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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
I am NOT saying that it is impossible, but I am having trouble visualizing someone using a "NORMAL", average handgun like a revolver with a 4-inch barrel or an Army 9mm being able to hit something the size of (say) a basketball at 400 years on the 1st shot. That would be impressive, to say the least. If I remember correctly there is a single-shot Remington X-19 (I could be wrong about the model) that is classified as a pistol used for shooting varmints. It is like a short rifle with a pistol grip and the shoulder stock cut off. It is often used with a scope. A basketball might NOT be safe at 400 yards with such a pistol. But, an ordinary pistol with iron sights ????? The trajectory drop and wind grabbing the wide short bullet would make it difficult to hit a basketball at 400 yards - even with 20 / 20 vision.
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My ordinary 9mm pistol is a standard Beretta 92FS issued to the military from 1986 - 2020 and used by many civilians. The round will drop 1.97 feet at 200 yards, 6.29 feet at 300 yards and 13.175 feet at 400 yards.
If you review what I said in the previous post, I will give the AR to a novice shooter and I will use my 9mm pistol and wager I can hit at 100, 200, 300, 400 yards before the novice shooter. Simple rules, you have to hit the target before going to the next distance. You've stated you're not a novice shooter but I'll make the same wager. Loser buys lunch. I'll provide the rifle and ammo (50 rounds max) and use less than one mag on my pistol. Are you up for it?