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<blockquote data-quote="Gregg C" data-source="post: 1677014" data-attributes="member: 103471"><p>Gotta weigh in here, I can't help myself. They were experienced shooters. Distance can be judged, with a little ingenuity. The colonial shooters in the U.S. RevolutionaryWar were feared by the Crown's officers. I've read that 300yd shots were common. With open sights and a muzzle loader rifle. Flintlock. I can see it happening. Can I ? Shucks, I got all the high tech stuff, and I can't. Don't shoot enough. Had a 357 pistol once, tho, that I shot ALOT. 500rds a weekend was common. Guy wanted to have a match one day, rules being the entire cylinder shot, but only the last two would count. Lobbing in, essentially. Target was a good 600yds off. I busted out laughing when he pointed it out. He went first, and I did my best to get him on target, and he got close, I guess. Probably 8 ft from the target. My turn. I put the sights right on it . Bang. About 200 out, right on center, he says. I'm like this is really dumb. Left the front blade on target, and dropped the rear sight a ridiculous, pulled the trigger....and scored a dead on hit. I almost dropped my pistol, I was so surprised. And my buddy was so mad, he forgot it didn't count! I didn't even try a repeat. Any way, I can see the Boers making some of those shots. Sometimes, anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gregg C, post: 1677014, member: 103471"] Gotta weigh in here, I can't help myself. They were experienced shooters. Distance can be judged, with a little ingenuity. The colonial shooters in the U.S. RevolutionaryWar were feared by the Crown's officers. I've read that 300yd shots were common. With open sights and a muzzle loader rifle. Flintlock. I can see it happening. Can I ? Shucks, I got all the high tech stuff, and I can't. Don't shoot enough. Had a 357 pistol once, tho, that I shot ALOT. 500rds a weekend was common. Guy wanted to have a match one day, rules being the entire cylinder shot, but only the last two would count. Lobbing in, essentially. Target was a good 600yds off. I busted out laughing when he pointed it out. He went first, and I did my best to get him on target, and he got close, I guess. Probably 8 ft from the target. My turn. I put the sights right on it . Bang. About 200 out, right on center, he says. I'm like this is really dumb. Left the front blade on target, and dropped the rear sight a ridiculous, pulled the trigger....and scored a dead on hit. I almost dropped my pistol, I was so surprised. And my buddy was so mad, he forgot it didn't count! I didn't even try a repeat. Any way, I can see the Boers making some of those shots. Sometimes, anyway. [/QUOTE]
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