whats your distance

[white eagle]

for handgun practice ?:idea:
I just moved from 30 to 50 yards and does the make a difference
I shoot with iron sights so my target almost gets covered by the sight at that distance
:-P

[Johnch]

Indoor 50 feet
Out door 25 or 50 yds and a little at 100 yds

When the weather is nasty
I injoy shooting indoors
But even if it is cold , I preferr the 50 yd chalange

John

[2ndAmendmentNut]

For load development I shoot from 15~25yards depending on the gun. Then just for fun I shoot from 7~120yards.

[MtGun44]

25yds for offhand practice or to do a 'first cut' look at new loads. 50 yds to really
test a load that did well at 25, or a hunting load or to work on my trigger pull.

Bill

[Cherokee]

25 yd for load development and some practice. Also shoot a lot of steel targets @ 7 to 75 yds. Can't see well enough for 100 yd with pistol. In my younger days, I shot @ 50 yd for load development and practice but no more.

[fecmech]

In decent weather my handgun shooting is 50 yds for the most part and I play some at 100. Winter time I try and get out when the wind is not blowing (don't like indoor ranges!) but most is done at 50' indoors. I like shooting longer ranges with handguns, just wish our local club would keep the silhouette league going longer.

[Charlie Sometimes]

Up to 25 yds, mostly on targets for load testing, 12 inch steel for drawing, speed, and target acquisition practice.
Above that for trigger control and hunting practice.
I don't see as well as I used to either, so 100 ain't as easy with 45 anymore.
I'd keep it at 50 or under for hunting, depending on conditions, but it don't hurt to practice out there- it will make you a better close-in shot.

[MT Gianni]

Our range has a 100 yd, 200 yd and 300 yd target stands. There are 2 makeshift wooden benches that don't see much use til 6 weeks before hunting season. There is a place that you can shoot @ 25 yards with only a 10' drop and a narrower lane @ 50 with a 17' drop. Most of my work gets done @ 25. The up shot is it's free.

[high standard 40]

50 meters to 200 meters with my Contenders (22 Hornet, 30 Herrett, 7TCU) and 8" revolvers (357mag and 44mag).

"Short" handguns 25-50 yards. 40 S&W, 45ACP

[Frozone]

with my .40 - 3 to 12 yd. but every now and then I'll take a few 30 yd+ shots just to stay in practice.

.454 50 - 150 yd.

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

I'm not very good, so I usually stay between 10 - 25 yards . . . trying to keep them inside of 4" . . .

[Blammer]

well my distance has moved recently. It was 50 or 100 yds, now it's 50meters, 100 meters, 150 meters and 200 meters. :)

Started shooting Silhouette. :)

[docone31]

I trained my wife at 50yds. If she can hit there, and she is getting good, closer is easier.
She fires the Walker with 60gns at 100yds.
Does ok.

[RobS]

Test loads at 30-35 yds from the bench. Shoot off hand at the same distance and extend out to 50-75 yds. I've played with hitting rocks and steel targets at 100 to 200 yards from a bench and once you figure out the boolit drop it fairly repeatable. I shoot iron sights so it's more limiting than if I used a red dot or scope.

[DIRT Farmer]

3 to 25yds for the carry gun and shot at normal chest highth. I shoot a lot of targets of oppertunity from close to 100 with a pistol.

[BruceB]

Here's where Elmer's influence kicks in!

For CCW practice, I sometimes shoot as close as contact distance (actually punching the target before/while drawing the gun....)

BUT, for pure entertainment, no session is complete without launching a few CBs at the long-range berms (out to 400-plus yards). Yes, impacts can be seen, and hits can be made, too....iron sights, natch.

[Mk42gunner]

for handgun practice ?:idea:
I just moved from 30 to 50 yards and does the make a difference
I shoot with iron sights so my target almost gets covered by the sight at that distance
:-P

White Eagle,

For practice, you need a target that you can see, and is clearly defined. I like a square target, with the bottom level. this allows you to precisely align your front sight with the target.

I also want my sights to be adjusted for point of aim = point of impact, since I am not shooting bullseye competition.

If you have any wide open spaces, long range shooting like BruceB mentions will teach you a lot about shooting a handgun. With the right conditions even a .22's impact is visible at up to half a mile. That was one of the nice things about shooting in Nevada, you could shoot to whatever distance you wanted.

I usually set my sights for a reallistic distance, like 25 yards for .22's and auto's. fifty yards for .357 and up. For longrange plinking it works best for me to hold the front sight up out of the notch, with the target perched on top of the sight.


Robert

[casterofboolits]

Before my arms got too short to focus on the front sight, I shot at 25 yards for groups and once I was satisfied with the results, I would practice at various distances up to 100 yards to make sure I knew where the pistol was hitting. I shot IPSC for 25 years and this worked fine for me.

[NSP64]

1-100 yrds depending on gun and purpose.

[missionary5155]

Good morning
Depends on the firearms intended purpose. My 2" 5 shot 38 special seldome gets shot at more than 15 feet as i practice mostly double taps up close with it.
My 8" Dan Wessons get shot alot at 100 yards and further as they are hunting revolvers.
All the others fall into there somewhere.
Load developement starts at 25 yards. Whichever load is The most accurate gets futher tested at 50. IF it may need more distance it gets tested to what I decide will be the max distance I would shoot it at.

[Rocky Raab]

I do all handgun load workups/chrono at 25 yards. Defensive practice at five to 15 yards, plinking at all ranges, and when I want to show off I shoot and hit clay targets at 100 yards with my elbows on the bench -- and then repeat it standing.

Here's a funny thing: As a self-taught shooter from age eight, I always focused on the target (which I think is the instinctive thing) and not the sights. I still see them as slightly fuzzy but easily aligned shapes, but I do not attempt to have a crisp front sight and a blurred target. Despite this heresy, I hit well enough that others whistle and shake their heads.

I dunno.

[felix]

Very few folks can read conditions correctly, and that capability must be second nature as is intuitive sight alignment. Some got it, most, if not (almost) all, don't. Some folks flinch exactly the same repeatedly as well. Some because of recoil, others primarily because of noise expectations. Different strokes for different folks. Just does not matter anyway. ... felix

[mtnman31]

Mostly 25 and 50 yards because it is what I have done a lot of competition shooting at. I do enjoy shooting pistol at all distances. Lost of different and unknown distances are good for becoming proficient with field shooting and snap shots.

[tuckerdog]

handguns-1-50 yds long guns 1-500yds depending on cal. I only shoot at game at distances I feel comfortable with on a particular day it can change from day to day but closer is better