Are you a good shot?
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At self defense distance I'm confident, isn't that all that matters.
RobertJ.
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I used to be better than I am now. No playing cards, but my friend Kip and I would put a colored thumb tack in the center of a piece of typing paper, and each take one shot at a time to see who could hit it first, with whatever pistols we were shooting that day. It usually only took a couple shots. I have a couple handguns I could still do that with, but it would take me a few more shots than it used to!
Way back when, I always looked at the target, not the front sight like they teach. I could always out-shoot just about anyone, except Kip, who was pretty even with me. Nowadays, I shoot a better group if I wear low powered reading glasses and focus on the front sight. Age, I guess.
And I liked the term, "minute-of-miscreant"!
Way back when, I always looked at the target, not the front sight like they teach. I could always out-shoot just about anyone, except Kip, who was pretty even with me. Nowadays, I shoot a better group if I wear low powered reading glasses and focus on the front sight. Age, I guess.
And I liked the term, "minute-of-miscreant"!
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daniel lawecki
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Chief38 now that's what I'm talking about. Well that's nice shooting
DeathGrip
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Tell the guy with the rifle this morning in Virginia that. God bless the security forces that were there. With out them cutting loose and pinning him down things woulda been real bad. Good training prevails.
Bullzaye
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Sounds like an interesting challenge, I'll have to try it next time I go out. I certainly don't claim to be any crack-shot, but I'd enjoy giving it a try.
But...seeing as how the temp this weekend will be around 110, and Monday/Tuesday are predicted to be 118-120...it may be Oct. until I dare go out to the desert to shoot!
Tim
sigp220.45
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10 yards?
Rookie! Move that thing downrange a ways!
Rookie! Move that thing downrange a ways!
bushmaster1313
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Five shots of .357 Magnum at 100 yards:
I confess to being sitting down with my hand resting on a block of wood
I confess to being sitting down with my hand resting on a block of wood
Frankly.....no...
I feel like I'm doing good if I can put a string of shots in the center of mass. I was a marksman a very long time ago. Now I feel good if I hit the target.
I feel like I'm doing good if I can put a string of shots in the center of mass. I was a marksman a very long time ago. Now I feel good if I hit the target.
crankyoldlady
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I was FANTASTIC!
I'm not sure that now I could hit the card face on at 10 yards.
Rock185
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Darn! Now I have to buy a deck of cards just to try this. The deck will probably still be usable after my efforts. If so, I'm probably not going to report it here
I have never been attacked by a playing card on edge or otherwise.
Therefore, I have never tried to shoot one.
Therefore, I have never tried to shoot one.
I'm not sure I could see a playing card on edge at 10 yards.
I can relate to that!
jimbo728
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Did it a couple of times in the muzzle loader 5 stage event of a popular Turkey Shoot event here in NH back in the 90`s.
Muzzle loader event itself was the following 5 stages.
1.Edge on playing card.
2.Egg at 15 yds.
3.Split the bullet on an axe edge to break clay birds on each side.
4.Hit steel chicken at 50 yds.
5.Place shot lowest in the V at 50 yds. (closest shot to bottom in the white was tie breaker.)
Did it with a .45 Cal T/C Hawken with Maxi Balls.
That was then. Now, well not going to happen again. Im lucky I can remember those good old days.
Jim
Muzzle loader event itself was the following 5 stages.
1.Edge on playing card.
2.Egg at 15 yds.
3.Split the bullet on an axe edge to break clay birds on each side.
4.Hit steel chicken at 50 yds.
5.Place shot lowest in the V at 50 yds. (closest shot to bottom in the white was tie breaker.)
Did it with a .45 Cal T/C Hawken with Maxi Balls.
That was then. Now, well not going to happen again. Im lucky I can remember those good old days.
Jim
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I feel I'm pretty decent.
I'm not an expert with anything I own, but I have the ability to shoot almost anything well, even for the first time. Shooting has always been instinctive to me, and I'm sure it doesn't hurt that I've been doing it since age 5 or 6. I always had a BB gun around!
I've made some pretty good shots in the past, but they mostly felt lucky, even though I did what I was trying to do.
I don't know about just picking up a gun and splitting a playing card on the first shot, but I'm thinking it wouldn't take that long!
I think I know what I'm doing today...
I'm not an expert with anything I own, but I have the ability to shoot almost anything well, even for the first time. Shooting has always been instinctive to me, and I'm sure it doesn't hurt that I've been doing it since age 5 or 6. I always had a BB gun around!
I've made some pretty good shots in the past, but they mostly felt lucky, even though I did what I was trying to do.
I don't know about just picking up a gun and splitting a playing card on the first shot, but I'm thinking it wouldn't take that long!
I think I know what I'm doing today...
Hip shot the head off a snake once......
................ about 33 years ago!!!!!!!!LOL first two aimed shots missed................
In my 30s I'd qualify out to ? with 100% inside the 9 ring.................. shot and lettered on both High School and College Rifle Teams.
Did some point shooting (no sights) a 8 yds with my new to me M&P9 Monday...... scoring as a qualifier shot 152 out of 155(31 rounds) three high/centered 7s.
Lately the front sight is fuzzy.
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Cutting at card is not as difficult as the trick shot guys would have you believe. Remember, the bullet only needs to touch the card so a .45 caliber bullet has a "Fudge Factor" of almost 0.90" as it can be slightly left or right - no need for dead center to split a card. With a .22 it's about 0.44" fudge factor.
The HARDEST part of all is being able to see the card from the side! You have to lean left - then lean right, then straight on and the card will "disappear" to your view - that's when you know where to aim (where the card is not seen).
Going t try it at 10 yards this Summer and will let you know if I was successful or not.
The HARDEST part of all is being able to see the card from the side! You have to lean left - then lean right, then straight on and the card will "disappear" to your view - that's when you know where to aim (where the card is not seen).
Going t try it at 10 yards this Summer and will let you know if I was successful or not.
