at 300 yards he is aiming 17 feet above the target!

 

Cool video.
I was shooting my G19 at 100 this weekend, and I can say that guy is a better shot than I am. I hit the gong (it was smaller...), but it took more rounds.
Of course, I wasn't using math... This is that time our algebra teacher told us about.

 

Pretty short sighting radius on a G19...makes it harder at longer ranges. Not that the firearm is any less accurate...just amplifies movement of the weapon.

 

I did that at the range one day to impress some buddies. The range had a 3' diameter gong at 300 yds. It took me a few shots to figure out the elevation, but after that I was tagging that gong almost every shot, off a sandbag rest on the bench. Pistol was a Beretta 92FS, BTW.

 

Lol, we usually stop at 100 with handguns, my old 59 shoots about 3-1/2 feet low at 100 yards with the target load I build. I love torque ing off my marine buddies with those shots, "Hey, bet I can hit the 18" gong at a hundred faster than you can," AR's usually come out by the time they hear the *ping* as the lead 9mm boolit hits the gong.......

 

very long shots are hard but not as impossible as you might think

you need three things

1. rock solid fundamentals this rules out 99.95% of the readers here
2. knowledge of your ballistics - how far is that bullet gunna drop and drift
3. the real kicker is something above the target to aim at you don't see the target when you shoot these extreme distances it's more like artillery - you point to a point in space and fire

 

I guess you haven't shot handguns at longer ranges. Of course you see the target....have to if you want to hit it. You set the front sight on the target and lower the rear of the handgun...all while keeping the firearm lined up. Hard? Not easy...but not that hard...with practice. You don't aim into space if you want rounds to connect.

I used to shoot 1000 rounds a week of .45 ACP handloads. Nothing special in the load but I only used 200 grain H&G 68 style hard cast semi-wadcutters at about 900 FPS. These shoot really flat...like a 9mm. They easily hit an IPSC target at 100 yards...open sites...Colt Gold Cup. All center? NO....but good solid torso hits. 200 yards...hard but again not that hard...3-4 rounds would hit from each 8 round magazine.

300 yards...hard....no guarantee on hits...but close most of the time.

 

Long range handgunning is fun and can be a great skillset for emergencies. The biggest problem however is having the facilities to actually practice. I am lucky that my gun club has a 300 meter range.

 

is also a good way to throw ammo out the window without really any valid purpose..Lets face it how many people are ever going to engage in a handgun battle at 100-300 yrds when 90% of them occur within 5-7 yards?

 

That is pretty freaking cool! Never tried shooting that far with a handgun. The furthest I normally will try with one is 100 yards and normally that is with my Dan Wesson Model 15 with 6 inch heavy barrel. That is a world apart from a 9mm auto! I just might have to try this next time I am at one of the longer ranges.

 

There's a interesting book called "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting " by Ed McGivern, where he engages man sized targets at 600 yards with .357 mag revolver..........might want to take a look, if you are a avid reader of firearm information.

 

Target's are at 50 (Chickens), 100 (Boars), 150 (Turkeys) and 200 (Rams).
There are different classes but big bore shoot on the long range.

Back in the day I used to shoot Hunter Class using a stock Ruger BH in 357 Mag. with heavy cast handloads of FMJ's for the heavier Rams at 100 meters it was a blast. 200 meter isn't all that hard with the right setup.

Hitting the steel wasn't that hard,accuracy and hitting it in the right place to knock it over was most important as you only had 60 rds. and 2 minutes to knock over each group of 5 targets of each animal which are divided into three groups of each,that's 40 seconds per target and one rd. per target.

Revolvers tend to have much higher front sight blades as well as barrels in some cases so learning where to hold on the front post is much easier for long range shots. Many painted different colored line on the groove on the back of the front sight blade to accommodate the proper hold. Of course accurate handloads as well as trigger pull were a must as well.

 

I started shooting longer ranges "plinking" with a 7.5" barreled Super Blackhawk using hard cast 250 grain Keith style semi wadcutter handloads. You are correct...much easier with a longer barreled revolver. But, if you practice enough...even a semi-auto pistol is capable of long range "hits". I started using my .45 ACP with H&G 200 grain cast semi wadcutters and was surprised at the ability to connect at longer ranges. Using 230 grain bullets made it harder as the 200 grain slugs just shoot flatter. Just practice is required. Reloading makes a lot of practice cheaper.

You never know when you may need that handgun for longer ranges and it's at least good to know where your limits are.

 

Longest I've shot with a handgun is 100yds with a Glock 17 converted to Full Auto by the Class 3 dealer hosting the machine gun shoot.

Using short bursts, found I could easily walk my rounds into the target.

 

Um... why?

 

Because! That's why.