Indoor AR22 Practice 75 feet?

[Blue Jacket]

Just had a new indoor range open up about 20 minutes from where I live. Would like to work on my rifle skills. I have a M&P set up similar to my primary 3-gun. Anyone have any recommended drills I could do with the 22 on a 75 foot lane? What about target recommendations?

Thanks

[Moltke]

Assuming you have a table to put the rifle on (rifle pistol)

Put a full size IPSC at 25 yards. Start rifle at low ready, 2 rounds to the head, rifle on safe on table, draw your pistol and 2 rounds to the body. Go as fast as you can, all you need to do it get hits

If there's no table you could still do this (rifle only)

Stick 6 blaze orange 2 inch dots in a horizontal row right next to each other, push them out to 25 yards and it will simulate shooting a 8 inch plate rack at 100 yard

[mulrick]

Assuming you have a table to put the rifle on (rifle pistol)

Put a full size IPSC at 25 yards. Start rifle at low ready, 2 rounds to the head, rifle on safe on table, draw your pistol and 2 rounds to the body. Go as fast as you can, all you need to do it get hits

If there's no table you could still do this (rifle only)

Stick 6 blaze orange 2 inch dots in a horizontal row right next to each other, push them out to 25 yards and it will simulate shooting a 8 inch plate rack at 100 yard

Great advice if you want to train at an indoor range. 22's with the little shootnsee 2" dots are great plate rack practice. I put the 2" ones at 5 yards and shoot with my Ruger 22/45 which does a good job at simulating a rack.

Just ask the RO before, or have a conversation with them. Most indoor ranges have rules about drawing from concealment or a holster, as well as gun transitions. Some even limit the number of shots/no double taps... But if you explain your intentions to the staff they sometimes will allow you to run you drills at one of the far ends of the range.

[Blue Jacket]

No holster draws so I will just be using the rifle. Double tap won't be a problem though. I am printing up some dots and heading over tonight.

[pjb45]

Practice without using a support; standing, kneeling and sitting.

My skills are not so hot, so in our short range match, I try to shoot a lot standing. We use a barricade with some odd positions-variations of kneeling or sitting.

Since we run a once a month a .22 steel challenge match, my overall short range (20yrd) skills have improved-5 targets with emphasis on transitions.

[Blue Jacket]

Wanted to give a quick update. Now I know why I can't hit the 8 inch plates at 100 yds. I struggled standing, I think practice a couple times a month will help come spring.

[Moltke]

I'm sure it will. Instead of holster draw can you do a high speed table pickup of your pistol after you set your rifle down on safe?

[Blue Jacket]

I would think I could probably do that actually.