Try that with a 4" barrel revolver or pistol, not an SBR.
I am willing to bet he has.
Hmmm. Now, that's an interesting idea.I did not say it was impossible. But there are probably only a handful of people in the world who can hit a snuff can at 200 yards with a 4" barrel handgun and using factory iron sights (more than once, anyhow, reference prior mention of blind sow and acorn).
First, I never said that 4" revolvers were appropriate for snuff cans at 200 yards. For that, specialized equipment such as I pictured is needed.
However, I have extensive experience shooting 4" revolvers at 200 yards. 12" plates are no big deal out of rollover prone or creedmoor with iron sights. Back when my eyes were good, I could hit full-size chickens (essentially the equivalent of a 6" plate) about half the time with my S&W M29, assuming good conditions.
I also have a little experience shooting 4" bbl revolvers at 600 yards, a situation in which I basically missed everything I tried to hit.
But the interesting idea brought up by oldag is trying to hit a snuff can at 200 yards with a 4" bbl using "factory" sights. As long as "factory" means simply "made in a factory for that gun", i.e. I can replace the sights that came with the gun with better but still non-custom sights, that's a fascinating challenge. It's certainly mechanically possible.
If I were still young enough that my eyes weren't terrible, I would be tempted to shorten the barrel of a 6.5 BR I have and give it a go. No more, though. My ability to shoot irons at those ranges is pretty much gone. I'm lucky I can still focus (sort of) on the front sight.
I'm feeling an itch to break out a .45ACP autoloader or a 4" .38 revolver and shoot a 200 meter match. If I do, I want to thank oldag in advance for motivating me to have some of that kind of fun again. I miss those days and you've gotten me feeling all nostalgic.