What do these two have in common? Both are hobbies that I use as a supplement to regular target practice at the range. I've played paintball for years in the forests here in Idaho and I think if I ever got in a shootout, some of what I have learned, like flanking or using cover effectively, would be very helpfull.
Hunting rabbits is also an effective form of training because it requires you to engage targets at close and long range; and the rabbits themselves are quite fast and small. I usually place a snap cap or two randomly in my .223 clips and in my Glock to simulate failures to fire. When this happens, I quickly take cover and clear the failure. When engaging a target and I run out of rounds in my Bushmaster, I release the rifle which is attached to a sling and continue firing using the Glock which also may fail to fire because of a random snap cap.
These are two examples of fun ways to improve overall profeciency with firearms.
Any other ideas of other hobbies that could make one a better shooter?
Hunting rabbits is also an effective form of training because it requires you to engage targets at close and long range; and the rabbits themselves are quite fast and small. I usually place a snap cap or two randomly in my .223 clips and in my Glock to simulate failures to fire. When this happens, I quickly take cover and clear the failure. When engaging a target and I run out of rounds in my Bushmaster, I release the rifle which is attached to a sling and continue firing using the Glock which also may fail to fire because of a random snap cap.
These are two examples of fun ways to improve overall profeciency with firearms.
Any other ideas of other hobbies that could make one a better shooter?
