I have a friend.
Thank goodness for that
He said he's been invited to participate in a silhouette competition with a fellow who has been doing this for years at a local range.
As far as I know, the game is to shoot standing at targets set at 50 yards. The fellow told my friend to bring at least a 44 magnum because 357 doesn't knock the targets down.
I might tag along some day.
Please tell me about your experiences with this type of shooting. What sort of games you play. What type of handguns you use, or don't use. What's the best you've ever done or see done. Tips and tricks. Anything you care to share really.
I'd imagine there must be a large variety of single and double action revolvers that people use for this and I wonder what kind of competition you'd be facing as far as particular firearms pitted against each other.
I wonder if semi auto's are allowed? Or if no one uses them because of ease of accuracy from single action revolvers, or because aside from a Desert Eagle or Auto Mag, there may not be many semi auto handguns that can knock down the targets?
I wonder if scopes and iron sights compete together.
I also wonder how formal or rather informal this sort of competition might get.
Thank goodness for that
He said he's been invited to participate in a silhouette competition with a fellow who has been doing this for years at a local range.
As far as I know, the game is to shoot standing at targets set at 50 yards. The fellow told my friend to bring at least a 44 magnum because 357 doesn't knock the targets down.
I might tag along some day.
Please tell me about your experiences with this type of shooting. What sort of games you play. What type of handguns you use, or don't use. What's the best you've ever done or see done. Tips and tricks. Anything you care to share really.
I'd imagine there must be a large variety of single and double action revolvers that people use for this and I wonder what kind of competition you'd be facing as far as particular firearms pitted against each other.
I wonder if semi auto's are allowed? Or if no one uses them because of ease of accuracy from single action revolvers, or because aside from a Desert Eagle or Auto Mag, there may not be many semi auto handguns that can knock down the targets?
I wonder if scopes and iron sights compete together.
I also wonder how formal or rather informal this sort of competition might get.
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