How tough a shot is this...?

It’s a feat all right – but I am sure he’s aiming way high of the target allowing him to see the target.
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How would aiming high allow him to see the target?


That's great shooting! Seeing a bowling pin at 130 yards is impressive. The fact that the bowling pin was laying down makes it much harder.

I was proud I could hit a milk jug with my Glock at 100 feet.
 
3 out of 6 shots on a bowling pin is incredible shooting I don't care how you rationalize it. That is absolutley amazing, I hope to be that good with a pistol some day since pistols are my favorite type of firearm. Why? It is probably going to be the one you have with you. Rifle second. Shot gun close behind. I believe in being proficient with each of a specific model Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun.
(S&W1911A1 45ACP/DPMS Panther AP4 5.56/ Remington 870 Marine Magnum 12G(Don't have this yet but do get to practice with a 870(12G) my father lets me use.)

---- I saw a pistol shooter, forget who, hit a gong probably about 16" in diameter at 200yds(Using WWB 230gr.). He said the trick was using the sights not trying some kentucky windage. He aims directly on the target he said, however the gun is tilted so the front sight is between the rear but the bottom of the sight is aimed at the gong, if that makes sense. Check it out on youtube its a cool video he is using a stainless springfield champion. Simply amazing shooting.
 
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Yes, that's good shooting and it's difficult to comprehend how he could do it (unless, of course, he'd practiced that shot many times). An open sight would leave the front post totally covering the target at that distance.
 
Like I *think* it was alluded to earlier, you wouldn't cover your target with the "front post", you would tilt your gun so the base (depending on distance, but you get the picture) of the "front post" was lined up in the center of the rear sight. Think of it as if you are trying to see the top of your slide (and accordingly how that would make the sights line up.)
 
Exactly ARDogman, the guy on youtube with the SA Champion 45ACP 230gr. ball, explains it like that. I forget what the video is called though. Like 200yard gong shot or something. (Almost like using your 45 as a 40mm grenade launcher :D lobbing them in.)
 
Even if he'd practiced the exact shot many times and knew exactly how to aim, he still had to pull it off, and that's very, very fine shooting (3 out of 6? OMG!). A bowling pin's about 5 inches across, so that's something like a 4 to 5 MOA group, offhand, with iron sights. I'll bet you won't find too many shooters who can do that with a rifle, let alone a semi-auto handgun.

Just to put it in another perspective, I shoot in a couple of Bullseye leagues. The standard NRA slow-fire target (B2) has a black (the 8-10 scoring rings) that's about 3 inches across. At the standard 50' distance, that computes to about 18 MOA. Shooters who can keep all their shots in the black are considered pretty damn good, and they're shooting indoors. That guy is keeping most of his shots in the equivalent of the 10-ring, with all the added variables that shooting outdoors adds. He's one in a million, I'd say.
 
Hey guys, this was some good shooting . You can do it too. Start with 100yds, sandbags, a volleyball sized target or a softball sized target. A dirt or sand backstop is REALLY helpful. Take your favorite sidearm, A 22rf is great for starters. Settle down on the bags and shoot at that volley ball. you will be suprized at how soon you can 'walk' your shot s in and hit a volleyball sized target at 100 yds. It's great fun. your confidence will move up a level. see ya, Bill
 
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