100 yard pistol shooting

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Anybody try it?

Last week I was shooting at 50 yards and the foot on my target stand broke. The best thing I could find to keep it standing was an old shot up car door.

The door was 91 yards away from my shooting position, and I decided to try shooting at that distance instead of dragging it closer. This pic is from last week. The target is a little sloppy but I think you can figure it out.

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I thought that turned out pretty good, so I decided to shoot at 100 yards next time out. Next time out turned out to be today.
Here's a pic of today's results.

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One shot in the second group went over the top:o. Otherwise I thought it was pretty good shooting.

I got to my shooting spot a little late so I didn't get to shoot as many targets as I had wanted, but with the help of a headlamp and flashlight I finished up on a steel target and got some low light practice.

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Turned out to be a good day of shooting.Patrick
 
Bet the cops at thye LA bank robbery wish they practiced long shots.

I have done it.
I can hit at 100 yards with my 1911.
What are you shooting with?
 
Here is a 100 Yard target shot with a S&W 460 8 3/8 inch barrel



And my Glenn Custom S&W 686



Shooting well at longer distance is really just a matter of practice. We keep a 12 inch hanging steel plate on the 100 yard section of our range and Dad and I both shoot it on a regular basis. I practice some at 100 yards with just about every handgun I own. One of the funniest range happenings I had occur involved me and a H&K P-7 and my Dad with his Model 21. We had been playing around on the 100 yard range when a young guy came up and set up at the 100 yard line with his friend, He spent about 10 minutes adjusting sand bags, bipod legs, getting everything on the bench just right with his Remington heavy barrel 308. He final settled down and fired and knocked down one of the LeRue targets (a self setting steel silhouette the size of a B-29R) His friend high fives him, says "Great Shot" and generally carries on. At this point I drew my P-7 and knocked down the other LeRue and as the one the kid shot reset my Dad took it down as well. I said "nice shot Dad and he replied" I think I hit it a bit low, was aiming for the high chest". We walked away trying very hard not to laugh, the kid on the bench looked like he was about ready to cry...lol.
 
I read Elmer Keith's Sixguns a way long time ago; he spent considerable time on the practice of long-distance pistol shooting.
Kieth made special front sights with inlaid "steps" so that one could hold up just the right amount of front sight in the rear notch.
Using the old red-insert S&W sights gives you at least two extra holding points, the bottom and top edge of the insert.
I never had access to a decent range for any real long-range stuff, but I braved a nasty winter day once and went down on a deserted stretch of backwoods river that gave me a couple of hundred yards to a small snag protruding from same.
Using my car window as a rest (it was COLD) I was able to easily stay on it with my 5" barreled .357 (S&W M27).
 
One of my favorite things to do actually! I have a ruger .44 magnum bisley revolver that I love to shoot at 100 yards. It takes some practice but it really is very fun!
 
Hang a steel plate about 6 feet high and then see if you can hit it. It is tough to score repeated hits on a 24 inch plate unless you've put in numerous hours at the range and laid off the sauce for a while. I have two friends who can hit at that range with .45's for at least the first few shots, but the weight of the pistol seems to be problem thereafter shooting freehand. With a good rest, some of us could score multiple hits.

In .44 mag, I'd suggest trying the milder .44 special loads which may be easier on the wrist. The key here, as has already been mentioned, is REGULAR shooting at the extended ranges. Most normal people would have difficulty even seeing that far. Most reasonable handgun ranges in the hunting scenario are under 100 yards.
 
One of my favorite activities was using my Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 mag and shooting it at 100 yards all the time. Started doing it again recently with my boys. I also use to use it for silhouette matches. Distances of 200 meters (220 yards) for the ram as I remember. I also have a T/C .30 herret that is an easy 100 yard shooter. Don't let any one fool you. With a pair of decent sights and some fair aim, many large bore handguns are pretty accurate at fairly long distances.

KR
 
InfidelShootist said:
Bet the cops at thye LA bank robbery wish they practiced long shots.

I have done it.
I can hit at 100 yards with my 1911.
What are you shooting with?
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I was shooting with these guys.

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And here is the final target.

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I was going to bring a 44 as well but I got a late start and didn't have time to load up some ammo for it.

A couple of weeks ago, I went shooting with some friends, and we were all shooting at a small propane cannister at a little over 100 yards. They were using rifles but I blasted it with my 44 and they were really surprised.Patrick
 
Now double your range. ;)

I won a few bets hitting a 24" square steel plate five out of six with my S&W 25-5 on the 200 meter rifle range. :D
 
i saw a lady a few yrs ago shooting a S&W 29 4" bbl .44 mag at an 18" plate at 300 yards and she was hitting it 3 or 4 times outta each cylinder of 6, pretty impressive FWIW.

iron sites & not off a rest too FWIW.......i wouldnt want her shooting at me from across the room lol,

i shoot my glock 32C at 100 yards some just for fun, i havent ever tried it at longer range though. the .357SIG is a flat shooting round ya dont have to compensate much for drop, me and a bud were shooting the 32C and a 1911 .45 and it was a noticeable diff 'tween the .357SIG and the .45ACP. i mean not that much diff, but some for sure.

i like shooting pistols and rifles at longer ranges its very satisfying to hear that "plunk" of the bullet hitting the steel plate from so far off.
 
10mm does well at distance. Especially the early Norma stuff.
 
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