Who Needs A Rifle? The Walker At 100 Yards

[nick_1]

when you read the after action reports it is often quite evident that the officers must have focused on the 7yard full target scenario.....

 

[TNGhost]

when you read the after action reports it is often quite evident that the officers must have focused on the 7yard full target scenario.....

That would depend on which after action reports you are referring to.

 

[nick_1]

The ones with all the misses...

 

[TNGhost]

The ones with all the misses...

Ahh, you're talking about "news" reports and not official reports.

 

[nick_1]

so the 15 shots fired with only one hit thing actually never happens?

 

[stephenprops1]

Most do not think of a handgun as a long-range proposition, because of perception. They haven't done it or seen it done regularly because they do not have access to a place to do it, most handgun shooting ranges going out to no more than 40-50 yards. Being a matter of practice, like everything else, there are just not a lot of practiced individuals out there due to this perception.

My initial training/introduction to long range handgun shooting, as I mentioned in the original post, was more about changing that perception than anything else. After that it just became a matter of practicing to become efficient, same as if it was 5 or 10 yards.

Years ago (25 at least) I had a pair of Ruger Vaquero, 44 Magnum, 7 1/2" barrel revolvers. With practice I got to where I could set up 6 pop cans at 100 yards. I could usually hit 4 of the 6 cans with 6 shots at the 100-yard mark.