Maximum "combat" range of a Snub Nose .38 Special?

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But he may shoot 100,000 rounds a year for ten years to get there...and that is not in the cards for most of us.
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Shooting aspirin may not be in the cards for many people, but good hits on a full sized human sihlouette at 25 yards is easilly in the cards for most that would put aside the "It's a belly gun and can't be done" attitude.
 
B-27's at 25 yd's and 21 ft. is what i usualy practice at with my s&w 638 most times followed by a round of paper plates at both distances . thats my usual snubby practice routine. :)
 
There were a couple of responses to my referring to "splatter plates" earlier in this thread. It sort of got me thinking I was all wet, so I went back and watched Jordan again shooting his normal routine of necco wafers, aspirins, etc., in the video "Fast and Fancy Shooters" by Col. Rex Applegate. If you will take the time to watch him again, you will notice a metal plate on the table under his targets. This plate not only protected the table, it allowed him to shoot basically under his intended target and still hit it with the wax "splatter".
I meant none of this to demean Mr. Jordan or make light of his abilities as I was an admirer of his also, I just was pointing out that fact that his wax bullets didn't have to directly hit his target to be effective.
This subject sort of started with the conversation involving shooting a 2" revolver at 100 yds and breaking a baloon by another shooter. If I am not mistaken, you will notice a steel plate behind that baloon that dispersed the lead and broke the baloon. Still some pretty impressive shooting that I couldn't duplicate, but splatter plates were fairly common with some of the exhibition shooters.
 
I can hit an a-zone size plate at 25 yards. Good enough. Now I have a model 36 and model 10 so I am no longer DAO like I am with a 642. I believe and practice deliberate sighted DA fire but if I want to take an unhurried shot at 50 yards I'm thumb cocking the thing.
 
OK, we differ.

People have limitations but those limitations are internal. There are no external factors that keep people from achieving something. Whatever is keeping the guy next to me from making that 100 yd shot and allowing me to make it is internal to both of us. He says "I can't". I say "I can".
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People can make backwards-cross court basket ball shots but the odds are low so it's usually not a wise move strategically because they will most likely fail. In a controlled environment trained performers can do this fairly regularly but under attack not so much. They can get mantra beads and chant "I can" all years but odds are still fail.

Shooting a snub nose at 100yds in an unfamiliar "combat" situation a human is going to have a decent sized group larger then a persons chest cavity. So it just turns into odds and groups size. The odds are most likely more then 1 in 5.
What odds does someone want to fight and gamble their life on?

Limitations are real and psychical people can only hold breath for so long because of lung size, or run so far with out water. A person can improve limitations but the limitations are still there.
 
If someone is shooting at you from 100 yards, try to increase the distance to 200, 300, or even 400 miles. The faster and further you get out of there, the less likely you are going to be hit.

You win by living.
 
People can make backwards-cross court basket ball shots but the odds are low so it's usually not a wise move strategically because they will most likely fail. In a controlled environment trained performers can do this fairly regularly but under attack not so much. They can get mantra beads and chant "I can" all years but odds are still fail.
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You're right.

YOU should limit your self defense shots to bad breath distance.

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People can make backwards-cross court basket ball shots but the odds are low so it's usually not a wise move strategically because they will most likely fail. In a controlled environment trained performers can do this fairly regularly but under attack not so much. They can get mantra beads and chant "I can" all years but odds are still fail.
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You're right.

YOU should limit your self defense shots to bad breath distance.
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Not sure where you read that..? Maybe I should just play basketball like a real person? and take shots like a real person?

Like I said earlier my maximum "combat" with a snubby would be 15-25ft. That's were I can realistically hit a paper plate on the fly.

Bad breath range is a little close for comfort but better then rolling on the ground.
 
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Maybe I should just play basketball like a real person? and take shots like a real person?
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Either way when the time on the clock is running out I'm taking the shot.
That's why you launch a few half court shots in practice. ;)
 
Keyboard commandos can sure do amazing things..

I will probably never reach the levels. even with high speed bradband. :p
 
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