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Blue Heeler · January 2, 2005, 10:48 PM

I have some Winchester .22 ammunition which carries the message 'Dangerous within 2.5 Kilometers' - that's a long way, over a mile.
I don't doubt that a heavily loaded .45 would cause a bit of bother at long distance either. It's just that I've never considered it practical to use a pistol at long range. Maybe it's because I am set in my ways - or maybe it's just that I don't see too well at long distances anymore and reach for the scoped rifle to get a better picture.

January 2, 2005, 10:48 PM	#21
Blue Heeler Junior member Join Date: October 4, 1999 Location: Queensland Posts: 1,043	I have some Winchester .22 ammunition which carries the message 'Dangerous within 2.5 Kilometers' - that's a long way, over a mile. I don't doubt that a heavily loaded .45 would cause a bit of bother at long distance either. It's just that I've never considered it practical to use a pistol at long range. Maybe it's because I am set in my ways - or maybe it's just that I don't see too well at long distances anymore and reach for the scoped rifle to get a better picture.