Do you still go to the range since you left the service?

I shoot as much as I can. There is something comforting about firing an AR-15. I guess because the M-16/M-4 was part of me for so long that I sort of feel naked without one.

Not as often as I used to due to my contracting deployment schedule, but it's still my favorite hobby, and I'm an NRA certified Basic Pistol Instructor.

As often as time, weather, ammo budget and competitive shooting chances allow me to do so. I never shot much before 9-11 but we do now, especially in competitive 3-Gun, Glock and USPSA.

don't like being around other people with Firearms that i don't know. so put a range in at my house. and invite people with guns i do know.

we have a rule here when the range is hot.

No alcohol until all firearms are stored in the safe and or car.
rang is hot until the red flag comes down.
if i man the grill the entire time and don't get a chance to shoot, someone else has to take over grilling duty.

for the most part we have a great time, the range is by invitation only and you have to show us that you understand how to safely operate your firearm before being allowed to shoot.

i only had one person who had a problem with showing us he could safely operate his firearm, he is not welcome on my property anymore. typically i only have other VETS or active service members they are the only group of people i get along with.

from left to right My AR-15 my wife's .308 my wife's AR-15 on the bottom My AR-10 .308 my Glock 40 and my current build upper and lower for a 6.8 SPC2 AR-15, with plans for 1911 45ACP build, trying to find a CNC Mill reasonably so i can start building more guns. told the wife i would save more money if i could build them rather than buy them, so please don't tell her :)

I went to the range about 2 months ago with my girlfriends 20 year old who is in college but wants to join the military. I was teaching him the basics...which was painful since only weapon he ever fired was on call of duty.

Call me crazy, but it's my sport of choice. I don't understand why people are coy about answering whether or not they own guns. I'm not afraid to admit it, and I defy anyone to attempt to take a single one away from me. I am a proud Benefactor Life Member of the NRA, and a NRA certified instructor and Range Master. I have carried concealed for 40 years. I shot competitively for over 20 years, I was a reserve Deputy Sheriff until my heart attack. I shoot more now than I did when I was in the military. I own over 60 weapons, and over 14,000 rounds of ammo. I own 5 AR-15's, and every one of them is 100 times more accurate than the M16A1 I carried during my years of service. I reload my own ammo. I do all the work on my own guns. I'm partial to 1911 style pistols, although I have many polymer framed striker fired pistols. My current carry gun is the Kimber Master Carry Ultra. I shoot at least 3 times a month, usually more often now that I'm semi-retired. Mostly practicing on my carry pistol, drawing from different positions and engaging steel targets out to 25 feet. I carry a bail-out bag and one rifle in the trunk of my car at all times. It's normally an AR-15 with 15 30-round magazines loaded. If you ask me why, I guess it's because I'm too old to take an ass whipping. While I can pretty much go one on one with just about anyone, unfortunately that's not the real world I live in, where gangs rule the streets and cops are afraid to enter.

I go every chance I get. I take my boys out to shoot their weapons as well. Why would you NOT go?

I don't go to a range. I live on my farm, I can and do maintain my marksmanship skills. My weapon of choice is a Winchester lever action .243. Squirrel hunting with a .22 or a .17 is an ideal way of keeping your skills sharp.

I don't do much PT, or much shooting these days... None would be more accurate. SFC Michael Jackson, MBA When I retired, I did consider shooting anyone in the face, who asked me if I wanted to go for a run...

Yes, I still go to the range on a regular basis. After 4 years in the Marine Corps and over 20 years in the state police I feel that it is my duty to retain my shooting skills. I would never want to be in an active shooter situation and not be able to respond when innocent lives could be saved. There have been several situations around the United States where citizens were helpless and dieing in restaurants, movie theaters and other venues where an off duty police officer or concealed carry person could have saved many lives.