It depends on the gun with me Sbuff and this is off a rest. My Contenders all handle long range and three of my Super Blackhawks and my 45/70 BFR (I sold the 45lc/410 and it wasn't all that accurate).
Other than those guns, I'm at 50 yards or less.
I am kinda happy with this load though. One group I shot actually came close to outdoing a group on the same target I'd just shot with my 270 Weatherby.
Since we're already OT...
I guess we don't have many match-shooters here. NRA Bullseye (outdoor) matches have courses of fire at 50 and 25 yards.
50 yards slow fire; 10 rounds, 10 minutes
25 yards timed fire, 5 rounds, 20 seconds (twice)
25 yards rapid fire, 5 rounds, 10 seconds (twice)
This is done one-handed with .45 ACP,
Centerfire (most also use their 45's, but some use Hammerli 32's, 38 Super or some other weirdchit) and
.22 (most are chambered for Long Rifle. I had a S&W Mod 41 that shot well enough. Many use Rugers, and there are still a few High Standards, Hammerli's, Pardini's and other exotics out there...
These matches are called 2700's or 3-gun matches. The National Pistol Matches are held every year at Camp Perry, OH with this format.
Its a lot of fun and quite a challenge. My First goal when I started was to just keep all 10 rounds ON THE TARGET at the 50-yard line. By the time I finished match shooting, I was happy to keep them in the "black" on the B-8 target.
Now back to our regularly scheduled topic after this brief foray from the world of Open Carrying of Pistols.
