Don Mallard
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Handgun shots
My DPS issue sidearm was a md 27,Patridge sights, small grips, standard trigger and hammer, 5" barrel, Magna Blue.
Ammo was W-W Super-X -1940 circa
Hard Cast copper plated SWC 158 grn---1550fps from 8+" barrel
Armor Piercer- 158 grn-WW loaded to same velocity.
Nickle plated cases with special heavy roll crimp and sealed primers.
We qualified with full power ammo from, 7 to 50 yds.
Rapid fire, right hand and left, sitting, prone, baricade., kneeling no less than a 2" group with 50 rounds total at the above mentioned distances and positions.
The N frames with 5 or 6" barrels will print a 2" group at 100 yds when fired with a Ransom Pistol Machine or after many hours of PPC practice in the braced sitting position.
Our targets utilized a 2" X ring and a 4" 10 ring.
I did not carry the md 27.
I used the 6" md 28 which I had Tefloned in matte black(green is also available)
One of my partners killed a armed escaped convict with one shot to the chest at nearly 70 yds with his issue and the lead SWC bullet.
I have made sucessful long distance shots as well..........
All of us Troopers had a 41 or 44 mag revolver which we used for manhunts in the woods, river banks or other remote areas.
The flattop Ruger was the favorite with us.
The 6" 41 magnum Ruger SA was more accurate than the 44.
The Sierra 210 grn HP with IMR 4227 was our choice in 41
and the original Elmer 44mag load was the choice in that caliber.
Hitting a 5 gallon can at 3 or 400 hundred yards only takes practice since the Smilth 41,44 mag or Ruger is very much so capable of doing that on a consistent basis....Taurus too.
A 357 or 44 when shot in a rifle---------proves to be super accurate in the hands of any of us shooters---------
the only reason some can't 'APPROACH' that level of accuracy with a handgun is because enough practice has not taken place!
Distance is a relative thing---------
It has been my experience, as I train handgunners even now, to give honest witness to their accuracy level even -yes- at rifle distances with them shooting their magnum handgun(Ruger, Colt, Smith, Dan Wesson, Taurus too!) AFTER they have gained a level of confidence. That level comes after much practice.
I shoot everyday.
Raincoat when it rains, warm clothes when it is cold and I sweat when it is hot.
It takes determination and practice----thats all.
Set up a man sized target at 200 yds.
Take a good sandbag rest and shoot single action.
Fire 50 rounds and go forward to check the target.
If you are any kind of handgunner at all you will have hit near the center many times.
Don Mallard
My DPS issue sidearm was a md 27,Patridge sights, small grips, standard trigger and hammer, 5" barrel, Magna Blue.
Ammo was W-W Super-X -1940 circa
Hard Cast copper plated SWC 158 grn---1550fps from 8+" barrel
Armor Piercer- 158 grn-WW loaded to same velocity.
Nickle plated cases with special heavy roll crimp and sealed primers.
We qualified with full power ammo from, 7 to 50 yds.
Rapid fire, right hand and left, sitting, prone, baricade., kneeling no less than a 2" group with 50 rounds total at the above mentioned distances and positions.
The N frames with 5 or 6" barrels will print a 2" group at 100 yds when fired with a Ransom Pistol Machine or after many hours of PPC practice in the braced sitting position.
Our targets utilized a 2" X ring and a 4" 10 ring.
I did not carry the md 27.
I used the 6" md 28 which I had Tefloned in matte black(green is also available)
One of my partners killed a armed escaped convict with one shot to the chest at nearly 70 yds with his issue and the lead SWC bullet.
I have made sucessful long distance shots as well..........
All of us Troopers had a 41 or 44 mag revolver which we used for manhunts in the woods, river banks or other remote areas.
The flattop Ruger was the favorite with us.
The 6" 41 magnum Ruger SA was more accurate than the 44.
The Sierra 210 grn HP with IMR 4227 was our choice in 41
and the original Elmer 44mag load was the choice in that caliber.
Hitting a 5 gallon can at 3 or 400 hundred yards only takes practice since the Smilth 41,44 mag or Ruger is very much so capable of doing that on a consistent basis....Taurus too.
A 357 or 44 when shot in a rifle---------proves to be super accurate in the hands of any of us shooters---------
the only reason some can't 'APPROACH' that level of accuracy with a handgun is because enough practice has not taken place!
Distance is a relative thing---------
It has been my experience, as I train handgunners even now, to give honest witness to their accuracy level even -yes- at rifle distances with them shooting their magnum handgun(Ruger, Colt, Smith, Dan Wesson, Taurus too!) AFTER they have gained a level of confidence. That level comes after much practice.
I shoot everyday.
Raincoat when it rains, warm clothes when it is cold and I sweat when it is hot.
It takes determination and practice----thats all.
Set up a man sized target at 200 yds.
Take a good sandbag rest and shoot single action.
Fire 50 rounds and go forward to check the target.
If you are any kind of handgunner at all you will have hit near the center many times.
Don Mallard