Handgun Shooting
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 169
Handgun Shooting
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.
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: woodbury CT woodbury ct
Posts: 221
RE: Handgun Shooting
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 !!
#3
RE: Handgun Shooting
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...
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...
#6
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 169
RE: Handgun Shooting
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.
#7
RE: Handgun Shooting
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.
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.
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: woodbury CT woodbury ct
Posts: 221
RE: Handgun Shooting
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.
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.
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.