Sorry, I just can't believe that. 300 feet maybe but NRA Pistol Masters can't do things like that nor are they expected to. In Highpower Rifle the 300 yard target has a 9 ring that's 13 inches in diameter. In order to just SEE the target, the black is 19 inches in diameter. The black's measurement is 1/16 of an inch at the end of a rifle barrel. That means that you would be an expert if you could hit a 13 inch target in the sitting position with a match grade rifle. The only way I was able to hit a tree at 225 yards is because I didn't have to worry about elevation so much because the tree stump was fairly long.
This other person claimed that he shot tar buckets at 440 yards. I noticed that neither of you are shooting in the Free Republic Postal Match. Again, sorry. I hope there's no hard feelings but I can't believe you.
No hard feelings, and I didn't believe it myself. The range was a guess, but 10 people (all seasoned shooters) verified that it had to be at a minimum 200 yards. Most said it was closer to 300. Some said it wasn't that far, others said it was further. It looked like a dot to me, but looking through a scope I saw what it was. 6 people verified the hits. Believe it or not, it doesn't matter to me. I have 6 witnesses. I don't think I could hit it that many times out of 7 again, but I could hit it again I'm sure.
I have never joined a competition because I didn't think I was good enough, but the other guys I was with said that I would do very well, as they had been in competition and knew what the level was. I like to practice long range shooting with my 1911, and I was shooting on the same range as the guys with the scoped rifles. I also shot at the verified 75 yard range and was able to hit a small propane bottle several times.
I think I'm going to try to compete now that I've been told about the level of competition.
I agree! According to "Hatcher's Notebook" a 230 gr. bullet traveling at approx. 700fps would drop in excess of 10ft.