Which of your handguns for a long shot wager?

[boxhead]

Probably this one. I have banged the 8" 200 yard gong at the range in Idaho fairly regularly using the 440 gr Semi-Wadcutter from MBW at 1100 fps.

[nolongcolt]

Either my Ruger SS Bisley .45 Colt or the .480 BFR which is untested out that far. So is the .45 for that matter.

[bud]

Dan Wesson 41 Mag w/6x Bosch & Lomb scope or if open sights I'd use at small frame 357 DW w/8" Heavy barrel. These both shoot as well as any rifle I've owned.

[greengunner]

Ruger Bisley Hunter in .44,or DW 15-2 in .357,or DW .44 VH, or BFR .475,or BFR 45/70,ooooohhhhh the conundrum!!

[leftysrh]

Single shots meaning DA/SA and SA revolvers I could take either .44mag SRH, .480 SRH, or my 45 colt SBH Hunter out to 100 with out question and off hand. I could even use my S&W 625 .45 acp.
For semi auto I'd could use Glock 22, 24, or 35

Haven't shot past 100 as thats all my public range allows me.

[bagdadjoe]

AMT Lightning .22 with a 8 3/8" barrel and iron sights and standard velocity, Remington subsonic or Wolf Match.

[joemack41]

I'd use the same FA 83 in .41Magnum I used to shoot IHMSA with back in the day. Or I'd use my Ruger Fluted cylinder bisley with 7.5 inch barrel in .41Magnum. Two of the most accurate handguns I own.

[t5malibuwagon]

7.5" 44mag redhawk with factory brass bead front sight. I would bet that I could keep 50% on a 12" plate at 200yds.
On the other side of this I have a real nice 40-44 Smith with a 4" bbl that took me 9 shots to to hit a 8" gong at 200yds.

[375supermag]

Probably one of three or four...

At first thought I would pick my S&W 686 Silhouette Model in .357Mag w/8-3/8" barrel.

Second choice would be my Dan Wesson .375SuperMag.

Third might be my Ruger SBH .45Colt with a Red Dot sight. It is scary how well it shoots if I do my part.

Fourth is probably my Dan Wesson .44Mag.

I could even throw a S&W 57 in .41Mag into the mix.

All five are very accurate with the right load. All have been used to regularly ring the 10-12" steel gong at 200yds. at my gun club.

Have quite a few other revolvers that haven't been used much at over 25-50yds. No particular reason that I can think of other than time and/or opportunity. Some I have never really settled on a long-range accuracy load. Some like my .45Colt Vaqueros get only one load(255gr cast lead over 8gr of Unique) and have just never been tried at any extended distance.

[buckelliott]

In the words of someone whom I (and we all) hold in high esteem: "SDNBOH" (SCOPES DO NOT BELONG ON HANDGUNS..)

Asbestos underwear firmly in place...

[ohnomrbillk]

Nov 15, 2012 13:18:59 GMT -5 zeus said:

You wouldn't want to bet against my FA 454

I'll back up Zeus's statement. That thing is a laser beam.

[bobwright]

This'n:



Though I don't bet, gambling against my religion, I'm a deep water Baptist.

But this Super Blackhawk does the job out to 200 meters.

Bob Wright

[callshot]

I haven't ever shot against Zues and he has never seen me shoot. I will take his word at his shooting though because I have heard him shoot. I would use my fan club 44 special. I have documented hits at 412 yards and 181 yards off hand and open sights with it. I modestly proclaim that some luck is in play here, but also some learning from sixshot and just taking the shot with some confidence. If it is fun, shoot it!
Steve

[Fowler]

Steve 412 yards into the side of a mountain doesnt count and I thought it was 163 yards on that chuck?

[groo]

Groo here
If I "had to" then there is but one choice -- my 4in Python..
Once went to Thunder ranch and we tried 300yd man size steel...
From prone -- one for range --one for wind -- next three on target ...
Instructor called stop and said Once is luck , Twice is coincident , Three times is something else..