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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
***Shot by a handgun from 120 yards away? What?***

Nothing new. Elmer Keith used to do it all the time, and Jeff Cooper had his .45ACP 1911 front sight fixed with a gold line near the base for 100 yard shots.

There certainly are people in the world who could repeatedly and pretty reliably hit the target at 100+ yards. However they are not likely to be the shooters in that attack. The question stands: what common shooter can hit standing men twice with three rounds, from a handgun, at 120 yards? A typical ghetto shooter, who holds the weapon sideways, cannot hit the opponent from a few yards. It has to be someone with decent training, someone who went through a lot of rounds with this particular handgun.

P.S. I will try this feat at 100 yards next week if I can get to the range. Normally, it's a rifle distance for rimfire - for handguns people set their targets at 20-25 yards, if not closer.

7 posted on 03/13/2015 3:11:38 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: Greysard

I have shot deer at 200yrds with a hand gun. OK its a TC contender


8 posted on 03/13/2015 3:17:35 PM PDT by TLEIBY308 (Keep yer powder dry and watch yer top Knot.)
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To: Greysard

25 yards is the max for any pretense of accuracy by me. At my age I can’t even see 120 yards.


12 posted on 03/13/2015 4:27:17 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: Greysard

NEVER make the mistake of underestimating an enemy.


18 posted on 03/13/2015 5:29:17 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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