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Flying Dragon Productions ( Michael Bane ) => Michael Bane on the Radio => Topic started by: gun papa on August 19, 2014, 01:20:20 PM

Title: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: gun papa on August 19, 2014, 01:20:20 PM

Michael,
Just a few podcasts ago you had spoken of making the critical 50 yard pistol shot.  I have shot 50 yards before, but never with my back up gun, so I gave it a try.  Thanks for all you do Michael.

Here it is with a back up gun on a 9X9" plate.

Excuse my poor video making skills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0m0JgFjPZM&list=UUiuPQf_ihyQO4e4KNq0q5sQ

Title: Re: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: alfsauve on August 19, 2014, 07:24:42 PM

That's very cool Gun Papa.

Gabe Suarez believes we should all try out our guns at ranges beyond normal so that in the event it becomes necessary we know what we, and the gun, are capable of.

Title: Re: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: MikeBjerum on August 19, 2014, 07:59:58 PM

The first thing you need to do when taking the 50 yard shot is ignore the voice in your head saying you can't shoot a handgun 50 yards.  When I went to the Pro-Am a few years back there was a 60 yard shot.  Actually, four poppers at 60 yards.  One day I did it in four shots and the second day it took me five. 

If you practice with your handguns in different settings and situations, the 50 yard shot is a cake walk.

Title: Re: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: Hazcat on August 19, 2014, 08:08:01 PM

Good shooting.  Any of those shots would have been 'combat effective'.

Title: Re: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: gun papa on August 19, 2014, 10:40:56 PM

Thank you.  They were pretty easy hits as you saw.  The barrel to slide lock up on the little Kahr is really tight.  Its like cheating at anything under 15 yards.

Title: Re: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: MikeBjerum on August 20, 2014, 12:09:15 AM

Wasn't meaning to ignore what you did or your talents gun papa.  You done good. 

In true downrange fashion I was moving three steps ahead and starting to drift sideways.

Well done!

Title: Re: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: gun papa on August 20, 2014, 11:46:41 PM

Quote from: m58 on August 20, 2014, 12:09:15 AM

Wasn't meaning to ignore what you did or your talents gun papa.  You done good. 

I never got that impression, thanks

Title: Re: You had spoken of the 50 yard pistol shot
Post by: Michael Bane on December 02, 2014, 02:20:48 PM

Kahrs are extremely good little guns (sponsor alert!). They're as or more accurate as any of the little pistols out there. At one of Tom Givens RangeMaster's conferences, I shot a pretty good score with a borrowed .380 Kahr, and that included some 15-16 yard shots on small targets from awkward positions. I even passed up using Mas Ayoob's G26 on that stage.

mb