hundred yards with a glock 19, should i be impressed

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well a couple of my buddies from my unit and I when to a local shooting pit, and while shooting at random targets, one of my buddies began shooting at a propane tank with my ar easily 110-120 yards slightly uphill on the berm .The tank had all ready been shot up previously and after he ran out of ammo in the magazine, I decided for grits and giggles, I would shoot at it with my carry piece for the day, glock 19, in a magazine of 15, i could count at least six to seven times hitting the propane tank, I was pretty impressed with my shooting , and we have some real shooters on the site from what I have seen, should I be impressed, or is that pretty normal and Im over blowing rather average shooting.:confused:
 
sounds about right glocks kick ass but if you wanna shot long range get a revolver youll get more hits i have a glock 22 stock pistol and a taurus 617 2 in ported barrel and that snub will outshoot my 4.5 in barrel glock.......
 
If it was a standard gas grill size (10gallon?) then that ins't at all unimpressive. But if it was one of the 3000 gallon heat your house for the whole winter types then not so much.
 
it was the size you see at refill stations

so i guess it is the ten gallon, but with a bone stock glock 19, and i consider myself a decent shooter, not great decent. but is this good shooting, for standing off hand at that distance?
 
Not stellar, but you're not a newb either. When I found a discarded 10 Gal propane tank at an outdoor range, a friend and I played a game. We set it at 100 yards, each person got to shoot at it until they missed, only one shooter at a time. Out of 50 rounds shared, winner bought the other one lunch. She was newer to handgun shooting and could consistently score 5 or 6 after doing it right once. I thought it was fun for the delayed "ping" that came back to the firing line a second or two after a good hit.
 
If it was a standard gas grill size (10gallon?) then that ins't at all unimpressive. But if it was one of the 3000 gallon heat your house for the whole winter types then not so much.
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Standard, like you'd see in front of stores, is 3 gallons. Slightly taller is 5 gallons, and anything bigger that you can still carry would be 7 - 10 gallons. 25 gallon is far too heavy. Most homes use 100 - 500 gallons tanks.

3 gallon tank would roughly be the size of the upper human body.
 
That's pretty good.

I think a lot of people think handguns can't do
a hundred yards. I can do it consistently with my .357 GP100 w/ 6"
barrel. It took me a while to get reasonably consistent. Before that it was 20-30% at a sheep sized target. Long distance shooting with a handgun
is definitely a hard but a rewarding skill to master. Esp. without
using a scoped pistol and shooting without support.

I've also done it with my XD40 but it's easier with the GP100.
Longer barrel, adjustable sights, .357 probably shoots a little flatter too.

I'm still working on it. I'm trying for ~8" at 100 yards, w/o support.
I think the gun will do but it'll take a long time for me to get there.
 
A few years back I was driving back to my place with a friend. We were still in his driveway but about two miles from the road. He nudged me and asked "How good are you with that gun?"

I looked at the CZ52 hanging from my said and said "Pretty fair, why?"

He said "Do you see that coyote about 200 yards out there?"

I looked and didn't see it. He said right under that tree. Then I saw it and said "That's at least 300 yards!"

He said "So how good are you with that gun?"

Said, "I'll give it a try."

I held over about 2 1/2 to 3 feet, squeezed one off and waited for the puff of dust to let me know how to correct.

The coyote spun and fell.

My eyes got big. Howdy's eyes got big.

I turned, holstered the gun and said "I'll never fire a gun in front of you again."

I have not fired a gun in his presence again. He does not question my prowess with a handgun. We both still spin the tale repeatedly.

Am I am impressed you can hit a propane can at 100 yards?

Think about it...

BhmBill,

Standard size you see in front of stores is five gallon. The ones that are a bit taller are 10 gallon. I have two 25 gallon tanks. I take them to the convenience store every month or two and fill them up. A 25-gallon only weighs about a 150 to 175 pounds full.

That's only a few pounds more than the bales of alfalfa I feed my horses. I'm pushing 60 and can still stack those bales four high. That means ground to top is about eight feet. My wife drags those bales around with one hand. She pulls them off the top of the stack with one hand.

I've never seen a three-gallon propane tank. It would be far too small for me to bother with. My little barbecue takes a five gallon. My big barbecue takes a 25. OTOH, my big barbecue is 18 feet long, 8 feet tall, weighs 1,800 pounds and has a trailer hitch.

When my son is around I cheat. I have him pick up those 25 gallon tanks and slide them into the back of the pickup. When he isn't here I hitch up a flatbed trailer and tip them on and off. I'm lazy and I love watching that son of mine work hard. I wiped his butt and paid his way. The least he can do is sweat for me a little from time to time...
 
My friend hit a steel plate the size of a paper plate with a 9mm. taurus I think, and it went "ping" and spun slightly. I hit it with my .50 DE and the steel plate bounced around sooooo much and made a much deeper sound.
If you have good fundamentals then its pretty easy to hit something that size at 100 yards. So you should still be proud of yourself.
 
Most people just don't think its possible at extended ranges with pistols. The fundamentals are very important at longer ranges. Yesterday i took about 10 shots at a 18x18 steel plate at 200 yards. I didn't keep track but I hit it a couple times. It wasn't as dramatic as my 7mm Rem Mag hitting it but it was cool to hit it at ALL with my M&P. I think I'm going to take my CZ52 along next time. Its on flat shooting SOB.
 
About 6 years ago, during annual qualifications, I was the only person to show up for range class, so five instructors and I went to the range with ammo meant for 30 people. I qualified quickly, and we moved to the 100 yard rifle range, went cross corner,(measured 110 yards to target), and began plinking at the steel silhouette target. I could nail it about 90% of the time, and one instructor nailed it every shot, including first round. As much as I dislike Glocks, they are accurate enough.
Was yours good shooting? Absolutely! Having run two ranges in my past, I have seen people who miss a B-27 standard target at 3 yards! Some of my fellow staff are, shall we say, "lacking" in shooting skills... :D You're doing good, sir, keep it up...even if it's a G-rock... :)
 
I think that's pretty fair shooting if the tank can be hit regularly. When I have the range to myself I'll shoot milk jugs and 2L pop bottles at 85 yards with my handguns. On a good day when my vision is clear I can usually hit them 5/6 with a 617 and slightly less with my 67 or Baby Eagle 9mm. I certainly don't think it's anything special but the gawkers are amazed to see anyone shooting over 15 yards with a pistol.
 
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so i guess it is the ten gallon, but with a bone stock glock 19, and i consider myself a decent shooter, not great decent. but is this good shooting, for standing off hand at that distance?
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If this is a new "personal best" for you, congratulations. :)

Off hand at that distance; not bad, not bad at all. Especially when there are those who are lucky to be able to hit a 12"x12" piece of paper at twenty-five meters.

Considering that the tank is about the size of a human torso (give or take), I think that you did just fine by landing 6-7 shots on target at that range. Now you've got a goal for next time, 11-12 shots.

Don't worry about what others think of your shooting. Just keep practicing and strive for a little more improvement next time. Competing against yourself and pushing yourself just a little farther is the real fun in my opinion.
 
datruth,

Next time go prone. I bet you can get 100 percent hits that way. And with practice all 'A' zone IPSC hits! The Glock can do it. And if you ever get a Baer 1911 .45, you might even make some head shots on purpose.

Long range shooting is quite doable. Go to a IHMSA and you will see astounding shooting off hand.

I realise the rife is a better long range weapon, but a good all around shot can still hold their own to alot of once-a-year riflemen.
 
You hit a smallish target at over 100 yards with an open sighted handgun designed for close in shooting, I'd say you can be proud of that.
 
I can hit a soda can at 100yds 2 out of a 10rd magazine. Don't think its excellent but not bad I suppose.
 
So for those of us who aren't long-range-pistol-snipers :)D), I have to ask:

How much do you change your point of aim when shooting 9mm practice ammo out at those distances?

TMann
 
It was intresting when I shot

I more or less almost covered the propane tank but I know I jerked the trigger a couple of times but it was not terrible difficult, I guess It is the fact I was making the shots with a stock glock, make no mistake, I'm a glock fan, but I had not even seen anybody shooting at distance with a handgun before. I was rather impressed, still kinda impressed but I think I would hit probably 10-11 out of 15 but I still think that it was pretty good shooting on my part for a first time, but as I see, it is no sweat for most on this site, that's I why I log on to get better , always sharpening the sword.
 
Glock

My experience has been Glocks are very accurate. But hindered by the trigger for shooting accurately. I think most of the Glocks I have owned (and that's several) were capable of 2" or better at 25 yards.
 
No, be proud of it. That's good shooting.

Most 9mm's are capable of that level of accuracy, but it takes very good sight alignment and trigger control to actually pull it off. I once hit a similar sized target 7 for 8 at 110 yards with my S&W 3913 from a braced position, and I spotted for a friend who did the same with my wife's Glock 26, but conditions were ideal (perfect lighting, highly visible target) and he and I were both having a really good day. I don't think I could necessarily do that every time, but the guns are certainly capable enough.
 
yup i would be proud of the hits on a target at 100+ yards there are some folks i have observed that cant hit a target that size at 25 yards even once through a whole mag... I personally have never shot a pistol cal over 50 yards i dont think...
 
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