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How much practice does it really take to hit a basketball sized target @ 100yds with a scoped Contender?
My dog could probably do that.
And he's a dog.
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Also fourbore stated above that the 300 Blackout is a bottle neck and won't make the cut. False...the 300 Whisper/Blackout has a case length of 1.368" with is under the required 1.4" length and is perfectly legal.
You are correct, my mistake. I wonder how that would work. A 14" barrel should give full velocity and this would be an easy round to shoot accurately. Unless you have a real good dog, accuracy counts. I took time to read the specs, 62,000 psi pressure. Sounds high, but; same as the 223. With 125gr bullet, 2200 fps. Hmmm? Almost 2000 fps at 100 yards which is almost 1100 ft-lbs. No need to relaod. How much practice does it really take to hit a basketball sized target @ 100yds with a scoped Contender?
My dog could probably do that. I see a lot, I mean a LOT, of shooters with AR-15, that cannot hit a basketball at 50 yards. These black rambo hackers routinely destroy the target frame. I dont let my dog have a gun. He can spot for me though.
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I vote .357 magnum. If going 12" slap an Aimpoint PRO (2 moa) on it. Avoids the fun of a EER scope. If wanting something "smaller", 10" and put a Burris Fastfire on it (or run irons). 75 yards and in stuff (either way).
Just sold my .35 rem Super 14 bbl. Loved the looks, shot great........fond of the cartridge (rifle or handgun).........but with arthritis.......just a bit too much fun in handgun.
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14" T/C Contender in .44 Magnum. Why the limit on case length? You could have gone with the 7-30 Waters, .30-30, .35 Remington, etc!!
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How much practice does it really take to hit a basketball sized target @ 100yds with a scoped Contender?
My dog could probably do that.
And he's a dog. Travis I am guessing you have never done it so it explains your response. It depends on your skill level/experience shooting a handgun. Just because you put a scope on it doesn't make you or your dog a sniper. Handgun scopes have a very narrow view point. If you tilt your wrist in any direction you will lose your sight picture so it takes practice to maintain your sight picture. Additionally you will being doing this in the field while hunting and not sitting at a steady at a bench, so again it takes practice.
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Like Dave/Clark said, 45 Colt just works. When you can load 300 grainers out of 5" barreled Ruger Bisley at 1200 Fps, think what you can get with a 10-14" Contender barrel. Big lead just sails through whitetails...ask Daves' dog.
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If you look around you can find some pretty interesting things guys are able to do with the 45 Colt.
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How much practice does it really take to hit a basketball sized target @ 100yds with a scoped Contender?
My dog could probably do that.
And he's a dog. Travis I am guessing you have never done it so it explains your response. It depends on your skill level/experience shooting a handgun. Just because you put a scope on it doesn't make you or your dog a sniper. Handgun scopes have a very narrow view point. If you tilt your wrist in any direction you will lose your sight picture so it takes practice to maintain your sight picture. Additionally you will being doing this in the field while hunting and not sitting at a steady at a bench, so again it takes practice. Fascinating. Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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If you look around you can find some pretty interesting things guys are able to do with the 45 Colt. But it takes lots and lots and lots of practice. Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I suggested the 44mag. Now, I been seriously thinking, about the 300 blackout. To reach 100 yards. Adequate energy. Easy to shoot. I never though much of the 300BO in a rifle, but; in this weird situation it gets interesting.
I know I am repeating myself, but; I am thinking that no one here has tried this combo and we all fall back on personal experience. Maybe the OP is not in a Guinea pig mood. It is not traditional either, but then a scoped TC is not exactly old fashioned.
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357 Maximum with the Speer 158 gr Gold Dot with H110 or Lil'Gun
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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And, with the 300BO no need to hand load. I do it. I just dont enjoy the process.
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The 300 BO is one of my favorite close range AR'S
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I don't know about you but it sure takes me lots and lots of practice. I shoot three or five shots and think I can do better than that so I shoot some more. Eventually I shoot a better group and wonder how many times I can do that consecutively so I shoot some more. After a while I run out of ammo so I go home and load some more. On rare occasion I shoot a one hole group and then wonder if I got that because I did everything right or if I happened to wobble beyond my limits so I shoot again and then get a larger group so I shoot again. It's at this juncture that I realize I need to practice more. Lots and lots more.
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