Choosing The Right Target For Concealed Carry Practice

By James England

There’s targets for fun and then there’s targets for training. The two often meet but in this article, we’ll discuss some different types of targets and how they can improve or help concealed carry practice.

As we all know, concealed carry is a great responsibility. If called upon, we may be required to use our everyday carry handgun to save the life of ourselves or another. As such, practice is imperative.

When you go to the range, chances are good there’s a wide variety of fun, colorful targets out there. Each target, though, has a purpose. Some targets are great for sighting in optics — also called “zeroing”. Other targets are ideal for competitive scoring. And then there’s targets that are just there to have a good time.

Different Shooting Target Materials And Their Purpose

In general, there are three basic materials used in shooting targets:

• Paper or Cardboard
• Clay or Ceramic
• Steel or Iron

Each material serves a purpose, believe it or not. Paper is great for tracking shot groups and making corrections to adjustable sights because you can see where on the paper it hit and how far away each shot was from the last.

Paper is also great for competitive scoring because it’s easy to tally. …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation