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To: Prime Choice

Gun control: a tight cluster at 800 feet 3 seconds from the command to draw.


18 posted on 11/20/2004 7:03:40 PM PST by gitmo (Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
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To: gitmo
Gun control: a tight cluster at 800 feet 3 seconds from the command to draw.

Drawing a handgun and firing at a target that's more than 230 years away? Friend, a handgun's for close personal defense, and for fighting your way back to cover and your rifle!

But in general, I agree with the concept, and I've got an M-14 that I can open fire with at 300 yards! lol

Actually, your post made me remember something from my youth. I used to go out to the 300 yard range with my .44 magnum Redhawk, and I'd shoot at a manhole cover that was suspended from between two posts. IIRC, even with a 180gr jhp load, moving at around 1800fps, I still needed to hold more than 10 feet over the top of the target!

Mark

39 posted on 11/20/2004 7:24:19 PM PST by MarkL (Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too!)
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