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beezaur · December 20, 2006, 06:22 PM

Please pardon my nearly complete ignorance.

I have shot centerfire handguns at a range exactly once, at a self-defense training course. Normally I shoot at the end of a farm access road.

So, how accurate can a guy expect to be with some skill, at various ranges? Single action versus double action? How accurate (typically) is a gun like a Ruger GP100?

This sounds funny, even as I type it. Believe it or not, I just never shoot handguns at paper targets. Lots of experience with rifle and even compound bow, just not handguns at proper targets.

Scott

December 20, 2006, 06:22 PM	#1
beezaur Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2006 Posts: 231	How Accurate? Please pardon my nearly complete ignorance. I have shot centerfire handguns at a range exactly once, at a self-defense training course. Normally I shoot at the end of a farm access road. So, how accurate can a guy expect to be with some skill, at various ranges? Single action versus double action? How accurate (typically) is a gun like a Ruger GP100? This sounds funny, even as I type it. Believe it or not, I just never shoot handguns at paper targets. Lots of experience with rifle and even compound bow, just not handguns at proper targets. Scott