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**SVThuh** · 07-08-2008, 05:57 PM

Sig P220(.45), P228(9mm), Ruger P89(9mm), SW99(.40)
7 yards
Usually average around a 4" ragged hole when Im done with the occasional flyer bringing it out to maybe 8". Depends on how Im shooting too... I dont do so horribly well with slow fire. It tends to be more like BANG..............BANG............BANG...BANG..BAN G..BANG..etc. What can I say? I get impatient and I know I can hit the bullseye, so I usually hang up a shilloutte instead and fire away at a hurried pace, trying to keep all shots in the "10 ring" center mass. This to me is more important than hitting the dead center every time.

rjss · 07-08-2008, 06:53 PM

XD9-Tac
45 feet
6-8" groups

I like to shoot farther away because its more of a challenge. Also, even though most altercations happen within a small distance like 7 yards, I think 15 yards is a practical distance to be proficient at.

polykarp · 07-08-2008, 07:17 PM

15yrds
xd .45 4"
6-8" grouping

My group size stays about the same from 7-15yrds. At 25yrds it's 12-14" and at less than 7yrds it's a crap shoot.

I've found that my worst accuracy is at near point blank. For some reason I can shoot an 8" group at 3 feet

thunderjohn · 07-08-2008, 08:51 PM

Usually 7 - 10 yards. This was with my XD40 which I stupidly sold.
2 hand slow fire at 7 yds. 20 rounds. I'm bragging on the gun, not me.

Son of Liberty · 07-08-2008, 10:09 PM

Anywhere from 7 feet to 60 yards. It seems I get better the farther out I go. lol

Black Fox 13 · 07-09-2008, 08:35 AM

I'm one of the "others". I typically shoot at 10 yrds.

XD9 Tactical
XD9 Subcompact 3"
10 yrds
3-4"

The Knight Of Light · 07-09-2008, 09:58 AM

Well... This is kind of a tough question...

You are looking to make slow accurate shots with a pistol.

No matter what I would vary the distance from 7 yards to 25 yards. You can throw in some 25-50 yard stuff if you want but I wouldn't unless you are getting into bullseye competition.

Most handguns are not designed to deliver accurate shots past 25 yards. In fact some companies don't even test past 15 yards.

vafish · 07-09-2008, 08:43 PM

What I shoot most often in my G19 with a .22 conversion kit, closest target frame location on our range is 25 yards. I usually don't bother with paper targets and just drag the rimfire plate rack out to 25 yards. I think the plates are 4" in diameter and I flip them over pretty regularly.

dray · 07-10-2008, 12:39 AM

15 yrds (cause that's the closest at the range)
40 sc
slow fire I can keep 'em in the black (mostly in rapid fire too)
I'm not as worried about "group size" as long as their within the center mass area.

crpadiem · 07-10-2008, 02:05 PM

I target shoot at 25 yards 99% of the time. I don't do nearly as well as if I were to put it at 10-15 yards but it makes me think about each shot more cafefully so I conserve ammo and shoot for a longer amount of time. Plus I figure if I can do ok at 25 yards I can do great closer. If I fire one round a second with my P229 in 357 Sig I don't have a problem hitting a silhouette target with every shot at 25 yards.

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07-08-2008, 05:57 PM	#11
SVThuh XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,122	Sig P220(.45), P228(9mm), Ruger P89(9mm), SW99(.40) 7 yards Usually average around a 4" ragged hole when Im done with the occasional flyer bringing it out to maybe 8". Depends on how Im shooting too... I dont do so horribly well with slow fire. It tends to be more like BANG..............BANG............BANG...BANG..BAN G..BANG..etc. What can I say? I get impatient and I know I can hit the bullseye, so I usually hang up a shilloutte instead and fire away at a hurried pace, trying to keep all shots in the "10 ring" center mass. This to me is more important than hitting the dead center every time. __________________ http://www.zenithmotorsports.com/funnypics/Bama.gif Springfield : XD40SC, TRP Operator, M1A National Match HS2000 : 9mm Service Sig Sauer : P228, P220, P239 S&W : Mod.39 J frame, S&W99/40 Ruger : P89D, 10/22 Glock : 33 (baby .357SIG) Remington : 870 Express Super Magnum Home Built : AR15 A2, M4gery, VZ24 (fully tacticooled out)

07-08-2008, 06:53 PM	#12
rjss XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southeast MI Posts: 127	XD9-Tac 45 feet 6-8" groups I like to shoot farther away because its more of a challenge. Also, even though most altercations happen within a small distance like 7 yards, I think 15 yards is a practical distance to be proficient at. __________________ Black XD-9 Tactical Remington 700 ADL .308 Remington 870 12 gauge Ruger 10/22 carbine

07-08-2008, 07:17 PM	#13
polykarp XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 552	15yrds xd .45 4" 6-8" grouping My group size stays about the same from 7-15yrds. At 25yrds it's 12-14" and at less than 7yrds it's a crap shoot. I've found that my worst accuracy is at near point blank. For some reason I can shoot an 8" group at 3 feet __________________ An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded ~ Pope John Paul II XD .45 Service NRA Member

07-08-2008, 08:51 PM	#14
thunderjohn XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 834	Usually 7 - 10 yards. This was with my XD40 which I stupidly sold. 2 hand slow fire at 7 yds. 20 rounds. I'm bragging on the gun, not me. __________________ And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

07-08-2008, 10:09 PM	#15
Son of Liberty XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 409	Anywhere from 7 feet to 60 yards. It seems I get better the farther out I go. lol __________________ Springfield XD9 Service - 900 rounds Streamlight TLR-1 "This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins." Benjamin Franklin Students for Concealed Carry on Campus

07-09-2008, 08:35 AM	#16
Black Fox 13 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 19	I'm one of the "others". I typically shoot at 10 yrds. XD9 Tactical XD9 Subcompact 3" 10 yrds 3-4"

07-09-2008, 09:58 AM	#17
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska(sublocated at a Sandy location far, far away) Posts: 8,874 Blog Entries: 13	Well... This is kind of a tough question... You are looking to make slow accurate shots with a pistol. No matter what I would vary the distance from 7 yards to 25 yards. You can throw in some 25-50 yard stuff if you want but I wouldn't unless you are getting into bullseye competition. Most handguns are not designed to deliver accurate shots past 25 yards. In fact some companies don't even test past 15 yards. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

07-09-2008, 08:43 PM	#18
vafish XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,362	What I shoot most often in my G19 with a .22 conversion kit, closest target frame location on our range is 25 yards. I usually don't bother with paper targets and just drag the rimfire plate rack out to 25 yards. I think the plates are 4" in diameter and I flip them over pretty regularly. __________________ \"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.\" -- Confucius

07-10-2008, 12:39 AM	#19
dray XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NE FL Posts: 149	15 yrds (cause that's the closest at the range) 40 sc slow fire I can keep 'em in the black (mostly in rapid fire too) I'm not as worried about "group size" as long as their within the center mass area. __________________ Current firearm collection: Not telling, gotta love Florida 790.335 Prohibition of registration of firearms.-- A list, record, or registry of legally owned firearms or law-abiding firearm owners is not a tool for fighting terrorism, but rather is an instrument that can be used as a means to profile innocent citizens and to harass and abuse American citizens .....

07-10-2008, 02:05 PM	#20
crpadiem XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,204	I target shoot at 25 yards 99% of the time. I don't do nearly as well as if I were to put it at 10-15 yards but it makes me think about each shot more cafefully so I conserve ammo and shoot for a longer amount of time. Plus I figure if I can do ok at 25 yards I can do great closer. If I fire one round a second with my P229 in 357 Sig I don't have a problem hitting a silhouette target with every shot at 25 yards.

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