Handgun Shooting

longbowman2 · 05-10-2007, 09:17 AM

I have started shooting a handgun and was wondering what kind of accuracy some of you get using open sights. At 25 yds. I can 9-10 ring all day. At 50 yds. I really open up to 7-8 ring range. This is setting and shooting with the old elbow inside the knees rest.

paulyseggs · 05-10-2007, 03:17 PM

you can't complain about that kinda shootin anyday! Sometimes I can shoot sometimes I can't. Depends on my eyes that day. Hopefully I can smooth it out with new contacts. But keep it up !!

metaldonnieg · 05-10-2007, 06:37 PM

Sounds like you're in fantastic shape there man.

Standing with the 2 hand grip I can dang near stack holes on each other with my Buckmark .22 at 20 yards but at that distance with my 9mm I'm happy to get in the inner rings much less a bulls eye.

I think I'm still flinching though...

Colorado Luckydog · 05-10-2007, 07:53 PM

If I could shoot my 9mm or my 38 that good I'd be really happy. I need to try and take my handguns out more often.

pahntr760 · 05-10-2007, 11:38 PM

Yea, thats real good shootin'

longbowman2 · 05-11-2007, 11:52 AM

Thanks for the replies. Now you all got me big headed so I won't be able to hit anything. I never really knew what could be expected and I hear about guys shooting handguns at 100 yds. I would dearly love to kill a deer with mine but it looks like it will need to be close and that's OK since I'm mainly a bowhunter anyway.

metaldonnieg · 05-11-2007, 12:09 PM

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ORIGINAL: longbowman2

Thanks for the replies. Now you all got me big headed so I won't be able to hit anything. I never really knew what could be expected and I hear about guys shooting handguns at 100 yds. I would dearly love to kill a deer with mine but it looks like it will need to be close and that's OK since I'm mainly a bowhunter anyway.

Shooting and hitting are totally different hehe. I watched a guy go through I think three full magazines in a Kimber 1911 trying to hit a clay pigeon at 100 yards. Now I'm actually not positive he ever really hit it...

paulyseggs · 05-12-2007, 07:36 AM

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ORIGINAL: longbowman2

Thanks for the replies. Now you all got me big headed so I won't be able to hit anything. I never really knew what could be expected and I hear about guys shooting handguns at 100 yds. I would dearly love to kill a deer with mine but it looks like it will need to be close and that's OK since I'm mainly a bowhunter anyway.

think of it as a 50yd bow shot. I don't bow hunt but I hunt small game with my handguns all the time. every now and then I'll get lucky and pull off a 75-100yd shot with a 22 but it's rare. realisticly it's between 25-50yds.

try to practice shooting in the positions that you hunt in if you can. if your shooting from a treestand, practice from a tree stand. Even if it's with a 22 or a pellet pistol. just like practicing with a bow.

and if your worried about hunting deer to begin with, Get a 22 and try squirrels. if you can hit a squirrel @ 50yds with a nice clean shot you can hit a deer @ 75yds.

paulyseggs · 05-12-2007, 07:37 AM

BTW what kinda handgun you shooting?

longbowman2 · 05-14-2007, 06:16 AM

A Taurus .44 Mag. & a Uberti 1873 .45 Colt. I shoot them both about the same.