Revolver at 200 yards

[Rick]

It is a bunch of fun Bill. I needed a challenge and now I have a new one shooting at 200.

I bet Rick has revolvers that he used to shoot 4 inch groups at 200 yards. The handgun silouhette guys do some amazing things with revolvers.

This is at 150 meters not 200. Working up a load for an FA 10" 41 mag. The high shot was a called flier, thought I had missed completely but there it was. This is 5 shots scoped from the bench. The target with the hits on it is 9 inches high from the top of the leg to the edge of the back.

 

[JWFilips]

About 2 years ago My buddy Ed and I got to the range to find the 50 yard ( as we call it, the "Low Node" range was full! )
We decided since it was a nice day, to move over to the 200 yard range! I was shooting my 340 savage 30-30 with a light load of 7 grains American Select and the NOE 165 grain Ranch Dog bullet! Comes in at about 1100 fps.
It took me forever to figure out the drop...but then I aimed at the top of the berm and saw dirt fly just at the top of the target stop! It was about 4 feet low ...I hoped that my 24 power scope had enough elevation! So I cranked it up a bunch and the next shot hit the bottom of my target paper!
Tuned it it for the bull....Finally kept all shots in the 8.5 x 11 sheet but it wasn't impressive!
The lag time from firing the shot til impact was very eerie

 

[Thumbcocker]

A good .44 with good loads will have no problem hitting a gallon jug at 200 yards from a seated backrest position. A good spotter helps.

 

[oscarflytyer]

A good .44 with good loads will have no problem hitting a gallon jug at 200 yards from a seated backrest position. A good spotter helps.

Elmer Keith method. Keep adding front sight post and walk the round to the target. I just WISH I could find a gunsmith to do some EK sights with the 2x gold horizontal elevation bars in them!

 

[Missionary]

For me laying on my back using my right leg leaned to the left is still my most accurate pistol shooting position. No body wobble at all. I do use a blast shield on my leg also.

You can use white enamel to make thin horizontal strips on a front sight ramp to make reasonably good out to 200 yards sight marks.

 

[Rick]

For me laying on my back using my right leg leaned to the left is still my most accurate pistol shooting position. No body wobble at all. I do use a blast shield on my leg also.

There is a name for that. It's called the Creedmoore Position. Yes, extremely effective.

 

[Bret4207]

Elmer Keith method. Keep adding front sight post and walk the round to the target. I just WISH I could find a gunsmith to do some EK sights with the 2x gold horizontal elevation bars in them!

Do you know an old jeweler? Maybe one that's semi retired? A real jeweler, not a jewelery store salesman, could do the bars no problem.

 

[Missionary]

Thanks Rick!
Creedmoore escaped my thinker two hours ago.

 

[Thumbcocker]

Elmer Keith method. Keep adding front sight post and walk the round to the target. I just WISH I could find a gunsmith to do some EK sights with the 2x gold horizontal elevation bars in them!

Fermin Garza aka 2 dogs has lots of sight options for Rugers. He is a class act to deal with. I would check out his page.

I have a gold paint pen from Hobby Lobby that I bought to add bars to the front sight of a Ruger or 2 but I never got around to it. The pen has a very fine tip. I figured that cleaning solvent would easily take off the paint line if it didn't work out.

 

[Missionary]

That is a fine idea. Wife does that stuff and has had all sorts of helpful tools for coloring items.

 

[Ian]

Scratch the lines in with a file and paint the scratch gold. Shouldn't be that difficult to do your own with gold wire, a tiny hammer with polished face, and a jeweler's saw. An inch of 20-gauge gold wire shouldn't be too expensive.

 

[Thumbcocker]

If you have a serrated front sight blade you are almost there.

 

[RicinYakima]

Try to make the spacing equal, even thought you will be shooting different ranges. Having the lines equally space makes it easier, trust me.

 

[jsizemore]

Lansing shooting supply used to make a front sight base that's drilled and tapped for a threaded post. It could be adjusted for width to match your rear sight. Screw the front in until your in the operating range of the rear, set width to match the rear and tighten the set screw. They also offered a hood to cover the front sight. Patch over your non aiming eye helps too.