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mhmiller62 · January 7, 2012, 04:55 PM

Hello All,

I was wondering at what distance do you usually practice with your handguns at the range? For myself it depends on the type of pistol. With my
P3AT I've never fired it beyond 20 feet and that is with those big silouette targets. On the other hand with my Ruger 22/45 MkIII I'll practice at different distances anywhere between 20 feet and 25 yards and only use small slow fire targets or small paper plates. All my other handguns I rarely practice beyond 50 feet. One thing I've noticed is that practicing with smaller targets seems to improve marksmanship.

January 7, 2012, 04:55 PM	#1
mhmiller62 Member Join Date: December 31, 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 19	Handgun target distance. Hello All, I was wondering at what distance do you usually practice with your handguns at the range? For myself it depends on the type of pistol. With my P3AT I've never fired it beyond 20 feet and that is with those big silouette targets. On the other hand with my Ruger 22/45 MkIII I'll practice at different distances anywhere between 20 feet and 25 yards and only use small slow fire targets or small paper plates. All my other handguns I rarely practice beyond 50 feet. One thing I've noticed is that practicing with smaller targets seems to improve marksmanship.