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Hi all,

I'd like nothing more than to find a good club, and a good coach / guide, but here in the NY suburbs it's an impossibility. I can't get into the only local club for about 100 miles since there is an 80 person waiting list and you need a sponsor, so I'm reserved to shooting in my garage for the time being. I've read Ragnar's book, and some other literature, and am doing what I can to form "good habits" given I am doing this alone.

My garage is short, and measures 7 meters or 23 feet to the target. I'm wondering if it's bad practice to begin shooting at this distance. Given the weather, I am unable to shoot outside and it's my only alternative. I figured shooting is better than not, regardless of the shorter than regulation range.

I was also curious if shooting outside is advisable. I know wind can play a factor, but the speed of bullet and short distance make it feel like this will not be pivotal, especially at this early stage. That being said, I can't exactly do that until its above freezing.

Thanks for any advice.

With your situation you can dry fire with as much benefit as anyone (and dry fire is very beneficial). If you want to keep tabs of score for live fire you can make (or find online) 0.7X scaled 10M targets.

I also shoot AP outdoors at 20M for bullseye training. I live on a ranch but you will need to think about your neighbors for this.

Thanks for the idea! .7 is close enough that although the pellets should be shrunken down as well, it is worth a try. I do understand the importance of dry fire as well, and am doing that often.

Generic 5.5x5.5 inch targets are about 25% smaller than a standard 10m target. They fit into generic metal trap. They are cheap but printed on heavy stock. This combination works very well and better than scaled down targets printed on regular paper. PA sells both under Air Venturi name, but they are available in many places under a variety of brand names.