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[tipoc]

Here's some mediocre shooting with snubbies. Folks always have questions about accuracy with short barreled guns. A better shooter than I could do better.

Below is the light weight alloy framed Colt Cobra which is no longer produced. That gun is from 67 IIRC. Here the shots are at 15 yards and I took a casual rest to do it. I was shooting single action. A better shooter than I could do the same double action. But the point is that a snubby can hit something at 15 or 25 yards.

Three different loads and ammo in the pic.



Below is the same ammo from a S&W M&P from 1948. Also at 15 yards same day, same rest.



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[mavracer]

I had added a set of night sights to my STI VIP and remembered I had shot it and had needed to bump the sight over just a smidge, but I couldn't remember if I had done it or not, I was working on several guns at the time, well I figured out I had when I ran the target out to 25 yards and fired one round.

[hoss1969]

First 7 rounds from my new Ruger SR9 at 7 yards at a 3" shoot n see. Only had time for a few quick rounds. Couldn't wait till next weekend to go shooting. Going to do same 15,25 yard shooting in the next few days.

[Cyanide971]

Nice shooting to everybody!

[sirgilligan]

Yep. Keep the stories rolling in.

I do like the snub nose report, you don't see many targets with those because people don't shoot them at the range that much and when the do they probably feel the group is nothing to brag about, but anything under 6" at 10 yards is better than average shooting in my opinion.

I remember one time I was out shooting and a friend had an AR-15, the first one I had ever held, and he was complaining how bad it shot. He handed it to me and said give it a try. It was winter and there were some weed stems sticking straight up out of the snow, about as big around a a soda straw. I said, I will shot at that weed out there and see if I can hit it. I shot and sure enough cut the weed right in two. He said, I guess it shoots great. I never told him I was shooting at the weed stem two inches to the left.

[tipoc]

A bit more from short barreled guns.

Here are a few rounds from two guns in .380

On the left Sig's single action P238 with it's 2.7" barrel and on the right S&W's iteration of the Walther PPK/S1 with a 3.3" barrel.

All rounds shot at 7 yards. The Walther was shot first round da then sa. Both guns are stock.

With the little Sig we go top down with 10 rounds of Blazer 95 gr. ball ammo. Followed by the middle target with 15 rounds of Aguila 95 gr. ball. The lower has 15 rounds of HPR clean 100 gr. ball.

The Walther was top to bottom, 15 rounds of the 95 gr. Blazer, then 15 rounds of the Aguila and 15 of the HPR Clean.



Below the PPK/S at 8 yards with Speer Gold Dot HP.



Below 8 rounds of 85 gr. Winchester STHP from the P238.



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[WC145]

This is the first mag (10+1) I shot out of a new 1911 build when I picked it up the other day. This was shot with the 9mm barrel and cheap WWB ammo, it also has .38 Super and 9x23 Winchester barrels fitted to it.

[sirgilligan]

tipoc - I have the Walther and had the P238. I shoot the Walther pretty well, but the SIG just didn't work out. Looks like you shoot both very well.

WC145 - What do you mean when you say a 1911 build? What is it built from?

[WC145]

WC145 - What do you mean when you say a 1911 build? What is it built from?

A build as in a custom built gun. This gun was originally a plain Jane Colt 1991A1 .38 Super. Pretty much the only things left of the original gun are the slide and frame and they've both been modified.

[sirgilligan]

This gun was originally a plain Jane Colt 1991A1 .38 Super. Pretty much the only things left of the original gun are the slide and frame and they've both been modified.

Well, I don't know what it shot like before, but it is excellent now. That seems like an enjoyable thing to do, to take a firearm and build it just the way you want it.

[Niantician]

Let me start by saying that my grandfather is a world class shooter, and by world class I mean he's represented our country doing it. So shooting with him even now in his old age is intimidating.
So I hunted around Ct. Trying to find one of the last Marlin 1894s made here and was sucsessful. Time to bring it to the range with Grandpa. The scope was boresighted and my first shot was on paper. But my second wasnt and neither was my third. I was turning red and my grandfather offered to try it. To my relief, my gun hates non-jacketed bullets and on inspection of the target, found square holes indicatong tumbling bullets. So I put the cheap stuff away and pulled out a box of Hornady Leverevolution 225gr.
These were the first 5 shots at 100yds after a few to get it centered. Mind you, its a brand new gun, its a lever so after every shot I had to take the gun out of the rest to cycle it, and I had my grandfather watching. I could see the pride in his face.

[walks with gun]

I prefer to shoot around my targets instead of hanging a new one.

[qwiksdraw]

Having normal vision in my left eye and being right handed presents a different challenge to target shooting. Recently, I tried shooting my Para USA Expert 1911 with a slightly canted sight picture. While my other 1911s require a 6 o'clock aim, the Expert requires that the fiber optic dot cove the target. So here I was practicing two different aspects of my sight picture. It didn't take too long to get it all together and it sure was a fun way to learn.

Here is the best group of the day (shot at 7 yds):

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[Doogle]

With the future placement of the watch in mind I shot this target at 10 meters using a S&W Model 10 .38spl. I shot a few targets to give me options - this was the first and turned out to be the most suitable for the composition.

[WC145]

Well, I don't know what it shot like before, but it is excellent now. That seems like an enjoyable thing to do, to take a firearm and build it just the way you want it.

It probably would be enjoyable if you had the gunsmithing skills, I don't so I paid a professional to do the work. I am enjoying the fruits of his labor, though.

[2ndamd]

Wow! Some nice shooting posted here!

Here is a thread at THR of a snub nose SP101 2,25", shooting unsupported, standing, at 25 yards, DA pull each time and getting less than 3 inches in group size. Favorite part of range trip was meeting another forum member to go shoot and busting the myth that snub noses are inaccurate was just another day at the range.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=402014

[Grunt96]

First day out with my 96a1. 3 shot group.

[wizrd]

Ugly Glock 30 -- very first ten shots out of a new gun that was bought by a good friend of mine. He gave me the honor of shooting the first magfull. 10 shots at 50', hand held in a dimly lit range -- first 5 shots, I thought I wasn't even hitting paper. -- I bought one of these ugly things a week later.

[tipoc]

Again a snubby. This pic I took a few years back a S&W M&P from 1948 from 25 yards. I took a rest over sand bags. Fired single action.

Upper left 12 rounds of Black Hills 148 gr. 38 Spl. wadcutter.

Lower right 12 rounds of Speer 158 gr. 38 Spl.+P TMJ.



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[Cyanide971]

*All shots fired standing, 2-handed.

A not-so-good grouping from my P99C AS @ 7, 10, 15, 20 yards....


First shots out of my P99 AS single action (red) and then double action (green) from 7, 10, 15, 20 yards...

[darkgael]

This one is not even really good.....but it is about as good as I do nowadays.
The top shooters clean these targets.
Shot at 50 ft., indoors, one hand unsupported....two strings of five shots each string fired in 10 seconds.
High Standard Victor .22LR

[passtime]

As you can see by the holster wear this is my carry weapon. Ruger SR45. I have 2500 rounds through her.







Five shots at 25 yards with irons. Nothing to brag about but it works for me.

[Cyanide971]

Very nice!

[feets]

Getting tired of emoji and emoticons?

Do something about it. I do.


15 yard fun with my MkIII target.

[passtime]

Thanks Cyanide971.