Range Trip - Breaking My Personal Bill Drill Barrier

Went to the Huron Valley Guns range and met up with Tosh yesterday. Found that again no breakfast was available, even through they had started to do breakfast again but they had staffing issues this morning, sigh.  So, we hit a local Coney for a good start to the day and then went to the range.

We had chosen the indoor range due to the temperatures, and Huron Valley Guns' range made shooting at 7 and 25 yards rather easy with its computerized target system - dial in the distance and the target carried goes there.

Started with some B8s at 25 yards and I am of the opinion that I need more practice with some B8s at 25 yards.  Lots more.

Then moved on to A-Zones at 25 yards.

Today my draw was a bit off and I was doing around 1.30-1.35 for single shot draw form concealment to hits.  Need to dry practice the draw a heckuza lot more than I am doing now.

The on to the Bill Drill.

Some great personal progress was had:

I finally ran sub-3 second Bill Drills.

First a 2.87, followed by a 2.77 second Bill Drill.  All hits to the A Zone.

It's not close to the 2.0 I'm going for, but I finally cracked what had heretofore been for me the unbreakable 3 second barrier!

That felt really good especially after struggling with it all this time and being unable to get under 3. Much more practice to come, but knowing I can actually get under 3 with all hits is a nice feeling. Now to practice more to get it all happening sooner.

Then Tosh did some gas adjustment on his AR with his can and I helped a bit with that.

Then once that was done, we did a couple more B8s at 25 yards to feel humble yet again, and that was that.

Then we wandered the store and saw a consignment used Benelli M1014 for which the consignor was asking $2,600. Ha Ha; Ha Ha; NO.

Not only was it the California version with a crimped mag, tube but you can buy one new and without the California crimp for about $1,900 new.  Maybe $2,600 will fly in the land of fruits, nuts, flakes, and perfect gun control, but it sure as heck not here for anyone that has an internet connection and a chance to look it up first, but then again, someone may very well buy it.

So left the range feeling happy about my Bill Drill result, and with the wallet only lighter by the range fee.