HRA/LIFE Fun Shoot Calendar

Organization: Lessons In Firearms Education

 

2012 month/day on chart below Sun morning 9 AM setup 10 - 11:30 AM  session 1 introductory level - LIFE graduates see chart below for equipment list ***

Fun Shoot - session 1 - HRA members only LIFE instructors: bring teaching pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns . . . LIFE class graduates welcome All who attend: bring your handgun(s), longgun(s) etc, a hat, water, eye and ear protection mandatory! Please wear shoes. No tank tops; ejected brass can fly... Want to participate but not a Hawaii Rifle Association member yet? Sign up at the fun shoot for just $20/year! Mandatory safety brief at 9:45am. Participants must be present for sign-in & safety brief to participate and shoot please rsvp at: kaneohegs@aol.com

2012 month/day on chart below 12:30 - 2 PM  session 2 advancement level - continuation 3 - 4 PM special event training Sun afternoon 4 PM takedown see chart below for equipment list ***

Fun Shoot - session 2 - HRA members only All who attend: bring your handgun(s), longgun(s) etc, a hat, water, eye and ear protection mandatory! Please wear shoes. No tank tops; ejected brass can fly... Want to participate but not a Hawaii Rifle Association member yet? Sign up at the fun shoot for just $20/year! Mandatory safety brief at 12:15pm. Participants must be present for sign-in & safety brief to participate and shoot please rsvp at: kaneohegs@aol.com

 

Here is the opportunity you have been waiting for!

An afternoon for shooters on the LIFE range having fun learning and

applying techniques of defense using your handguns, rifles, and shotguns.

   

Planned Schedule for 2012 HRA/LIFE Fun Shoots (all dates are Sundays):

Jan thru May 2012 schedule has been established

As of Dec 2011, a 'range user's fee' has been implemented by Dept of Parks

that will go into effect Jan 2012 for club organized events in the shooting bays.

At this time, a troubling concern is that the fees collected will not go toward Koko Head upkeep

but into a 'general fund'. Initial meeting was held with a limiting 1-person representation per club

and to meet the $ requirement per day of scheduled usage, $5/person will be cost for fun shoot

It hasn't been finalized by Dept of Parks yet, but for now, each person attending please bring $5.

 

January 29	AM: Handgun.  PM: Handgun and Rifle Session, Light Use Techniques 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle, quality handheld light * * * * * Bring quality handheld defense lights such as Surefire 6P, G2, E2s. Techniques will be instrumental in building technique for night use
February 26	AM: Handgun.  PM: Handgun and Shotgun Session 150 rounds handgun, 25 rnds birdshot, 15 rnds buckshot, 5 rnds slug Handgun Light Use Techniques Review / Malfunctions 100 rounds handgun, quality handheld light * * * * * Malfunction clearance drills & practical application
March 25	HRA BBQ (11am) Annual Meeting (12:30pm) Main events (1:30pm) Handgun and Rifle proficiency, Fun Match competition with prizes! 100 rounds centerfire handgun, 60 rounds centerfire rifle, 200 rds .22 **For competition events: bring your .22cal handguns & rifles and your confirmed, sighted centerfire caliber handguns & rifles up to 7.62x39**
April  29	Handgun - Rifle - Shotgun Session 100 rds handgun, 40rds rifle, 25rds birdshot, 5rds buck, 5rds slug How to teach new shooters fast, how to refine your shooting ability
May 27	Handgun and Rifle Session, Light Use Techniques 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle, quality handheld light * * * * * Bring quality handheld defense lights such as Surefire 6P, G2, E2s. Techniques will be instrumental in building technique for night use 3pm-4pm: Special Prep for August 'Top Gun Challenge'
June TBA	Annual HRA Shooting Sports Fair: a weekend event, many venues, open to public. Purchase script and tour many shooting disciplines within the crater and try out many firearms and archery! Airguns also for kids and adults, bring eye and ear protection or purchase at event! Volunteers for this event please email me at: kaneohegs@aol.com
July TBA	AM: Handgun Session 100 rounds handgun PM: Handgun and Shotgun Session 100 rounds handgun, 25 rnds birdshot, 15 rnds buckshot, 5 rnds slug Handgun Light Use Techniques Review: quality handheld light Malfunction clearance drills & practical application 3pm-4pm: Special Prep for August 'Top Gun Challenge'
August TBA special event	Top Gun Challenge: Handgun-Shotgun-Rifle *classic to modern guns* 9am setup, 10:30 - 11:30 preliminaries, 12 - 2 challenge competitors must be present and signed in by 10:30am. all challenge firearms will be provided. entry fee $25. those who help 9am setup will have reduced entry fee of $15. prizes will be awarded. a sampling of challenge events: left and right handed use/ movement/ firing from ground/ physical exertion/ SA revolvers & manual firearms a few challenge firearms: revolvers/ shotguns/ pistols/ bolt, lever rifles competitors and volunteers please email me at: kaneohegs@aol.com
September TBA	National Hunting Fishing Day: both Sat and Sun, venues to support Hawaii Food Bank, donate canned goods or $ for script to shoot different categories of firearms and archery! bring eye & ear protection. Volunteers for this event please email me at: kaneohegs@aol.com
October TBA	AM: Handgun Session 100 rounds handgun PM: Handgun and Rifle Session, Light Use Techniques 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle, quality handheld light * * * * * Bring quality handheld defense lights such as Surefire 6P, G2, E2s. Techniques will be instrumental in building technique for night use 3pm-4pm: Special Prep for December 'Top Gun Challenge'
November TBA	9:45 - 11:30AM: Handgun Session 100 rounds handgun 12:15 - 2PM: Handgun and Shotgun Session 100 rounds handgun, 25 rnds birdshot, 15 rnds buckshot, 5 rnds slug Handgun Light Use Techniques Review: quality handheld light Malfunction clearance drills & practical application
December TBA	AM-  LIFE Instructors and HRA Directors ONLY single and team competitions, LIFE Instr. 4th Quarter Meeting

 

Some images from Fun Shoot events...

Thank-You Appreciation Shoot for 2011 Shooting Sports Fair volunteers

CHOPSTICK CUT

 

A different and difficult challenge: Chopstick Cut! [instead of traditional wood cut (2x4s, 1x2s) shooting]

*  .22s only  *  4 people per team  *  tough resilient bamboo chopsticks, not the weak shattering type

*  two teams attempt to cut their twin chopsticks and send their side of the 2x4 crashing down first

* any impacts on upper or lower 2x4; your team loses the stage even if team had cut their chopsticks first

*  best two of three stages = winning team  *  handguns, rifles, irons, optics - no time limit, no ammo limit

But one mistake and your team loses!  Bamboo chopsticks are strong!  Shoot carefully not recklessly...

 

 

In most cases, there is no worry of unfair advantages with gear or ammo count... 

shoot too fast and then the inevitable yanking of trigger will equal high/low mistakes

competitors need to know how their rig shoots, especially if gun has raised sights/optics!

 

Spackling compound / tape works for the coverage of holes to prepare for next round.

 

 

Example above: Even though left side cut their twin chopsticks, their one low hit means right side wins...

GRAND SHOOT COMBO

CLAYS, PAPER, STEEL & WOOD CUT

 

 

This combination event has a flurry of activity and (hopefully!) brings out the best in teams of four!

Shooters must know how their firearm/sights/caliber will hit, and take care of their areas of responsibility.

Each 4 person team must have at least: one centerfire handgun shooter, one centerfire rifle shooter.

Other two on team may have .22 rimfire guns but remember a wood 2x4 also needs to be cut.

(If necessary, three on team can shoot .22 rimfire; just need a fair pairing of team vs team.)

 

On start signal it's mass shooting action across the line!  Here's the course of fire for team vs team activity:

Competition is designed to have individuals take out their targets of responsibility and work together.

Clays can be taken out by anyone, but must be obliterated from rail. Center punched clays do not count.

Ideally, the one person minimum with centerfire rifle takes care of two shoot-n-c targets downrange.

Each shoot-n-c target (one left, one right) must have only 5 hits in each. Call for help from another if

absolutely needed. Remember, your team members don't have time to shoot and miss these far shots.

 

After all clays are destroyed another one person minimum with centerfire handgun then must hit steel target.

Only upon successful impact of steel, entire team can concentrate firepower on center of 2x4 to cut it in half!

This team challenge reinforces how each person must know how their chosen firearm + equipment shoots

- and proves that even the best laid plans go out the window once the shooting starts...

Irons, red dots, magnified scopes, raised sight-above-bore considerations, balance of caliber /shot recovery

and even when standing still- making hits count amidst yelling and shouting confusion is tough as heck.

 

 

The Clays-Paper-Steel-Wood Cut challenge was incredible fun. It will be offered again

(with some new suprises) exclusive for the Shooting Sports Fair volunteers in 2012!

 

Classic-to-Modern Guns Challenge August 2011

   

1887 lever shotgun - modified with Cowboy Action method of fast load - one in the tube, one in chamber.

This replica comes from Italy. Targets were 2x6 wood blocks. Paper targets in background for rifle stage.

   

Competitors fired M1carbine and AR15 from prone, from both shoulders at 1" red grid paper at 20 yards.

The catch before firing this AR was that it had to be assembled from bolt group / charging handle / upper

and lower half, loaded then attempt your best group on target. KAC rear sight was large (battle) aperture.

Prominent results thus were the unexpected but explainable better groups with M1carbine over AR15.

   

Double barreled coach shotgun on the 2x6 wood blocks. Everyone helped check, score and set targets.

   

Firing the FiveSeven and Glock handgun stage began with loading of the magazine from boxes of ammo.

   

Competitors then fired from any adjusted prone position they favored at shoot-n-c targets 20 yards away.

   

A special classic stage involved another Italian replica; a Taylors & Co 'Half-Pint Sharps' in .22 caliber.

Another stage had a Henry octagonal-barreled .22. Targets were 3" steel targets. Single action revolvers

were a must - absolutely iconic for representing the classic era and development of repeating firearms.

   

Bridging the revolver category from single to double action lockwork: a S&W 625 using moon clips.

Speed in loading and unloading (that competitors had to perform on both revolver types) was obvious

with the .45acp moon clip Smith 625, but it had to be fired in double action. Much tougher in shooting

small groups on the 8 yard shoot-n-c targets. Some suprised themselves in their excellent scores.

Modern Guns Top Gun Challenge 2010

 

 

With HK P30 fire 3rds left hand only, 3rds right hand only, starting from double action each time.

With Sig P229 fire 3rds left hand only, 3rds right hand only, starting from double action each time.

S&W model 66 .38: load and fire 6rds two-handed strong side, then reload 6rds with speed loader.

All rounds must print within a 8x11 paper, shot briskly with a purpose. Shots off paper do not score.

 

 

Competitor picks up loaded, round chambered Kimber Classic 1911 .45 with single sided safety,

using left hand only, take safety off, fire 4 rounds at a 3 inch circle. Edge hits on circle do not count.

Then with a Browning Buckmark .22, competitor fires 5rds into 3 inch cirle. Edge hits do not count.

 

 

Load 5rds into magazine, reassemble field stripped AK-47, chamber and fire 5rds into 2.5" square.

Load 5rds into magazine, reassemble field stripped Glock, chamber and fire 5rds into 2.5" square.

Edge hits of square don't count. 3 min time limit reassemble and fire 5rds into square per each gun.

 

 

  

AR-15 challenge drill: from ground both left and right sides, fire 4rds each side, from each shoulder.

Must reload and fire maintaining lowest height possible from ground to replicate necessity of cover.

Edge hits of 3/4" red stickers also count for score. Requires understanding sight-to-bore relationship

when viewed from each side of body being on ground, from both shoulders at target 10 yards away.

 

 

Ruger 10/22 two-handed: 10rds from left shoulder, 10rds from right shoulder. All must print in 4" target. Savage MKII .22 target bolt action two-handed 5 rounds from strong side only, must print in 1" circle.

No time limit, but purpose-driven decisive shooting keeps in line with the goal of this firing sequence.

   

Sling empty Rem 870 with 6rds in sidesaddle shell holder. Carry a 1000rd case of 45acp 15yds.

 

From kneeling, load and fire 4rds from shotgun, knock down 4 wood targets, load 2rds and hit 2 more.

Some images from Fun Shoot events...

Handgun Gauntlet

Handgun gauntlet event. Competitors fired 32 different handguns for score at various targets.

 

 

 

Categories of defensive, target and hunting handguns - various calibers, manufacturers, manual of arms.

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-  more pictures from fun shoot events  -

  

Two-picture visual of a 'demanding target' drill - the aiming points to be hit are not the two large bullseyes;

they are the four SMALL bullseyes... Knowing how your sight picture needs to be at these distances is crucial!

  

Another fundamental and largely overlooked concept - firing at another demanding target thru a narrow port.

No bullet hits allowed on upper or lower barriers. Sight line 2.5 inches above bore must be considered.

  

Various angled ports; challenging shots to make from both shoulders - don't be comfortable only on one side!!

  

Use of the most common and affordable - and universally capable - handheld light such as Surefire . . .

Continue to build solid skills with all techniques AND from both sides - dry, then live practice reveals A LOT.

  

How many have really practiced this - regularly - and in live fire?? These skills need to be second nature!

Given a live fire night class, it sure would be to one's advantage to have been accustomed to this earlier, eh?

  

Being able to lock-in your grip and control both items smoothly is why one needs to train regularly!

Working out the variables now even in daytime is valuable for the times one gets opportunities in a night class!

...and more pictures from Fun Shoots...

   

   

   

   

   

 Pictures from a HRA Fun Shoot event + ammunition testing:

Participants did lots of handgun and shotgun shooting . . .

   

Also, 'soaked phone book' tests were performed using different firearms and ammnition . . .

Note: these tests are to show differences in bullet/projectile penetration with a very easy to prepare test medium (old phone books) and give an indication of what the projectile can or cannot do . . .

   

12 gauge slug sent phone book flying off the table; revealing a small pass-thru hole upon landing.

Side view of same phone book shows more than average disruption of a soggy directory.

   

A .223 cal 55 gr FMJ zipped right thru another soaked phone book, yet fragmented completely.

The view of the phone book's exit of the bullet; at first look is impressive but remember:

(1) bullet totally fragmented, and (2) wet media has memory so it looks worse than if it was dry.

   

Another full metal jacket .223 showed keyhole effect upon exit. Further down this page there are more examples of bullet fragmentation, keyholing and deflection with other calibers as well.

   

This was a desired effect; a 45 grain .223 Hollow Point took the phone book down and all parts of the bullet remained in the phone book without exiting; dumping all its energy into the media.

   

A very challenging and learning experience was firing thru simulated hard obstructions and

observing different "sight height relationship to bore" situations. Using very common AR-15s

with a high sight plane (2.5 inches) above bore axis reveals what is needed to send bullets successfully thru a narrow opening as seen above. Left picture: bullets impact the 'obstruction'.

Right picture: requires more careful sight alignment but sends bullets unhindered to strike target.

Firing from side angle and from low perspectives is another training aspect; we will be training

for this in many fun shoot events; so bring out your carbines and rifles (calibers up to 7.62x39).

From another HRA Fun Shoot . . .

A very wet AK, more in the Firearms Tests section! The highlight is when it goes into the pond!

- Click here for extended abuse test on Vector AK -

 

This is a sampling of what a Fun Match includes; don't miss the next HRA BBQ/Fun Match!

HRA BBQ: March 27, 2011 - several competition stages will be team events

Thirty Six in attendance, many handguns, rifles, and shotguns, 8000+ rounds of ammo fired,

four stages of informal competition, six prize winners, numerous ballistic examples and tests,

- a whole lot of fun on that Sunday afternoon!

   

LIFE instructors bring many of their firearms for others to try, helping others learn different guns.

After warm up and indoctrination to different handguns, the informal competition began at 1:30pm.

One of the competition stages was for the best 5 round group at 8 yards, two handed.

Sight picture and Trigger control truly makes the difference. It is much harder than one thinks.

Another stage required use of only the support hand to print the best 5 round group.

Using best technique is the only answer to stay in the running. You'll be amazed with the results.

Bowling pin (5 pins, 6 rounds) and wood cutting (team) events created even more excitement.

   

   

Dennis, Gordon, and Brian set up an array of ballistic test medium and cardboard witness sheets.

Instructors fired various calibers from rifles and handguns thru drywall and soaked phone books.

Phone books soaked in water (for days) and were placed on the test table to be shot.

Witness sheets reveal the bullet deviation (fragmenting pieces or keyhole tumbling) that occured.

   

Although bullet exits looked impressive, that is not necessarily occuring visibly in a real situation.

More wood cutting, this time with 12 gauge slugs fired from AK-type semiauto shotguns.

   

 The last hour of shooting continued hands-on live-fire practice as well as trying out more firearms.

   

Shown here is the blasting of water filled containers. Rifles and shotguns provide the best effect.

   

Sighting in with a newly set-up AR-15. This is a great time of equipment tests and camaraderie.

One of the abuse test AKs; hundreds of rounds fired in short order make for a smoking gun; and the smoke is coming from the laminated handguards - there was a wonderful smell of burning plywood, and the barrel steel was getting discolored. It took a while to for the metal to cool down.