100 yards, no big deal right?

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Old Grump

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Unless you are doing it with handguns and iron sights only here is what I have been doing at 100 yards lately. Spent an hour yesterday shooting up a box of 41 magnums because I realized I hadn't shot it at 100 yards for 3 years and hadn't shot a whole box of ammo through it for over 10 years.

Been getting ready for deer season and I like handgun hunting but mostly I have been involved in a lot of fun matches but mostly between 7 yards to 15 yards with an occasional foray at 25 and 50 yards. Just to stretch my shooting muscles and to make up for not being able to shoot for nearly 6 weeks during the bad weather we recently had I decided to stretch my range out to get ready for those far away shots.

My main revolver for deer hunting is my Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44 mag and 7 1/2 of barrel shooting Remington and Winchester 240 gr SJSP my normal hunting ammo. Not Deadeye Dick anymore but close enough for me at 100 yards which is a typical shot from my deer stand. I freely admit I would prefer the deer to be 40 yards closer.

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Next up for chuckles and giggles because I get tired of people telling me the 45 is useless after 'X' number of feet and you might as well throw the gun at your foe. Well I will stick to bullets, my trigger finger is stronger than my throwing arm and the 45 ACP is up to the job when I do my part.

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And last but not least and back to revolvers again this is the gun I carry when I am walking in the woods and I can expect shots closer than 100 yards. My S&W M58 41 magnum. It is a bit of a handful but like the 44 magnum it can get the job done at 100 yards as long as I pay attention and do what I should be doing.

These were the last 5 shots from the box, (Remington 210 gr Remington JSP). I think I am getting the hang of it, with some more practice I might even get good ... or maybe not.

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I know I would do better if I scoped the guns but I think I still shoot good enough without the added bulk and weight of optics and I'm kind of a purist, what the gun came with is what I like the gun to stay with.
 
Not bad shooting at all,,,

Not bad shooting at all Old Grump,,,
Not bad at all.

I'll typically throw a dozen or more rounds at 50 & 100 yard targets,,,
Well not at the target so much as I pick a clump of dirt on the berm to shoot at.

Every now and then,,,
I actually hit it.

One thing I have noticed though and I have no idea why,,,
My groups (if you can call them that) at 100 yards,,,
Are generally no bigger than those at 50 yards.

Aarond

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I'll typically throw a dozen or more rounds at 50 & 100 yard targets,,,
Well not at the target so much as I pick a clump of dirt on the berm to shoot at.
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I do the same and it's surprisingly alot of fun, you see exactly where your bullet impacts each shot which gives you a real good idea of how capable your are with iron sights that far out. First got the idea when an older guy had set up around 20 or so large ceramic dinner plates with shotgun clays in between each. He had only shot two or three when he had to leave for one reason or another and told me I could finish them off since I was the only other person there, some of the best fun I ever had.
 
Well done. It has been a long time since I tried shooting that far. Once upon a time, I tried shots out to 140 yards with my Super Redhawk. Now, I am feeling motivated to go try it again. I think once the weather cools off a bit, I will get out to the rifle range, and see if I can still do any good. Heck, I might even try the M&P at 100.
 
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Jeez Grump!

That's great shootng. I'd accept any of that at 50 yds. Back in the day, I could bust milk jugs at 100, no more. I shot my 629 and G20 last year two handed at 50 last year, prepping for deer season, and was appalled at my groups.

Handgun range is now bow range for me, 25 and under, hopefully, way under.
 
Nice shooting. Reminded me of last weekend , I took a friend of mine out to the range. He used his Colt 1911 to ring steel out at the 100 yd mark. Fun times.
 
Good job, Grump. Any of those groups are suitable for deer hunting. The vital zone on a standard whitetail deer is about nine inches across, so at 100 yards if you can keep them all on a nine-inch target, you're good to go.

Like you, I'd prefer that they be closer. But still, good shooting.
 
I'd be pretty darn happy with those results....
Hitting center of mass on man-size targets at 21 feet doing double-taps is enough of a challenge for me any more...
 
kcub

You should consider converting your .45 to .45 Super (which still handles .45 ACP).
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Nope, bought that gun in 1972, Went to All Navy with it while on active duty, several state and regional championships and All Army on the Army Reserve Team twice. Conservatively that gun has an excess of 300,000 rounds through it and I have gotten old somewhere along the line. The 41 is brutal and I pay for it, the 44 is okay unless I shoot more than 50 rounds of full house loads in a day. My 45 is just nice to shoot, my soft gun in other words, easy on my hands, wrist, elbow and shoulder. The last thing I want to do is to increase the pounding the gun takes or my wrist. Arthur and his pal Itis are talking to me now over my last little workout with the magnums. If I ever get the cash to go 45 super I will want it to be a new gun specifically built for the purpose.
 
Let me put it this a way. If I die and come back as a deer remind me to stay at least 150 yards from your deer stand.

Thats really good shooting. I haven't shot at long range in a long time. Its fun to bounce a 13oz coffee can around at 300 foot distance.
 
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