Long Range Pistol Shooting

[nick_1]

so this probobly dosent really cout because it is only 50 yards but i find it interesting that my 50yrd plates I am much more consistant hitting the 5"x6" rectangle than I am the 6" circle plate. unless my math is completly bonkers the 6" circle is more surface area and a 5x6 rectangle? whatever it is my eyes focus on the rectangle better.

 

[M. De Land]

so this probobly dosent really cout because it is only 50 yards but i find it interesting that my 50yrd plates I am much more consistant hitting the 5"x6" rectangle than I am the 6" circle plate. unless my math is completly bonkers the 6" circle is more surface area and a 5x6 rectangle? whatever it is my eyes focus on the rectangle better.

The corners on the rectangle are snagging hits that the circle is missing as a cone of dispersion for any group of shots is more circular than rectangular in shape.

 

[nick_1]

that may be but i get a lot of nice centered hits on that plate and its only 5 inches wide and 6" tall whereas the circle is 6" everywhere. i think its a better shape for my old eyes to focus on.

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

area of 5 x 6 is 30
area of a 6 inch circle is about 28.25
pi x radius squared

 

[nick_1]

you guys are smart! I don't know that the extra 1.75 makes as much of a difference for me as the shape and the psychological comfort of shooting at a target that has more leway for elevation mistakes than windage mistakes.

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

trying to bust a stretched string with a bullet is much easier if the string is up and down rather than horizontal.
actually it's not so easy any which way!

 

[Pete453]

trying to bust a stretched string with a bullet is much easier if the string is up and down rather than horizontal.
actually it's not so easy any which way!

How about when the smarta$$ setting targets puts it on a 45 degree angle? Now, THAT'S A challenge!

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

You have to be standing on the side of a hill to hit that.

 

[GYJ]

The limitation here is going to be the round ball. A long, relatively high sectional density pistol bullet like the Keith bullet or LFN is going to preserve more of its velocity, stability and accuracy over distance.

 

[nick_1]

it certainly seems to me that .490 RB out of a 10" bbl drops off really quickly after 75yrds.

 

[M. De Land]

it certainly seems to me that .490 RB out of a 10" bbl drops off really quickly after 75yrds.

True, the ball will be coming down like a meteorite at 200 yards ! I could see them at 200 from my .54 cal rifle while shooting steel silhouettes.