At what point do you know you shot enough for the day?

 

I was shooting normal today for about an hour and my groups opened up to about 5-6 inches at 15 yds. At 7 yds the groups had all holes touching but at 15yds not anymore. I knew I was done for the day.

 

What is your signal to quit?

Groups open up quite a bit, or the round count in my head aproaches 300 between all calibers.

when time runs out, hands get tired/shoulder gets sore, or I run out of ammo. :mrgreen:

I went out this morning (light rain with the target and bench area covered - nice!) and noticed the usual pattern. At the start at 25 yards - pistol - I'm keeping them all on a paper plate, but after 100 rounds (1 Hour or so) they're mysteriously being deflected and most are missing completely. I then find I have to think too much, but even that doesn't help. So, I usually then go to the .22 for awhile or switch to a rifle. After two hours I'm completely useless. Ammo and components are too expensive and I've found myself being more willing to pack it in lately when I feel things going south.

when I just can't hit my target anymore due to fatigue or some other thing. Or if I start out not being able to hit my targets, when I run out of ammo :mrgreen:

 

Honestly it depends on the day. Perhaps I have time restraints, something to go do after being there for an hour or so. When at my outdoor range I sometimes don't call it a day until the sun goes down to far to see anymore. There is no set thing that will make me stop shooting. If I start shooting like crap and missing my targets, sometimes I just walk away for a bit and take a break, sometimes I leave.

I usually stop when I have warmed up sufficiently and am shooting consistently tight groups.

 

I prefer to stop while I'm doing well instead of when fatigue sets in and I'm barely hitting the paper.

Depends.

 

If I'm shootin' steel plates, till I run outta ammo, or the match is over.

 

When shootin' for accuracy, when my groups open up, or I get sloppy.