Shooting distance?

[jackmoser65]

I avoid the threat.

Easier said than done. If that was the easy solution, we wouldn't have to carry in the first place. Fact is, there is nothing in this world preventing someone from becoming a threat from 30yds away. It's usually the other guy that gets to choose, not you. I had a guy in a trailer park threaten me with a rifle from 30yds away. I had nothing but open ground and a pocket gun. Apparently, he had not read the rules about how all gunfights should take place within 7ds. Luckily for me (and him), he was just posturing and I called his bluff. Had he actually pointed it at me, we would've been in a 30yd gunfight. Again, a scenario chosen by the aggressor, the idiot with the rifle.

I don't know how people get it in their heads that a gunfight will take place within their own imagined parameters. You need to be ready for anything, anywhere and at any time.

My personal view is that my revolver is a 'Last resort' sort of thing

If it's what you're carrying, then it is not your last resort. It is your only resort.

 

[Rogervzv]

Like Zach in this thread asked, "I wonder where these [the guys who say they shoot at 25 yards with revolvers] folks shoot?"

I almost never see guys with revolvers shooting at 25 yards when I go to the range. 99.99% are shooting from between about 7 and 10 yards.

Most guys I know can barely hit the target at 25 yards with a 4" revolver. Not that they ever shoot that far.

Same with most semi-autos. 7-10 yards is what 99% of the shooters I see at the range are shooting.

Those are the ranges I usually shoot. 15 yards if I really want to challenge myself.

Guess we have some real one percenters here in this thread.

 

[Hammer It]

Hi
I have shot for year's at the 25 Yard range. That's what work's for me and accuracy is final. Regards, Hammer It

 

[MrBorland]

Like Zach in this thread asked, "I wonder where these [the guys who say they shoot at 25 yards with revolvers] folks shoot?"

I shoot at a private range. Public ranges are too scary and much too restrictive.

Nice shooting, Hammer It!

Here's my contribution: 25 yards, double action:

Inside of 15 yards, here's how I generally practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNFerCV3W4Y

As I offered before, there's nothing wrong with combat accuracy at combat speed.

 

[darkgael]

Distance

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[darkgael]

Distance

I used to shoot better than I do now....more practice, more competition. That being said, outdoors it is always 25 or 50 yards. Why not? I am 68 and fortunately I can still see the front sight and hold it under the fuzzy outline of the bull.
For me, the issue has not been vision or distance; it has been trigger control....which I have allowed to get very sloppy over the last few years.
About those folk who shoot at 25 yards or longer.....for perspective: the first three places at the National Championships for conventional pistol (bullseye pistol) at Camp Perry, Ohio this year were taken by identical point scores of 2649/2700. The places were decided by X count.
In a 270 shot competition, 180 shots are at 25 yards, 90 are at 50 yards. So, not knowing the actual shot distribution....each of those three fellows lost only 51 points out of a possible 270.....essentially 219 10s and 51 nines.
The national record is 2680/2700 by Herschel Anderson.
Pete

 

[tipoc]

Here is a S&W M640 Centennial at 15 yards, 15 shots of Speer 158 gr. I braced against the side of the booth. I'm a run of the mill shot.



Below a S&W M&P 1 7/8" barrel from 1948 fired from a sand bag rest single action at 25 yards.



S&W M13-3 fired at 25 yards from a sand bag rest. Looking to see what ammo and reloads the gun and I liked best. Some 25 and 15 yard from a rest and then of hand. Later some rapid fire drills.



tipoc

 

[rclark]

I wonder where these [the guys who say they shoot at 25 yards with revolvers] folks shoot?"

Come to our range. The first knock down plates are 25Ys from the bench and go out from there to the back of the bays at 77 yards or so. The other bay has the round ones at 50Y. The board to tack up targets is 25Y in one bay, and 50Y in the other. Granted there are some shooters that will walk out and do their 'short' range blam, blam stuff.... But range is setup at 'standard' ranges. For the combat shooter guys they have moveable stick/cardboard targets that they can re-arrange to their likings for what-ever distances.

Here is a picture at our club from the porch in one of our bays:

 

[TimSr]

Well, I use 25 yards as my standard handgun distance for most practice and ammo evaluation. What I find fault with when I read about a lot of these tests, is five shot groups from a six shot revolver. I always use six shot groups with six-guns.

Ever go one step further, mark your cylinders, and do 5 shot groups from each indiviual cylinder? I've never taken the time, but read years ago about target shooters do this as each cylinder could have a shift in where the group centers, and they would take away that variable by shooting all rounds from the same cylinder that gave them the best group.

Anyhoo, as far as the original post, I'm still unclear on what specifically is beaing tested, and whether the term "accurracy" is being used correctly or being interchanged with "skill".