Post your targets - The 15 yard pistol challenge
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gwalchmai
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Primersinmyshoe
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Here's my target. Great thread.
gwalchmai
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hexidismal
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Great thread, maybe I'll get out and try my hand sometime this coming week. My range is quite far away from me (about an hour and 15 each way) , so when I do make the effort to get there I tend to bring several ( or more than several 
) handguns, and I'll be sure to do this with at least one.
) handguns, and I'll be sure to do this with at least one.
Jakkar
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Man, I am a bit embarrassed to post these after everyone else has done so well. I have to admit, I never even bother putting the target out past 7 yards when I practice. I can't hit anything at 15 yards but it ended up being a nice practice for me because it looks like I need it. I was shooting Remington UMC cheap stuff 230 gr.
22 Miles and no targets!!
Well, since I finally got some sleep last night I decided to go shoot the target. I left ALL my targets leaned against the wall by the back door and cheerfully drove 22 miles to the range.:banghead:
I also could not remember the distance to shoot. I shot at 25 feet, not 45 feet.:banghead:
I marked three little round dots on the backside of a wiring diagram for some lighting controls on one of the buildings we are responsable for.
The top dot is shot out. I shot 9 rounds with my EMP with Ranier 115 RN and WSF at an avg. 1090 FPS at 48 degrees and windy. 7 rounds look real good.
The middle dot is partly shot out. I shot 7 rounds with my Caspian/STI build and a load I threw together to try. WST and Precision 200 Gr. SWC's at an Avg. 713 FPS. To slow and not quite a clean burn. Need to bump it .2 or .3 Grs. 48 degrees. Should have used a proven load actually.
The third dot is plainly visable as my shots from my Mod 14 Target were impacting high. Again, a load I had thrown together to try. It shows promise. Raniers 125 Gr. RFN and 700X at an Avg. 852 FPS. I also shot some Ranier 148 DEWC's and 700X at an Avg. 796 FPS and they were at least as accurate.
Well, since I finally got some sleep last night I decided to go shoot the target. I left ALL my targets leaned against the wall by the back door and cheerfully drove 22 miles to the range.:banghead:
I also could not remember the distance to shoot. I shot at 25 feet, not 45 feet.:banghead:
I marked three little round dots on the backside of a wiring diagram for some lighting controls on one of the buildings we are responsable for.
The top dot is shot out. I shot 9 rounds with my EMP with Ranier 115 RN and WSF at an avg. 1090 FPS at 48 degrees and windy. 7 rounds look real good.
The middle dot is partly shot out. I shot 7 rounds with my Caspian/STI build and a load I threw together to try. WST and Precision 200 Gr. SWC's at an Avg. 713 FPS. To slow and not quite a clean burn. Need to bump it .2 or .3 Grs. 48 degrees. Should have used a proven load actually.
The third dot is plainly visable as my shots from my Mod 14 Target were impacting high. Again, a load I had thrown together to try. It shows promise. Raniers 125 Gr. RFN and 700X at an Avg. 852 FPS. I also shot some Ranier 148 DEWC's and 700X at an Avg. 796 FPS and they were at least as accurate.
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HuntAndFish
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At the range today. I practice trigger control by using a 1 second metronome technique...front sight, press, follow-through, sights on target again, trigger reset...then repeat. This is how these were shot. 10 round magazine, one mag for each target. The targets were actually upside down on the range hanger so I was shooting high and left today. This is with a stock 3rd generation Glock 19.
possum
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yes, i was looking for this thread and i see that it was made a sticky! awesome. btw good shooting so far i can't wait to take my targets out and post my lousy results!
marksman13
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Buying my first SKS tomorrow, so I'll take my SA-XD .45 Tac and my Taurus PT-111 MLPRO 9mm to the range when I go try out the new rifle and see what they (I) produce. May post em, depends on how they look.
armoredman
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If I can squeeze the nickle tomorrow....
Geronimo45
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Alrighty. No picture available, since results wasn't so great. Four rounds of .45 hit it (still getting used to the thing, have a pretty rotten flinch) - top and bottom ends of the 10-ring, two on the six ring - the other three were south of the target, but still on paper. The .32... seemed to hit on target, at random points - 1 10 ringer, 2 9s, 2 8s, 1 6, 2 5s.
Not a real suprise to me - I know I'm a rotten shot - but I do like the notch & post sights on a the CZ-70 better than the rectangular blocks on the 1911... Apparently, I'm a little better with the .32 as well (though it did seem to have more muzzle flip - or else it recoiled faster than the .45, dunno for sure).
Introduced my 13-year-old brother to the .45. Gave him one round in the mag, made sure he had his plugs in, gave him a pizza box to shoot at. Loved it, and ran back to reload the thing (why do people act like that after shooting their first .45? I did the exact same thing when I shot it). Good muzzle discipline, trigger discipline too. Put all five rounds into the box (eighteen by eighteen inches or so). Seems to like it better than the .32.
Guns used:
1911 Springfield Armory GI45, firing Remington 230 Grain FMJ UMC on a day with very little wind.
CZ 70 in .32 ACP, firing 8 rounds of Remington 71 Grain MC, same day, same target (hit so few times with the .45 that the target was re-useable).
P.S. Both guns fired using the non-rested, two handed Certified Ninjistu Weav-osceles stance.
Not a real suprise to me - I know I'm a rotten shot - but I do like the notch & post sights on a the CZ-70 better than the rectangular blocks on the 1911... Apparently, I'm a little better with the .32 as well (though it did seem to have more muzzle flip - or else it recoiled faster than the .45, dunno for sure).
Introduced my 13-year-old brother to the .45. Gave him one round in the mag, made sure he had his plugs in, gave him a pizza box to shoot at. Loved it, and ran back to reload the thing (why do people act like that after shooting their first .45? I did the exact same thing when I shot it). Good muzzle discipline, trigger discipline too. Put all five rounds into the box (eighteen by eighteen inches or so). Seems to like it better than the .32.
Guns used:
1911 Springfield Armory GI45, firing Remington 230 Grain FMJ UMC on a day with very little wind.
CZ 70 in .32 ACP, firing 8 rounds of Remington 71 Grain MC, same day, same target (hit so few times with the .45 that the target was re-useable).
P.S. Both guns fired using the non-rested, two handed Certified Ninjistu Weav-osceles stance.
M2 Carbine
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Don't feel embarrassed.
First, your shooting is pretty good.
Second, some people talk about 1-2 inch groups at 15 yards but few shooters can do it with any regularity. The ones that can deserve to be called very good shots.
And third this "challenge" is just for no pressure fun shooting.
This kind of shooting is actually very helpful in improving a person's shooting. Makes them pay a little more attention to each shot, try harder, hold that sight picture a little better, so they can post a better target than they posted the last time.
ZeSpectre
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What he said, go ahead and post the pictures. Hell I started this thing and look at my first posted pictures. I MISSED THE TARGET with four out of six rounds from my P-3AT. How much worse can you get than that???
gwalchmai
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10 yards is my personal "happy distance". My groups start to open up beyond that, so I like this 15 yard range a lot. I hope I can tighten them up in the coming weeks.
Wish I had known about this earlier...the wife and I were at the range Saturday afternoon...
I'll have to see if I can get some time to go back and run a couple of these targets just to see...I haven't shot at that distance since qualifying for my CCW.
I'll have to see if I can get some time to go back and run a couple of these targets just to see...I haven't shot at that distance since qualifying for my CCW.
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my printer pooped out on me last night, so I used my 3"x5" cards...
1978 9mm Colt Commander
WWB 115gr FMJ
NRA (indoor) range
unsupported, two hand, weaver stance
five shots @ 21' on the left (measured ~1.01" center-to-center)
five shots @ 45' on the right (measured ~1.76" center-to-center)
1978 9mm Colt Commander
WWB 115gr FMJ
NRA (indoor) range
unsupported, two hand, weaver stance
five shots @ 21' on the left (measured ~1.01" center-to-center)
five shots @ 45' on the right (measured ~1.76" center-to-center)
M2 Carbine
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The wind won't give me a break.
This is a .380 Makarov that I haven't shot in some time.
Like most Makarovs it's right accurate.
This target is the best of three. The other two are about the same but in each one I dropped a round into the 7 ring.
I forgot, Standing, two hands.
Single action.
This is a .380 Makarov that I haven't shot in some time.
Like most Makarovs it's right accurate.
This target is the best of three. The other two are about the same but in each one I dropped a round into the 7 ring.
I forgot, Standing, two hands.
Single action.
HuntAndFish
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Nice shooting. I may have to try this next week with a S&W 642. Now that will be embarrassing....
M2 Carbine
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I got in a little shooting with my Crimson Trace Laser equipped 2 inch S&W J Frame.
I'm a big fan of (good) lasers on defense pistols but like any type shooting you must keep in practice. I try to practice with the laser once or twice a week.
The light is only for taking the picture. The targets can be identified without it.
I like to keep in practice shooting left handed but I tend to shoot a little high and right. After the first, circled, group I held the laser dot a little low and left for the second five.
The bottom target was shot with both hands and a little fast.
All shooting was point shooting with the gun about chest high.
All single action.
Fun shooting.
I'm a big fan of (good) lasers on defense pistols but like any type shooting you must keep in practice. I try to practice with the laser once or twice a week.
The light is only for taking the picture. The targets can be identified without it.
I like to keep in practice shooting left handed but I tend to shoot a little high and right. After the first, circled, group I held the laser dot a little low and left for the second five.
The bottom target was shot with both hands and a little fast.
All shooting was point shooting with the gun about chest high.
All single action.
Fun shooting.
Dang it!!! I wanna play too!!!!
I want to play here and I can't! I have bullets, pistols, targets and time! I also just had extentensive neurosurgery to replace my spinal electronic stimulator. Give me a few more weeks to heal, then and I'll come back here and post a couple of "smilie" faces.
This is a great thread zespectre!
Doc2005
I want to play here and I can't! I have bullets, pistols, targets and time! I also just had extentensive neurosurgery to replace my spinal electronic stimulator. Give me a few more weeks to heal, then and I'll come back here and post a couple of "smilie" faces.
This is a great thread zespectre!
Doc2005
ZeSpectre
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DOC2005
Wow, make sure you get all healed up good! This one is open ended so don't be in a rush
Wow, make sure you get all healed up good! This one is open ended so don't be in a rush
Todesengel
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15 Yards Rapid Fire
HK P2000
WWB 40S&W 165gr FMJ
HK P2000
WWB 40S&W 165gr FMJ
M2 Carbine
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Todesengel,
The bullet holes look elongated. Was the target tilted back? Surely the bullets weren't trying to keyhole.
The bullet holes look elongated. Was the target tilted back? Surely the bullets weren't trying to keyhole.
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