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Old 06-27-2020, 05:22 PM
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Am sure there are a good number of clubs/ranges not far from you in NE Ohio. You might enjoy shooting 'bullseye pistol' with your 75 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRA_Precision_Pistol. During the warm weather they are often shot as club matches after work. If you are into running around and shooting from behind obstacles, there are a bunch of disciplines like IPSC, etc., for that. https://www.ipsc.org/ipsc/. The good thing about most all of these at the club level is you can just introduce yourself to the guy who is running the match and ask him to explain what goes on and he will generally hook you up with an experienced person to shoot with and show you the ropes. At the club level they are generally low pressure and great fun.

Just a bit more info on what is now called 'precision pistol' (was always bullseye to me). There are essentially three (3) classes. .22RF, most any centerfire (your CZ75 in 9mm would be excellent) and 1911 in 45ACP. For the serious competitors, the S&W Model 41 is 'the' .22RF to shoot, with a few others from Hammerli and such also being popular. I shoot a Ruger 678 target model, but I'm not very competitive (not the gun's fault). Revolvers (affectionately know as 'wheelguns') are also legal. For centerfire I shoot an S&W 586 with 38Spl target ammo. For a 1911 I shoot a stainless S&W that, like the 586, has been 'breathed on' by a pistol-smith.

It is difficult to beat a .22RF pistol for inexpensive & fun shooting. Whether plinking or shooting targets they are about a easy as it gets and great training for the "heavy" rounds. Ruger https://ruger.com/products/markIV/overview.html & Browning https://www.browning.com/products/fi...roduction.html both have several target models that are a great place to start. Unless you have a reason for a 10mm/1911, you might think about a .22RF for your next gun.

If you are mechanically inclined, as in don't mind taking your 1911 apart (about like giving it a proper cleaning) and changing springs & barrels, etc., folks like Kimber offer .22RF conversion kits https://www.kimberamerica.com/catalo...caliber=187&q= for the 1911 so you can shoot it as a 22RF as well as 45ACP or whatever you have your 1911 chambered. Get a Kimber Stainless II target in 10mm or 45ACP & the conversion to .22RF and you have both.
There are clubs around my neck of the woods but tend to be Shotgun only/hunting/clay clubs. There is an excellent public indoor/outdoor range about 90 minutes away that I hope to head to soon.

Thanks for all the great information. I appreciate it.

Cheers,

Scott
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