What distance do you practice with your J frame snubbie?

[Nimble Jack B.]

Speaking strictly as a civilian that legally carries...

Most self defense shootings happen at distances no greater than 15 feet; and most of those are between 6 and 12 feet..

My range time with my 340PD loaded with 125-grain .357 Remington Golden Sabers is limited to targets at "Point & Shoot" distances of 6, 8, 10 and 12 feet, firing two quick shots at full size silhouette targets.

I view my 340PD as an extremely close quarter self defense weapon and I practice with it accordingly.

 

[BaaBaa]

Went back out shooting yesterday, based on comments here I spent half my time at 5 yards and half at 10 yards. Doing better, new glasses and white paint on my front sight helped a lot! At least I could see the sight this time and actually hit the targets more or less where I was aiming. Only shot 25 rounds, need to do a lot more practice.

 

[model3sw]

25 to 50 feet, I feel is perfect to keep in tune with any potential self defense situation. Once in awhile I crank it out to 100 ft. I target with both target ammo, but finish up running about 20 rounds of the actual self defense loads. Oh, all true except with any centennial or similar (completely internal hammer, especially the lightweights) I keep those target at 15 to 25 feet max. No target practice at 100 ft for me, with an airweight centennial or similar current production.

 

[Pete99004]

Yesterday 7PM I'm taking a bucket of doggie poo out to the burn pile in the back of the property. I get out there and I see "Mister Porcupine" is back - couple of weeks back he was here and I got a $385 Vet bill for removing quills from the inside of Trooper's mouth!!

Mister Porcupine needs to go away!

So, I put down the bucket of poo...carefully determine he is about 30 yards out. I pull out my M60, take careful aim and fire 5 rounds of Rem. 158 gr +P JHP.

I really need to practice more at distance!!! Hopefully I scared the bejebers out of him and he won't come back anytime soon - or if he does...I hope I'm carring my 10-22!!

Pete

PS - Maybe the sun got in my eyes...yea, that's it!! The sun got in my eyes!!!

 

[Henry O]

I decided to use my mid 1970's Model 60 Stainless Steel .38 Caliber Special to use for a qualification weapon. Scored in the mid 90's with distances from three yards up to fifteen yards. Second time over the years I have done that. I simply enjoy shooting the gun and watching people after they tell me I should use another gun.

 

[Henry O]

Went back out shooting yesterday, based on comments here I spent half my time at 5 yards and half at 10 yards. Doing better, new glasses and white paint on my front sight helped a lot! At least I could see the sight this time and actually hit the targets more or less where I was aiming. Only shot 25 rounds, need to do a lot more practice.

If you are wearing bi-focals or transitions, you might want to ask your Optician to lower the seg height on your lenses. It helps a lot if you have less reading space and more medium to long distance correction. Some places may tell you it can't be done but it is as simple as taking the regular measurements to begin with for new lenses.

 

[BaaBaa]

If you are wearing bi-focals or transitions, you might want to ask your Optician to lower the seg height on your lenses.

um, that won't work for bifocal contact lenses with astigmatism correction Oh and I need reading glasses on top for close work as they don't make trifocal contacts and glasses for my prescription are worse than coke bottle bottoms.

 

[Wraith_K]

Most of my handgun shooting is 7-10 yards. I do mix slow aim fire and rapid point and shoot.

I haven't shot my j-frame beyond that (yet), I'm still getting familiar with it. I figured that once I get familiar with the point of aim; I'll push the ranges out to 25 yards (longest I can go at the indoor range).

I still have my Mod. 65 in 4" that I carried for work. I never did seem to have a problem keeping most of my rounds inside of 10" or so at 25 yards.