Schwing
Member
There are a lot of shooters, like me, who don't pay a lot of attention to that too. I know I am in the minority here but I don't have a competitive bone in my body and never have.Allow me to preface with the fact that I know that some people actually shoot at 25 yards and do quite well.
However, I see in thread after thread where the guy with the new handgun shoots a 2" inch group at 25 yards. I don't know about the majority here, but at 25 yards, my front post is about the same size as the entire silhouette target. In fact, my (I'm a member there) state-of-the-art range goes to 45' in the pistol bay and 75' in the rifle. So 25 yards? Really? Or does one really mean 25 FEET?
Personally, unless I'm playing some sort of game with myself, I'm shooting at 21'.
Again, talking about unscoped handguns. And I acknowledge that a percentage of great shooters can group offhand at 25 yards. What say you THR? Do we call shenanigans?
I have seen many shooters who can easily shoot less than 2" groups at 25 yards... I have seen 100 times that number of shooters who can't even hit the paper at that range though.
In my own little world, if I need something shot at 25+ yards I'm going to be reaching for my carbine and if it is over 100 yards, it will be my rifle.
I love to shoot tight groups like everyone else but a competitor I will never be. I am ok with that too. It isn't always about being the best or the fastest. If it was, I would have given up on a lot of things in life. For me, it is about being outside, enjoying the hobby and the fun of casting and reloading. It doesn't always have to be about being the best.