An actual thread about night shooting

[IceAxe]

Frontier Sportsman Fountain Range

[Mick-Boy]

Dan512 and I go out and shoot in the dark. About once a month or so when I'm home (so maybe four times a year). When I'm at work, most of our ranges (unless they're admin) are shot under NODs.

For manipulations (accessing your flashlight or activating your WML) you can do most of the work dry. Practice getting all the tools in play. Do it until you can be smooth. You don't need to fire a single round for most of this training.

For shooting, remember that you're going to be working strong hand only if you've got a flashlight in your off hand. Might spend a little more time practicing that at the range....

You need to be able to ID a target before you can morally and ethically engage it. To ID it you need to be able to see it. To see it you need a light (or NODs) and you need to be able to get those tools into action... and you need to be able to do it without making a mess of things. This requires practice.

Train, train, train.