longest pistol shots

[amarsh89]

i am an extreme novice when it comes to hand gun shooting

but when at the range the other day a friend of mine (a gunny sarge in the corps) shot his glock 30 and nailed a balloon ... at 130 yards ....

is this extra ordinary in any way ? do any of you have stories like this to share

and why is it he was having to aim 6 feet under the balloon ...is it because of the jump in the small barrel ?

 

[hbrad3]

I have put my 1911 on paper at 100 yds. It took 2 or 3 shots to get on paper and then they were only in about a 12" pattern. That is a long shot for a close quarters handgun. I could see a revolver with a longer barrel doing better easily. As far as the aiming low, your guess is as good as I can come up with. Can't wait to hear more input on this one.

 

[howl]

250 with a scoped, 8" barrel .44 magnum. Fairly easy once your figure the hold-over IF the wind isn't blowing. I saw (on tv) Bob Munden hit a balloon at 300 yards with a snub-nosed .38 using fixed sights.

 

[Dynamis]

Hickok45 plinks 180 yard gongs with a Glock 26 likes it 20 yards away.

 

[drtybykr]

352 yards glock 20

 

[money-dog]

Hit a crow at 135 yards with 357 out of a S&W686 w/8 3/8" barrell (don't know if it was luck or not) but it was good enough to impress me .

 

[jjasonbbo1]

Not quite as impressive but with 3 witnesses, 2 are admins on this site, I hit a 10" square plate at 65yds with my Hi-Point .40 on the second shot... Not crazy long but for a gun with such a bad rap I am ok with it... With practice I can hit a 12" pan pretty much every shot out to 75yds with that same gun...

 

[jjasonbbo1]

Oh.. I hold dead on from 5 feet to 75yds...

 

[Burdy]

Not quite as impressive but with 3 witnesses that are all mods on this site I hit a 10" square plate at 65yds with my Hi-Point .40 on the second shot... Not crazy long but for a gun with such a bad rap I am ok with it... With practice I can hit a 12" pan pretty much every shot out to 75yds with that same gun...

I call B.S.

 

[Okuma]

Not quite as impressive but with 3 witnesses that are all mods on this site I hit a 10" square plate at 65yds with my Hi-Point .40 on the second shot... Not crazy long but for a gun with such a bad rap I am ok with it... With practice I can hit a 12" pan pretty much every shot out to 75yds with that same gun...

No way.