Scoped Handgun Rant

[jimmyj]

Hi:
Let your buddy have his fun.
It could be worst-He could have purchased it and put it away in a safe and saved it for the next owner who would have shot the **** out of it.

 

[sheepdawg]

Shooting this is a hoot, It will print 5 shot 1/2" groups at 25yards off a rest of course and gets me a lot of attention at the range.

 

[LouisianaJoe]

I have 2 scoped handguns. One is a .454 Casul Super Redhawk that came with scope rings. The other is a Super 14 Contender. I have several barrels for that including .223,.30-30, .44 Mag, and 22LR. From a rest the 30-30 will shoot .5" groups at 50 yds. The best I can do at 50 yds with a non scoped revolver is 2" groups with a 8 3/8" 27-2.

 

[feralmerril]

Al goerg was the grand daddy of scoped handguns and hunting. He was a writer for some of the rags in the fiftys and early sixtys. He got killed in a small plane crash in alaska on a hunt in 1965. It`s strange but he doesnt seem to be reconised now in later years. Doubt many of you younger guys ever heard of him. I belive him to just about be the first sole person to try to establish the scoped handgun hunting sport.
Here is a old internet chat on him for those of you that never heard of him.

Al Goerg

 

[GyMac]

Al goerg was the grand daddy of scoped handguns and hunting. He was a writer for some of the rags in the fiftys and early sixtys. He got killed in a small plane crash in alaska on a hunt in 1965. It`s strange but he doesnt seem to be reconised now in later years. Doubt many of you younger guys ever heard of him. I belive him to just about be the first sole person to try to establish the scoped handgun hunting sport.
Here is a old internet chat on him for those of you that never heard of him.

Al Goerg

I remember him, but mainly for a shoulder holster I believe he designed. When I think of hunting with handguns and scoped handguns, I think of Steve Herrett and Bob Milek.

 

[Bullet Bob]

I honestly think you're being too hard on him. He evidently likes it, it's his money and guns, what the heck.

Live and let live. I have an old friend who thinks I'm crazy for buying "those overpriced Smith & Wessons"!

 

[ogilvyspecial]

I've never been into scopes, even on rifles, but that's just a by-product
of the type of terrain I've hunted. I always seek out the thick stuff......

With that said, some people are into guns, some into scopes, some are into both.

 

[keith44spl]

Well, I have this friend and he insist on mounting these huge-normous scopes on his pistols...

he can't hit the wall with the thing not to speak of anything black on the target,
Thanks
Penmon AKA Jim

Jim,

Your dear friend doesn't worry about not hittin anything...You got his back, right? Ain't ya

I've used scopes on single shot T/Cs and a few bolt pistols.

But not for a sidearm....

Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

^^^This. I resisted until Turner's had a $100 red dot 2X half price on Black Friday.

Bolted it to my 10/22 & was so amazed I'm planning on something similar for my 22/45.

Same goes for lasers. For people with bad eyes they are the gear.

I put a red dot on my 22/45. It's a real pleasure to shoot with older eyes.



This 2x scope is fun too. Low magnification to be able to shoot offhand.



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[novalty]

What scope???

The scope should be as long as the handgun, right?