David E
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My S&W 629 shoots slightly to the right of where the sights aim.
You do realize the rear sight is adjustable for windage....right?
My S&W 629 shoots slightly to the right of where the sights aim.
Which guns are designed to have the target behind the front sight?What do you do with a gun that is designed to have the target behind the front sight David E? There are lots of them around.
You do understand you have to aim higher with the second gun, right? What happens when you still can't get enough holdover by just changing the sight picture?
My S&W 629 shoots perfect at close range using the sight picture someone said was an Elmer Keith drawing. It also shoots slightly to the right of where the sights aim. If I waited around to find a perfectly aimed pistol I'd be waiting a long time.
Wad cutters are "aerodynamically challenged" and are poor choices for long range shooting -- I like a semi-wadcutter or Keith type bullet, although my current .45 bullet is a Lee 452-255-RF which does quite well out to 135 yards, which is my usual "long" range.shooting at 100 yards is a part of my load testing. 148 grain hollow-base wadcutters out of my 357 mag are super accurate at 50 yards and scattergun accurate at 100.
load up the 180 grain truncated cone bullets and accuracy is good from muzzle to 100 yards and beyond.
always nice to know what your load will do at 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards. if the load is good to 100 yards, it should be good at most any distance beyond that.
While I have used them in the past, and they certainly make a difference...I do not currently have a scope on any of my handguns. No doubt my aging eyes would benefit from one...just hate to lose the ability to easily carry the weapon. I do have a red dot on one of my Ruger MKII's. They are a great aid...especially in teaching new shooters.I have a 5.5" ruger MII with a 1.5 x scope that will put 10 into 3.5" @ 100.
but a cop pal told me, "5 yds it's self-defense; 100 yds...murder!"
budman46 said:wayward,
nice d/a work at 7yds. i love long distance, too, but a cop pal told me, "5 yds it's self-defense; 100 yds...murder!" so, i have fun at distance with all my handguns, but do the close-up drills, too.
… a cop pal told me, "5 yds it's self-defense; 100 yds...murder!"
The solution is everyone should practice good citizenship and have their lawyers spayed or neutered.i think my cop pal meant that shorter distances were normally viewed in a defensive light and longer were considered offensive...for civilians!
everything i've read over the years has impressed up me the fact that your life will be usually be quite complicated if you, a civilian, shoot someone fataly...even when acquitted in a criminal action civil actions can cost $$$...concensus is to run, run, run if possible. my cop pal concurs.