Post your best handgun group

[subsonic]

Post your best handgun group.

I feel like there are a lot of fellows out there that are having great results on this forum.

Tell us:

Range
Number of shots (1 shot groups don't count! :groner:)
Group size
Position (Bench, offhand, etc)
Sights/red-dot/scope
And anything else you want to share.

Here's my best group so far on the left:

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x386/Dennis_Doza/476415.jpg

50yds
5 shots
bench
UD30

7.5" BFR .475 24gr of H110, CCI350, Hornady brass, Mtn Mold 415gr custom that was an attempt at copying 44man's boolit sized .4765" WDWW 26bnh LBT Blue Soft.

[tek4260]

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm35/tk3945/101_1281.jpg

45 with a few home mods
325K LBT, WDWW, over 22gr of H110
30yds(3 shots) and 100yds(5 shots) rested, on an exceptionally good day

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm35/tk3945/101_2128.jpg

475 cut to 4 5/8
400 Lee WDWW, 26gr of H110
3 shots 25 yards, rested

Normal groups

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm35/tk3945/DSCN0349.jpg
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm35/tk3945/DSCN0344.jpg

[Muskyjerk]

:)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c382/muskyjerk/1334971603.jpg

[jwp475]

310 grain LBT LFN bullet fired from a 45 Colt through the shoulders at 150 yards


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/00000003.jpg

[44man]

I am not adding but I done tole all of ya, fellas here can shoot! It gives me a warm feeling.
Subsonic, so are you shooting just fine. Go to other sites and you would be kicked off for telling tall tales! :drinks:
Your right target is one of 2 things, uneven case tension or sandbag changes.
I have a few guns that I could not shoot from bags, the BFR 45-70 is one. I had to shoot it Creedmore. But eventually I did get it to shoot from bags. I was doing things wrong and even posted once that I could not shoot it from bags. Now my best groups are from sandbags. I pull my hair to put it in words for everyone because I can't.
It is more "feel" and how the gun recoils and I can not put words to it. I swear if you close your eyes when you shoot, you will learn to call shots just by how recoil feels.
I said once that if you put a thread across the level of barrel rise and never break it, you are good. But if you break the thread, the barrel came up too high. Same as the barrel kissing the brim of my cap---it is an "oops." I am not immune either.
The .475 has a LOT of torque and my gun has twisted under the Ultra Dot. I have found the scope crooked a few times. I have found the Warne ring screws getting loose.
I am having better luck on the .500 JRH using 3 Ultra Dot factory rings.
The .475 was ALWAYS loosening base screws too and Loc-Tite and hitting the screwdriver handle with a small hammer never worked so I glass bedded the base to the gun and epoxied the screws in.
I have the only BFR .475 with a one piece frame and base! [smilie=1:

[subsonic]

There were many things going on on the right hand target... completely different load, boolit, hardness, etc. Plus I am sure I was doing something wrong with the sandbags or my grip as well.

[colonelsanders]

Ruger Redhawk 4" barrel
44 Special
RCBS 44-245-KT Plain Base Cast Bullets using Lyman #2 alloy
Homemande lithium molly grease and beeswax lube
12.5 grain of Alliant 2400

6 shots at 20 yards Offhand (two handed)

[fecmech]

Some of these have been posted before. All thes groups were shot with a K-38 benched with a Millet red dot. These 3 were 100 yds. They were L-R 3", 2 1/8", 3 1/4". Load was H&G #39 158 RN/4.2 BE
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22896&d=1276549398
These were shot at 50 yds and info is with the groups.

[44man]

There were many things going on on the right hand target... completely different load, boolit, hardness, etc. Plus I am sure I was doing something wrong with the sandbags or my grip as well.
NOW you tell us!!!!! :bigsmyl2:

[paul h]

I've never been one to hold onto targets, though I might still have one or two when I was load testing my 480 srh. Benched with a scope I was regularly shooting 5 shot 1" groups at 50 yds. My best group was at 100 yds with a 310 gr lfn and the 3 shots had 1/2" vertical dispersion and 1 1/2" horizontal spread. I was afraid to mess up the group so didn't fire the next two rounds ;)

[ColColt]

I've had several with different calibers that warmed the cockles of my heart. Top one 12 shots from the 44 Magnum with a 260 gr boolit and the second from the 45ACP and 200 gr SWC's. Both were from sitting position and range pistol rest at about 10-12 yards.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x220/ColColt/My%20Targets/_DEF4420a.jpg

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x220/ColColt/Targets/_DEF3788.jpg

[429421Cowboy]

Does the .25" group i shot last night at 10 meters with a competion air pistol and iron sights at our state fair shoot count??
I am many years and miles behind those who have posted their targets here, i would love to be able to shoot offhand groups like you guys with my SBH! But slowly and surely 4-H shooting sports are helping me to improve my skills, those air pistols will eat your lunch, no recoil and no muzzle flip will mean there is no way to hide a mistake!
One target that i have kept that i am proud of is from hitting a 8x11 target 3 out of 5 at 100 yards with my 4 5/8 SBH to win a turkey at the first turkey shoot i had ever shot at.

[subsonic]

Pellets are lead, right?

Great shooting guys!

My intentions for this thread are for it to be an inspirational thread for others struggling with accuracy in handguns.

[44man]

Does the .25" group i shot last night at 10 meters with a competion air pistol and iron sights at our state fair shoot count??
I am many years and miles behind those who have posted their targets here, i would love to be able to shoot offhand groups like you guys with my SBH! But slowly and surely 4-H shooting sports are helping me to improve my skills, those air pistols will eat your lunch, no recoil and no muzzle flip will mean there is no way to hide a mistake!
One target that i have kept that i am proud of is from hitting a 8x11 target 3 out of 5 at 100 yards with my 4 5/8 SBH to win a turkey at the first turkey shoot i had ever shot at.
Yes, they count! Where are your pictures?
Subsonic's post has fellas coming out and showing nice things. I don't know why they were hiding! Such great shooting.

[paul h]

I assume we aren't discussing jacketed bullets, as I've shot a 3 shot 1/2" group at 100 yds with a contender 6.5gr. Also had a 218 mashburn bee barrel that I couldn't miss the head on the turkey silouette at 150yds, bang-plink, bang-pling, bang-plink.

If you want to perfect your offhand shooting, a good air pistol and or 22rf is the key. You have to put in your trigger time, and you can't beat those tools. Plinking with a 22 at several hundred yards is a great exercise to teach you hold over and trigger control. The key is shooting in an area where you can see your misses just as clearly as your hits. It's hard to correct your aim when you know you missed, but not where.

[TCTex]

100 yards with a 375 H&H AI-3 shot off sand bags...

:twisted:

http://www.handgunhunt.com/photopost/data/500/Picture_0211.jpg

[TCTex]

SRH at 100 yards. 6 Shots of sandbags.

300gr XTP over H110.

:drinks:


http://www.handgunhunt.com/photopost/data/500/SRH_at_100.jpg

[Alan in Vermont]

Can't find the pic, a Poloroid taken over 30 years ago. It was five shots on a 22 Sillywet pig shot from 100 yds, in front of witnesses. I put a tape in front of the target for the pic. Freshly painted target so it nicely showed the five hits from my Single-Six, the one I took the Vt 22 Revolver championship the next week with, printed into 1 1/4".

[jwp475]

Here is a 100 group shot with 420 grain Buffalo Bore factory loads at 1383 FPS the revolver was built by Jack Huntington


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/jwp475/420Grain47518Twist002.jpg

[41mag]

I have shot plenty of awesome groups in the past that I never even thought about taking a picture of. I only started a few years ago due to people telling me how full of it I was. I don't doubt I am full of it, but I don't lie about my shooting.

That said, here are a few of how I do on a somewhat regular basis,

300yds, 14" Contender .223 AI, factory Win 45grJHP, fore end rested on Shooters Ridge Rock Steady rest. It does have a nice Burris variable on top of it which makes it almost boring to shoot at 100yds.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/41nag/Shooting/P8070088.jpg

40yds no rest double hand grip, testing crimps. Load: 200gr Rem SJHP 1300fps, 7.5" Ruger Redhawk, factory iron sights,
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/41nag/Shooting/P1010036-1.jpg

50yds, Shooters Ridge rest, 6 shots 7.5" Redhawk 41 magnum, MP 41-258, factory sights,
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/41nag/Shooting/Cast%20Boolit%20Loading%20and%20Shooting/28954f8a9aa26837b.jpg

50yds, Shooter's Ridge rest, 6 shots(center group) 7.5" Redhawk 45 Colt, MP 45-270 SAA, factory sights,
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/41nag/Shooting/Cast%20Boolit%20Loading%20and%20Shooting/0411120923a.jpg

25yds double hand grip offhand, 5 shots 8.375" Raging Bull 454, Lee C452-300RF, factory sights,
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/41nag/Shooting/Cast%20Boolit%20Loading%20and%20Shooting/P1010249.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f285/41nag/Shooting/Cast%20Boolit%20Loading%20and%20Shooting/P1010246.jpg

There ya have it. Nothing there I would call a "best group," but some I am proud of anyway.

[dvnv]

I don't shoot often from a bench, but below is the best I have done...it was 3 shots at 50 yds, sand bags, Ruger SBH (hunter maybe?), with some kind of scope (2X?). It wasn't my gun, just an acquaintance that wanted to see if his load would shoot. I shot the first 2 or 3 at 25 then tried the rest at 50. The load was 240 gr XTP over 24 gr of H110.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee85/dvnv/50yd3shot44mag-1.jpg

Below is a good for me off hand group at 25 yrds, open sights, 5.5" barrel. Ruger SBH in .44 mag, 225 gr speer 1/2 jacket over a healthy dose of H110. I have moved on from this combo because I couldn't get it to shoot at distance.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee85/dvnv/H44.jpg

This last one was off hand at 25 yards with a FA 454, irons sights, 7.5" barrel. The load was a 260 gr. Nosler Partition HG over H110 (don't have my notes, 33.5 gr?). It doesn't look all that great, but I was sighting it in and moved the sights twice during the string...
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee85/dvnv/454sightin-1.jpg

The bad ones end up in the fire...

[357shooter]

The last group of the day, with the last 4 rounds. Shot with a Ruger Blackhawk at 25 yards, rested on a sandbag, and a scope. It measures .380 inches center to center and is my best handgun group to date. The 357 lever action has done better, but that's not for this thread:

http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab341/prgallo/358429MMBH6-0Unique380.jpg

[subsonic]

Very nice! Keep 'em coming!

[Paul105]

Recently, my off hand shooting "skills" have deterioated significantly.

With that said, here we go.

Several years ago -- FA83 .475 Linebaugh -- can't do this anymore.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n172/Paul105_photo/47550ydOffhand.jpg

Again, probably can't do anymore

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n172/Paul105_photo/RIMG1756.jpg

Sand bagged at 25 yds center group -- shot two at 100 yds to verify POI a little over two inch spread.

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n172/Paul105_photo/FA83454.jpg

[Blammer]

this is my best group EVER, EVER don't think I could do this again.
that's 5 shots in that one hole, I kept thinking I was missing so I move my sights on the last shot. DOH!

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/Targets/5-44shots226grNEI.jpg

[454PB]

I don't take a lot of pictures of targets, but recently there was a thread here about the Ruger Hunter in .45 Colt, so I found one of my targets and posted this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/eddard49/resized.jpg



Since a nickle pretty well covers the 6 holes, I'd say it's about a 3/8 inch group.

[429421Cowboy]

Yes, they count! Where are your pictures?

We aren't allowed to keep our state fair targets until after they get displayed at state fair in August so i don't get it till then:cry: I did make blue ribbon award though by beating my 8 week average, maybe my mom will hang it on the fridge! lol

[Mal Paso]

25 yards
Offhand
6 Shots Each
Iron Sights
S&W 6" 629
19g 2400 behind Miha's 503 clone 260g at ~1300 fps
They would shoot one hole if I could.
1 7/8" on the left and 2 5/8" on the right when my buddy told me what a great group I had going.[smilie=b:
He was foolish enough to shoot one ragged hole 2 weeks ago and will now have to live up to it.

[44man]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it is confirmed! :Fire:
Revolvers can shoot better then we can shoot them and you fellas can really shoot, Just like I said.
This is going to turn out to be a great thread. :drinks:

[tek4260]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it is confirmed! :Fire:
Revolvers can shoot better then we can shoot them and you fellas can really shoot, Just like I said.
This is going to turn out to be a great thread. :drinks:



Hey isn't that the reason we spend so much time tweaking and experimenting! If it didn't make any difference we would just shoot factory fodder. :wink:

[Thumbcocker]

Here are a few. I can't do this all the time so be gentel with me. First pic is a 4 5/8" SBH shooting 429421's at 25 yards standing 22.0 H110 5 shots, second same gun with Lee 310's over 20.0 of H110 at 25 yards standing took three shots to get on target they shot high, 3rd is 429421's over 6.5 red dot at 25 yards standing, third is a 1 shot group at 50 yards from a tree stand. I was aiming for the center of his head. Load was 429421 hp's over 22.0 of H110. As you can see I tend to pull one shot out of group.

[bobthenailer]

1/2 inch for 5 shots at 200 yards from the bench ! next year im puttin a scope on it !!!!!

[idahoron]

This is a 25 yard three shot group with my Kimber TLE/RL.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pistol%20pics/1-13-12lead.jpg

Another 25 yard group.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pistol%20pics/Coyote1.jpg

These were just over 25 yards.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pistol%20pics/4-15-12C.jpg

[44man]

I love those varmint shots! :wink:
Only thing here are fox and I want to bust one with the JRH but they are so fast and see everything. Even traps don't work good. I trapped many in Ohio but never caught one here. They dig them up.
I made a box with a rotating strip of rabbit fur and a rabbit body on a stick, actually from a stuffed toy made from real rabbit.
Fox run like lightning out of the weeds and try to grab the rabbit, miss and turn inside out to go back for it. I have to be Bob Munden to hit one! :bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2:
Well, that isn't going to happen.
Great shooting on those yotes!

[44man]

Can I count this? 5 shots at 100 yards yesterday with my .500 JRH doing a drop test.
BFR
Ultra Dot
81% meplat, 440 gr PB boolit.
29.5 gr of 296
Fed 155 primer
Starline brass
Sandbags
1-1/2" X 3/16"
I did not want to post a picture but with my eyesight it is at least worth a mention.

[subsonic]

Well, I guess that old theory that handguns are only good for spitting distances and minute of bad guy is pretty well busted....

[subsonic]

More groups from semi-autos? Most people I've talked to are very down on accuracy from the modern semis, but from what I have seen, most will group pretty dang good with ammo they like and a guy that knows how to squeeze the trigger.

[44man]

More groups from semi-autos? Most people I've talked to are very down on accuracy from the modern semis, but from what I have seen, most will group pretty dang good with ammo they like and a guy that knows how to squeeze the trigger.
Those are a toss up. Some are made with no more then 7 yards considered. But they can be more accurate then a revolver if built right. The accuracy range of semi's is HUGE. I watched a Marine clang steel rams at 200 meters every shot with a 1911 while other 1911's could not hit a pop can at close range.
Many nines suck but I shot several WWII German pistols that would make you shake your head.
The problem is most carry guns are not made for accuracy yet the semi can be a tack driver.
The big thing with them is COST to find a good one. A great semi can cost double what a custom revolver costs. The best semi's will always be a .22 for poor folk. No slide movement or barrel bushings. The Ruger one of the best.

[dubber123]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh83/dubber123/IMG_0011.jpg I think all the info is on the targets, but.. 1 is with factory XTP ammo in my .475 F/A. The smaller one is a LBT Wfn at 50 yds. Average over at least 4-500 rounds was sub 1.5" at 50 yds. iron sights. It took over 1,000 rounds to get to that level.

[Shiloh]

Does the .25" group i shot last night at 10 meters with a competion air pistol and iron sights at our state fair shoot count??

Until we here different, it sure does!!

Shiloh

[44man]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh83/dubber123/IMG_0011.jpg I think all the info is on the targets, but.. 1 is with factory XTP ammo in my .475 F/A. The smaller one is a LBT Wfn at 50 yds. Average over at least 4-500 rounds was sub 1.5" at 50 yds. iron sights. It took over 1,000 rounds to get to that level.
Just wonderful! Cast is still King.

[Whistler]

This was shot in a local competition six weeks ago.

30 rounds shot from 50 meters (55 yards).
The score was 298 out of 300.

The gun is a S&W Mod 28 .357 Magnum with a custom 11" Lothar Walther barrel. It is built by Swedish gunsmith Roger Svensson in Alingsås.

The load is cast Mimek 180gn TC boolit with Freechex III aluminum gaschecks, LBT Blue lube and 10.2gn N105.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2347/20120605165859.jpg

[idahoron]

Man I wish my model 28 shot like that. I would be lucky to hit the paper at 55 yards with that gun. I sent it back to S&W. I told them I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn if I was in it. They took it, put vise marks on it, and told me the cone was bad and they had no way to fix it. Ron




This was shot in a local competition six weeks ago.

30 rounds shot from 50 meters (55 yards).
The score was 298 out of 300.

The gun is a S&W Mod 28 .357 Magnum with a custom 11" Lothar Walther barrel. It is built by Swedish gunsmith Roger Svensson in Alingsås.

The load is cast Mimek 180gn TC boolit with Freechex III aluminum gaschecks, LBT Blue lube and 10.2gn N105.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2347/20120605165859.jpg

[ColColt]

Semi Autos? Here's one with the SW1911. I can't do any better than this.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x220/ColColt/Targets/_DEF3788.jpg

[badbob454]

ok no bs no pictures 38 revolver 4'' barrel standing freehand .. tossed a golf-ball out @ 30 ft. shot 1. it knocked it @60 feet shot 2. hit it out another 25 feet, shot 3. past the 50 yard line, shot 4 moved it @ 10 feet . shot 5 missed it . shot 6 knocked it out to 75 yards ,, 5 hits 6 shots , my nephew who was there that day , reminds me of what a great shot i am years later.. ,, im ok just lucky that day . ha ha , but i never corrected my nephew..

[tazman]

131460This was from a rest.

[c1skout]

I shoot lots of good groups....until I take a second shot and start opening it up!:bigsmyl2:

[apen]

This was the last timed target of the last BE match last year...45 stage
10 shots off hand (that means one hand unsupported)...5 in 20 sec...mag change 5 in 20 sec.
25 yards. Tuned springfield with 1" ultraqdot. 185 H&g style 3.8 grains BE.
I have got smaller groups rested at longer ranges, but this one is "my" best considering the rules.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn117/1911govt/IMG_0772_zpsbb9c9c27.jpg (http://s302.photobucket.com/user/1911govt/media/IMG_0772_zpsbb9c9c27.jpg.html)

[Thumbcocker]

Just wow Apen.

[jonp]

My one shot groups are legendary

[c1skout]

Apen, that's impressive! Looks like 100 (7x) on just that one target. Lots of nights I didn't score 100 for all three targets!

[BrianL]

TC contender, 7-30 Waters, open sights,8 shots with fire form loads braced in door way @ 20 yards
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