Upcoming Event: HRA/LIFE Fun Shoot

Organization: Lessons In Firearms Education

2009 month/day on chart below Sun morning AM

LIFE Instructor Shoot LIFE instructors: bring teaching pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns . . . please rsvp at: kaneohegs@aol.com

2009 month/day on chart below Sun afternoon 12-4:30 PM see chart below for equipment list *****

LIFE Invitational Fun Shoot - HRA members only Also for LIFE graduates: bring your handgun(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! please rsvp at: kaneohegs@aol.com Recommend attendees arrive at 11:45 am, mandatory safety brief is at 12:00. Participants must be present for sign-in and safety brief to participate in the events!

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 2009 HRA/LIFE Fun Shoots (all dates are Sundays):

January 25 - special event -	HRA BBQ (12 noon) Annual Meeting (12:30pm) Main events (1:30pm) Handgun and Rifle proficiency, mild competition plus some prizes! 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle Shotgun proficiency - 25 rounds birdshot, 15 rounds buck, 5 slug
February 1st *yes, not the usual Sun	Handgun Session #1, Rifle #1 / Light Use Techniques 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle, quality handheld light * * * * * Bring quality handheld defense lights such as Surefire 6P, G2, E2s. Drills covered will be instrumental in building technique for night use
March 29  Benefit Event	LIFE Instructors - Rotary Club fund raiser event - help defeat Polio! Volunteers for this benefit please email me at: kaneohegs@aol.com
March 29 Benefit Event	LIFE Instructors - Rotary Club fund raiser event - help defeat Polio! Setup: 7:30am, benefit shooting event is 10am-4pm, takedown 4-5pm For volunteers: lunch provided by club, 5pm food provided by KGS
April  26 special event	Exhibition Shooter Tom Knapp performing in big bay 10am and 2pm. Volunteers for this event please email me at: kaneohegs@aol.com -Range time reserved for setup and takedown teams only- RSVP req'd Handgun Session #2, Rifle #2 / Light Use Techniques / Malfunctions 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle, quality handheld light * * * * * Malfunction clearance drills & practical application   AK class prep
May 24 Mandatory for July's 11,12 AK class and 18,19 ECRG class	Handgun Session #1, Rifle #1 / Light Use Techniques 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle, quality handheld light * * * * * Bring quality handheld defense lights such as Surefire 6P, G2, E2s. Drills covered will be instrumental in building technique for night use Malfunction clearance drills & practical application   AK class prep
June 20 and 21	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!
June 28  morning	LIFE Instructors - Rimfire Challenge and Second Quarter Meeting
June 28  afternoon Mandatory for July's 11,12 AK class and 18,19 ECRG class	Handgun Session #2, Rifle #2 / Light Use Techniques / Malfunctions 100 rounds handgun, 60 rounds rifle, quality handheld light * * * * * Light Use Techniques brisk review Prerequisite qualifications for the courses at Puuloa in July Malfunction clearance drills & practical application    AK class prep
July  -  Puuloa - (not Koko Head) Gabe Suarez in HI - incredible instructor truly teaches outside the box and more. Sign up for courses on his website > > >	Advanced AK (or AR, pistol caliber carbine, even 10/22. Train and learn what you have; don't be intimidated - get educated.) Do you really know to FIGHT with your AK/rifle, via firing or as an alternate force tool? July 11-12 0-5 feet Extreme Close Range Gunfighting - what everyone should know or claims to know. Take the course and truly find out how reality-based gunfighting (and knife threat) training is and get out of the typical range mentality and push your learning and skills further. July 18-19 Suarez website link click here > Advanced Kalashnikov Rifle Gunfighting Suarez website link click here > Zero to Five Feet Pistol Gunfighting Both courses > Each 2-day course $400; Take both classes for $700!
July 26	Handgun Session #3, Shotgun proficiency level #1 and #2 150 rounds handgun, 25 rnds birdshot, 15 rnds buckshot, 5 rnds slug Introduction and prep for November and December 'Gauntlet'
August 23	Handgun Session #1, Rifle #1
September - TBA	Annual DLNR Hunting Fishing Day: a weekend event, usually in Sep
September 27  AM	LIFE Instructors Third Quarter Meeting
September 27  PM	Handgun Session #2, Rifle #2
October 25	Handgun Session #3, Shotgun proficiency level #1 and #2
November 29	'The Gauntlet' - Top Gun Proficiency Fun Shoot ...how well do you really know revolvers and semiauto handguns?...
December 13  AM	LIFE Instructors and HRA Directors - Christmas Bowling Pin Shoot and LIFE Instr. Fourth Quarter Meeting
December 13  PM	'The Gauntlet II' - more Top Gun Proficiency ... ...foreign countries' firearms, unfamiliar guns...

some images from Fun Shoot events in Jan and Feb 2009...

  

Two-picture visual of a 'demanding target' drill - the aiming points to be hit are not the 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!

More pictures from Fun Shoot events...

   

   

   

 Some pictures from other HRA Fun Shoot events:

Participants did lots of handgun and shotgun shooting . . .

   

Also, the 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!

http://www.kaneohegs.com/testing.htm

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

Thirty Six in attendance, lots of handguns, rifles, and shotguns, more than 8000 rounds of ammo fired, four stages of informal competition, six prize winners, numerous ballistic examples and tests,

and just a whole lot of fun was had 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.