1911 target shooting question? - The Firearms Forum

lonewolf204 · 07-27-2011, 09:37 PM

When target shooting what distances do yall shoot from the most? I've shot a lot at my home range, But never at a regular shooting range. I hear some people say they shoot 7 yards, some say 25 yards. I shoot anywhere in between 7 and 25 yards.

jack404 · 07-27-2011, 09:49 PM

i'm a 25 meter person myself ( target )

but i practice and play with balls ( tennis type) out to 50 yards ,

gdmoody · 07-27-2011, 09:53 PM

I usually shoot at 15 yards, with any handgun, but I do enjoy hitting the "gong" at 50 yards.

lonewolf204 · 07-27-2011, 09:56 PM

Jack, I'm going to have to give that a try. I never thought about shooting tennis balls.

jack404 · 07-27-2011, 09:58 PM

actually these are solid rubber things look like a tennis ball but are meant for dog's i think they call them a KONG, its solid rubber heavy , and will take a few hits

a doggy lady i know had em for her dogs and i got her to get me a dozen

tennis balls dont last that long unless i throw them real far outta range ..

todd51 · 07-27-2011, 10:14 PM

I shoot at targets but am not really a "Target Shooter" as that implies more skill than I have. We have a lot of stuff hanging at 50 feet any thing from golf balls and 2" self sealing plastic to 4" and 8" steel plates that we shoot with the handguns. Most paper is shot at 50' and 25 yards with the handguns. The .22 rifles are usually shooting at 50 and 100 yards. They shoot at paper for zero conformation but usually we a plinking at 1" and 2" wood block made out of scrap wood. I recently put up a 10" steel plate at 25 yards, a 12" one at 37 yards and a 16" at 50 yards. They are not all that difficult to hit with the handguns but there is just something about that "ring" a hit gets you that makes them a whole lot of fun. We don't do much center fire rifle shooting. If I can't hit it I get closer or get a bigger target.

permafrost · 07-28-2011, 03:48 AM

Mostly 25 yards for paper. That's about as far as I can see well with open sights. Like every one else I love to ring the steel at greater distances. Instant gratification!

carver · 07-28-2011, 04:14 AM

Anything out to 100yds.

hogger129 · 07-28-2011, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lonewolf204

When target shooting what distances do yall shoot from the most? I've shot a lot at my home range, But never at a regular shooting range. I hear some people say they shoot 7 yards, some say 25 yards. I shoot anywhere in between 7 and 25 yards.

I start at 7 yards, and slowly move my target out to 25 yards.

carver · 07-28-2011, 10:34 AM

Most of my tragets for my SD handguns are inside 30' (10yds). Still I like to shoot targets at longer ranges with these guns, just so I know I can.

ka64 · 07-28-2011, 11:21 AM

15 - 25 Yards 45 ACP.

RunningOnMT · 07-28-2011, 11:36 AM

For handguns 7, 10, and 15 yards but honestly I'm not very good anymore. Once I master those ranges (if I ever do) I'll think about shooting longer ranges. For now 7-15yds is all that's practical.

Double D · 07-28-2011, 12:00 PM

I normally practice at 50ft or less. Sometimes I try long shots, but I figure closer ranges are more important since statistics show us most gun fights happen in 21 ft or less. But, dont "limit" yourself either. Anything can happen. Best to be ready for anything.

07-27-2011, 09:37 PM	#1
lonewolf204 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Contributor Posts: 792	1911 target shooting question? When target shooting what distances do yall shoot from the most? I've shot a lot at my home range, But never at a regular shooting range. I hear some people say they shoot 7 yards, some say 25 yards. I shoot anywhere in between 7 and 25 yards. __________________ Fear is only a word in the mind of the weak! -->

07-27-2011, 09:49 PM	#2
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: 1911 target shooting question? i'm a 25 meter person myself ( target ) but i practice and play with balls ( tennis type) out to 50 yards ,

07-27-2011, 09:53 PM	#3
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,358	Re: 1911 target shooting question? I usually shoot at 15 yards, with any handgun, but I do enjoy hitting the "gong" at 50 yards. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

07-27-2011, 09:56 PM	#4
lonewolf204 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Oklahoma Contributor Posts: 792	Re: 1911 target shooting question? Jack, I'm going to have to give that a try. I never thought about shooting tennis balls. __________________ Fear is only a word in the mind of the weak!

07-27-2011, 09:58 PM	#5
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: 1911 target shooting question? actually these are solid rubber things look like a tennis ball but are meant for dog's i think they call them a KONG, its solid rubber heavy , and will take a few hits a doggy lady i know had em for her dogs and i got her to get me a dozen tennis balls dont last that long unless i throw them real far outta range ..

07-27-2011, 10:14 PM	#6
todd51 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central, Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,575	Re: 1911 target shooting question? I shoot at targets but am not really a "Target Shooter" as that implies more skill than I have. We have a lot of stuff hanging at 50 feet any thing from golf balls and 2" self sealing plastic to 4" and 8" steel plates that we shoot with the handguns. Most paper is shot at 50' and 25 yards with the handguns. The .22 rifles are usually shooting at 50 and 100 yards. They shoot at paper for zero conformation but usually we a plinking at 1" and 2" wood block made out of scrap wood. I recently put up a 10" steel plate at 25 yards, a 12" one at 37 yards and a 16" at 50 yards. They are not all that difficult to hit with the handguns but there is just something about that "ring" a hit gets you that makes them a whole lot of fun. We don't do much center fire rifle shooting. If I can't hit it I get closer or get a bigger target. __________________ Retired Praefectus Vigilum NRA Endowment Member

07-28-2011, 03:48 AM	#7
permafrost Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma, USA Contributor Posts: 1,771	Re: 1911 target shooting question? Mostly 25 yards for paper. That's about as far as I can see well with open sights. Like every one else I love to ring the steel at greater distances. Instant gratification! __________________ Stand and Fight

07-28-2011, 04:14 AM	#8
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,295	Re: 1911 target shooting question? Anything out to 100yds. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

07-28-2011, 10:34 AM	#10
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,295	Re: 1911 target shooting question? Most of my tragets for my SD handguns are inside 30' (10yds). Still I like to shoot targets at longer ranges with these guns, just so I know I can. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

07-28-2011, 11:21 AM	#11
ka64 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Contributor Posts: 1,412	Re: 1911 target shooting question? 15 - 25 Yards 45 ACP.

07-28-2011, 11:36 AM	#12
RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Re: 1911 target shooting question? For handguns 7, 10, and 15 yards but honestly I'm not very good anymore. Once I master those ranges (if I ever do) I'll think about shooting longer ranges. For now 7-15yds is all that's practical. __________________ "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" Last edited by RunningOnMT; 07-28-2011 at 11:37 AM..

07-28-2011, 12:00 PM	#13
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,085	Re: 1911 target shooting question? I normally practice at 50ft or less. Sometimes I try long shots, but I figure closer ranges are more important since statistics show us most gun fights happen in 21 ft or less. But, dont "limit" yourself either. Anything can happen. Best to be ready for anything. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.