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[sldghmr]

I just bought one a month ago, primary reason was to compete in the 1911 matches at my gun club in Middletown OH.

I bought the 4" barrel rather than the 5 " one. Reason was, I also wanted to carry this piece. How much accuracy am I giving up on the length of the barrel?

Our targets are set at 50 yards, 10 shots, 10 minutes, 1 mag exchange.
Then we shoot two targets at 25 yards, 10 shots each target, timed, & then rapid fire (5 shots in 20 seconds), change mags, shoot another 5 in 20 seconds.

I sucked at the 50 yard target, held my own at 25 yards, rapid fire was my best score.

I went back the next week and practiced at 50 yards, and did alot better, but nothing great.

[Archer1945]

You don't give up any inherent accuracy between a 4" and 5" gun, put them in a Ransome Rest and they'll both shoot virtually identically, what you give up is sight radius length. The longer your sight radius is the easier it is to keep the target, front sight and rear sight aligned.

[jtkratzer]

Originally Posted by Archer1945

You don't give up any inherent accuracy between a 4" and 5" gun, put them in a Ransome Rest and they'll both shoot virtually identically, what you give up is sight radius length. The longer your sight radius is the easier it is to keep the target, front sight and rear sight aligned.

Exactly.



And you guys call 5 shots in 20 seconds rapid fire?

[sldghmr]

Cool, thanks for the information.

[bigun]

I dont care who you are 50 yds with a handgun is pushing it, The military had 50 yds as max effective range with the .45. I know people who can put lead on target center mass at 100 but they are exceptional shooters. Keep practicing it will get easier. Since you seem to have the 25 yd targets down start there and move back 5 yds and shoot untill you are showing marked improvement at that range then move back 5 again. Keep working in this manner untill you get to 50 do the same at 50 then move back untill you hit 60 yds. Practice at that range untill you feel proficient then you will never have problems at 50 again. If you have not had a trigger job done yet get it, you won't believe how much a crisp light trigger helps at longer ranges. Also lots of dry fire practice will help you with your trigger pull. For extended practice sessions I would suggest a .22 conversion kit. Marvel, Ceiner, Advantage Arms ect. While the recoil is reduced the trigger pull is the same, allowing you to concentrate on your sights and trigger pull.

[danp]

Originally Posted by jtkratzer

And you guys call 5 shots in 20 seconds rapid fire?

It is in the target shooting world. Here's the Bullseye Pistol course of fire for example:

Course of Fire


NRA conventional pistol competition consists of firing slow, timed, and rapid fire. This is done at 50 and 25 yards outdoors and almost exclusively at 50 feet indoors. Generally an outdoor match will consist of 20 shots, slow fire at 50 yards (2 10-shot strings, 10 minutes per string), 20 shots, timed fire at 25 yards (4 5-shot strings, 20 seconds per string), 20 shots, rapid fire at 25 yards (4 5-shot strings, 10 seconds per string), and the National Match Course (10-shots, slow fire at 50 yards, 10-shots timed fire, and 10-shots rapid fire). This match consists of 90-shots for a possible aggregate total of 900 points. For a 2700 aggregate this match is fired once with each gun; .22 caliber rimfire, centerfire, and .45 caliber. Many match programs call for only one or two guns, that is a 900 or 1800 aggregate.

Most indoor tournaments are fired with .22 caliber rimfire only for a 900 aggregate. However, some indoor matches use all guns for a complete 2700 aggregate.

BTW, in case you're interested, we do all this with one hand.