I have many other guns designed to use past ranges beyond the self defense range to spend to much time there with the LC9. Saying that I am amazed at how well the LC9 can perform at longer ranges for it's weight and size. All that being said I did buy a Taurus PLY 22 for fun cheap plinking out to 50 yards and it's a blast trying to squeeze what I can out of it and myself.

 

[steveodtw]

7 yards and 10 yards for me.

Same here. Don't go much beyond for CCW weapons. Maybe 25 yards for my .357 Mag. as a hunting/camp gun.

 

[Pal Val]

I go vatiable distances between 7 and 15 yds. Longer than that for the LC9 I could call "long range".

 

[Ruger Packer]

For my LCP and SR9c, 7 and 10 yards is all I use. My thinking is these 2 guns (for myself) are strictly for CC. If confronted by a perp I'm not gonna get into a gun battle over long distances. Past 10 yards he'll be hightailin' with tail between legs!

 

[flaman]

Seven yards only here

 

[exavid]

I shoot at our club indoor range at 50' and outdoors at the county range on steel plates at 25yds using all my handguns, LCP, LC9, SR40c, P345 and my S&W model 28. With the three larger guns I often shoot at 50 yard targets. I like to practice at longer distances than I ever expect to need, it just makes closer targes easier to deal with.

 

[blume357]

I prefer to practice at the aprx. 7 yard range for quick pulls and shooting with out using sights.

then the longer ranges are for sighting and just seeing how steady you can hold the pistol and squeeze the trigger.

Flaman's comment above reminds me of how much fun I had this past Fall up at Contenders' range knocking those steel targets and plates down when we all gathered at the East Coast Ruger meet.

 

[freedomcosts]

Pretty much the same here, 5,7,10 yards, mostly 7. I do shoot a few rounds at 15 yds occasionally, but most practice is quick acquisition of sights and accuracy at 7 yds.