{"id":1297,"date":"2019-10-24T08:07:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T08:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2020-06-29T16:57:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:57:01","slug":"should-you-take-a-shooting-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/should-you-take-a-shooting-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Take A Shooting Lesson?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take A Shooting Lesson, For Your Sake And Others’ As Well<\/h1>\n

My journey towards a safe and secure armed lifestyle started on an outdoor shooting range in Arizona. That range held practical shooting competitions almost every night. It also had many smaller ranges (a\/k\/a “bays”) where I could practice or take a shooting lesson. These pistol bays were<\/span> about 25 yards across and anywhere from 15 to 100 yards deep. They allowed me to set up multiple targets and move back and forth with my gun.<\/span><\/p>\n

I didn’t realize it at the time, but my experience was very different from how many gun owners learn to shoot their guns.\u00a0 You see, pistol bays are common at outdoor ranges that hold practical pistol matches.\u00a0 You’ll also find them on law enforcement ranges.\u00a0 But o<\/span>utdoor ranges and pistol bays take up a lot of real estate.\u00a0 And, a<\/span>ccording to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (a gun industry trade association), <\/span>47 percent of new gun owners live in an urban area<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Finding the space for outdoor ranges and pistol bays in an urban area is a tough — if not impossible — task. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Take It Inside<\/h3>\n

Indoor shooting ranges don\u2019t have that problem. They\u2019re smaller, and they can be built almost anywhere in a city that zoning laws allow. Yet, the experience inside most indoor ranges is dramatically different than the experience at an outdoor range with pistol bays. The typical indoor range features a bunch of three foot wide “lanes” that shooters stand in while shooting at a target that moves back and forth to varying distances. Bodily movement isn\u2019t really possible at this type of range. Neither is shooting at multiple targets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This presents a problem. Most pistol drills and training regimens are designed for pistol bays, not indoor ranges. So if today\u2019s gun owner wants to progress in his or her skills, they must find a an outdoor range that allows shooters to set up the drills needed to improve pistol abilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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