Is pistol target limited to .22LR?

Izzard said:
I am in the GVA :(. I'm planning on signing up with DVC as they are are the closest. Thanks for your offer though.
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I would recommend PCDHFC, because it's not much further, larger facility, membership is less, and does activities like PPC, LEAP, IPSC, and other stuff.
 
patrickosuave said:
Let me know when you come over to the island and I'll see what I can do!

I confess I don't frequent the range often though, like my space.
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Haha that's funny I'm on a week long staycation and was actually planning on going over to the island. Which island are you on? ;)
 
Agent Law said:
I would recommend PCDHFC, because it's not much further, larger facility, membership is less, and does activities like PPC, LEAP, IPSC, and other stuff.
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Their range does look quite nice, and I do indeed want to be at a place that has a distance of 25 meters eventually, but for now DVC's hours of operation and my skill level seem like a much better match :). Thanks for your suggestion!
 
Izzard said:
Haha that's funny I'm on a week long staycation and was actually planning on going over to the island. Which island are you on? ;)
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I'm on Vancouver Island, the other ones are a little too organic for my likens atleast until you get a little more north. The northern lands are Nirvana for me. I miss Rupert and the Charlottes (or whatever folks choose to call it now)
 
Izzard said:
Their range does look quite nice, and I do indeed want to be at a place that has a distance of 25 meters eventually, but for now DVC's hours of operation and my skill level seem like a much better match :). Thanks for your suggestion!
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I started off at DVC for those same reasons too. They have even upgraded their backstops to handle up to 7.62x39, although shooting a rifle at a target 17 yards away is not very challenging unless it's an SKS lol. I still maintain my membership there for shooting over the winter, but once I started IPSC, I joined PCDHFC so I could get in holster and movement practice down on the lower ranges. Being able to shoot out to 200m on Range 7 is nice, and they just opened up Range 10 which has all steel targets for hand guns.

And then I joined RRGC for archery with my daughter. hmmmm multiples again .... I has a sickness lol :p
 
VanMan said:
I started off at DVC for those same reasons too. They have even upgraded their backstops to handle up to 7.62x39, although shooting a rifle at a target 17 yards away is not very challenging unless it's an SKS lol. I still maintain my membership there for shooting over the winter, but once I started IPSC, I joined PCDHFC so I could get in holster and movement practice down on the lower ranges. Being able to shoot out to 200m on Range 7 is nice, and they just opened up Range 10 which has all steel targets for hand guns.

And then I joined RRGC for archery with my daughter. hmmmm multiples again .... I has a sickness lol :p
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I'm assuming you do their members only membership? Are there usually free lanes during members hours? This thread is now completely derailed.

patrickosuave, I'm going to show up on your doorstop and expected to be given a foreign dignitary's welcome ;). In all seriousness though I wish I had a nice big acre or two of land behind my house, great for firearm practice, and would be a nice walk when retrieving my arrows! Having your range behind your house must mean going though ammo like an ammo goes through...well whatever your target is (if your target isn't a sheet of metal, that is) :).
 
I still maintain the full membership at DVC. They usually have a great deal if you buy or renew around Christmas. Members hours are usually pretty good. I've only had to wait for a lane a couple of times on a Saturday morning. It's pretty easy to get a lane on Tuesday and Thursday nights too. Wednesday nights are their 2 for 1 deals, so it's pretty busy with large groups of new shooters.

Izzard said:
I'm assuming you do their members only membership? Are there usually free lanes during members hours? This thread is now completely derailed.

patrickosuave, I'm going to show up on your doorstop and expected to be given a foreign dignitary's welcome ;). In all seriousness though I wish I had a nice big acre or two of land behind my house, great for firearm practice, and would be a nice walk when retrieving my arrows! Having your range behind your house must mean going though ammo like an ammo goes through...well whatever your target is (if your target isn't a sheet of metal, that is) :).
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As for backyard practice - I have a few of these: Acreage Bullet Catch they are pretty neat - I can press up a few rounds and test them in the yard. If you were in my area you would be most welcome to visit and check out Bullseye as I have a complete range set up out back. (yes.... I have moved South again). I live in a VERY firearms friendly state - refreshing!

As for the original thread - which .22? Looks like Van Man has a great offer for an introduction to the discipline he can get you started to see whether you like it - I would take him up on his generous offer. As for pricing: I snagged an X-Esse for $500 (poor thing - it was lying next to Glocks and desert Eagles and needed to be rescued) - and then popped a 'Larry's Guns' trigger in, I also snagged a Browning Challenger for $600. That was a nostalgia purchase because that was my first target pistol (Aged 9) - but they are great intro pistols (The grips suit most hand sizes). It is a 1962 model and the blueing is showcase.

Pretty much any pistol will out shoot you so buy wisely and concentrate on basics - sight pattern (look at the front sight not the target), trigger control and dry fire for practice..... and get competent with a 22 before moving up calibres - and don't get intimidated with 25 yds/m - it is pretty straightforward just your brain will tell you it is difficult because after shooting 'zombie /combat' at 5-10m you can't see the holes appear...

Have fun and you will enjoy the (very pleasantly geekish) bullseye community.
 
A S&W model 41 is a superb .22 pistol. Back in the day, when I shot a Browning Medallist, I wished that I had one.
At our little indoor range, the Model 41 guys were winning every target match. The quality of these pistols was fantastic.
And, no jamming, except with the same crap ammo that all of the other target .22s didn't like either.
That kind of quality in a design never becomes obsolete.
But then, it doesn't have a polymer frame, and it was your father's .22, so it must not be any good. :rolleyes:

The Ruger mark II and mark III are also great .22 pistols. Very reliable, tough as a tank, just not as pretty as all-milled -steel guns.
In my opinion, if you can't reassemble your Ruger Standard Auto, or Marks I,II,or III easily, once you know the simple steps, then you must either be a mechanical idiot, or your pistol is defective.
It would be foolish not to consider this pistol, based on talk that it is "difficult to clean".

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nDefvB1Io
 
Thanks for all your suggestions friends! I'm definitely taking VanMan up on his offer--would be insane to waste his generosity ;). It looks like the X-Esse is within my price range--I'll just need to find one in Canada used! Looking forward to getting my EE application approved so I can start spending some money! I'v asked VanMan to leave his more expensive .22LR's at home so I don't get too wallet-trigger-happy :D.
 
Love my MKII's, especially the 10" Barrels. The Gov't Target model is good too, but it cannot compete with the 10's at longer distances These will hold like a miniature rifle in terms of accuracy.
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Ha! Lonesome D - My father did have a '41 and almost bought one for nostalgia (and may well do so - they are great pistols but i wouldn't buy one starting out (and haven't bought one yet))... times move on so even my gsp is superseded these days... Interestingly, many of the good shots here (2700s) shoot a tricked 1911 for both the centre fire and 45 portion and shoot a 'Marvel' 22 conversion (on the same frame) for the 22 leg. As it happens - I live a few miles from the Marvel place. Haven't bumped into him yet..
 
Looking at all these photos of people with multiple versions of the same firearm, I can tell this is going to be a bad hobby for me...I already like to buy two sets of things I own--one to use and one to look at and keep perfect; now I'll need one to use, one to tinker with, and another to just look at.

I'm really looking forward to meeting up with VanMan. I'll let you guys know which of the .22LR's I liked best :).
 
I don't know of any clubs in the Fraser Valley area that hold proper bullseye competitions. So your urge to shoot in this classic manner will be limited to self fulfillment.

As for the gun choice for this bullseye shooting I'd suggest that the S&W 41 is a fine option which still is "general" enough a gun to use for other forms of handgun matches in the area. And if my own 41 is any example it is not a gun which you will be likely to outgrow any time soon. It was a fine bullseye gun in its day and it's still darn fine. When you get to where you can shoot sub 1.5" groups at the extreme 17 yards at DVC THEN you may find that a better bullseye gun MIGHT perform a little better for you.

The Rugers are nice guns. But they are not quite as good as the 41. But they will also deliver roughly sub 1.5" groups at DVC's 17 yard limit if you are capable.
 
Izzard said:
Looking at all these photos of people with multiple versions of the same firearm, I can tell this is going to be a bad hobby for me...I already like to buy two sets of things I own--one to use and one to look at and keep perfect; now I'll need one to use, one to tinker with, and another to just look at.

I'm really looking forward to meeting up with VanMan. I'll let you guys know which of the .22LR's I liked best :).
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I almost have 2 of each .22 pistol I own. As a fellow gun nut, I strongly advise against purchasing a quality .22 firearm. It begins with one... then like rabbits they breed, and severely deplete the contents of one's wallet.

God gave us 2 hands, so purchasing/collecting in pairs is quite natural. Of course triples is an aberration ;)
 
BCRider said:
I don't know of any clubs in the Fraser Valley area that hold proper bullseye competitions. So your urge to shoot in this classic manner will be limited to self fulfillment.

As for the gun choice for this bullseye shooting I'd suggest that the S&W 41 is a fine option which still is "general" enough a gun to use for other forms of handgun matches in the area. And if my own 41 is any example it is not a gun which you will be likely to outgrow any time soon. It was a fine bullseye gun in its day and it's still darn fine. When you get to where you can shoot sub 1.5" groups at the extreme 17 yards at DVC THEN you may find that a better bullseye gun MIGHT perform a little better for you.

The Rugers are nice guns. But they are not quite as good as the 41. But they will also deliver roughly sub 1.5" groups at DVC's 17 yard limit if you are capable.
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And a 41 is not nearly the gun the 46 is.....
 
BCRider said:
I don't know of any clubs in the Fraser Valley area that hold proper bullseye competitions. So your urge to shoot in this classic manner will be limited to self fulfillment.
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Darn. Really? I mean it'll still be fun but the idea of working up towards a competition was nice.
 
they run a WIPL match once a month at PCDHFC. The next one is Sept 18th out on range #1. I've never been, but I've heard it some sort of precision pistol shooting. Range #1 is 50 yards deep, but no idea what yardage these folks shoot at. I'd drop in to this next one, but I'm heading out to Chiliwack for the Elwin Fehr Memorial Revolver match.

For some precision bulls-eye shooting, you could go to the the RRGC air pistol range once they start back up again. I think they are still setting up now that they moved the archery and air pistol range over to River Road. I've dropped in before and they had a range gun you can rent. I think it was something like a $10 drop in fee and $5 for the range air pistol (ammo & targets included, there may have been another fee to recharge the tank). Those air pistol triggers are super light (~1lb), but all the other skill can be transferred between air pistols and "powder" pistols as they call them.
 
Izzard said:
Wasn't the 46 supposedly a poor man's 41?
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The initial concept was. it did not have the high finish blueing of the 41, nor the 41's adjustable trigger , or the nice grips, or the lpi checkering on the metal grip, or the anti glare lines on the barrel, and the mag button was plain as well.

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The 46's were all accuracy proofed for the USAF shooting team. I'd have to look for the specs that Roy Jinks sent me, but the 46's had to meet the pistol shooting teams accuracy standard. If the gun did not meet the spec, a new barrel was installed until it could.

I have shot 41's and 46's with the 7" barrel. If you find a 46, buy it. I do not own any 41's any more. The 46 was treated to accurizing that the 41 never got.

The 41 is a lot nicer to look at. But the 46 will run X rings around it. The irony is the 'ugly' 46's command a much higher price than the 41's.

A 46 will take a 41 barrel. But the 41 will not take the 46 barrel because of an unrelieved locking lug.
 
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