And going longer than 10 meters or so serves no functional purpose.
Perhaps for
YOU..
Speaking as one of the guys who could routinely hit the 200yd rifle gong, standing, shooting offhand, one handed (before age took its toll), I disagree with your blanket statement.
I think there are several reasons why you don't read more about long range handgunning on boards like this is 1) the majority of the
posters are more interested in self defense and short range shooting, and 2) when we tell the truth about long range handgun shooting, those who've never done it, or seen it done, often simply don't believe it CAN be done.
I done it many times, given a range where I (or a spotter) can "observe the fall of shot", I will hit that 200yd gong, with any handgun you give me, usually before the pistol is empty (single shots excluded
)
My aiming technique is simple, and easy to learn, can be learned by anyone with normal hand/eye skills. It does require trial and error shooting to learn the correct amount of hold, but once there, you're there.
Some guns make doing it repeatably a challenge, because they lack good reference points, but that is easily overcome, temporarily, at least. The rest is just practice.
Put your target on top of the front sight. Raise the front sight in the rear notch to compensate for the drop. Shoot. See where the bullet hit, and adjust accordingly. Repeat until you are on target.
How much you need to raise the front sight is different for each gun and load. With my 7.5" .45Colt Blackhawk and my standard load, the hold up is right where the slope of the blade drops vertical.
With a Browning Hi Power, you have to hold up until a point on the slide about 2 inches back from the front sight is level with top of the rear sight.
Might be just me, but being able to hit things at longer range seems to make it easier for me to hit things at shorter ranges.
YMMV