Where can I sight in my pistol at 100 yards?

[American ME!]

I'll shoot 100 yard pistol at my place quite often and usually welcome guests to do the same. Lately I've been having to give some instruction first, as it seems a few people's understanding of ballistics has them point the pistol up at a 45 degree angle and quickly unload a mag over the berm.

Could be similar incidents at The Bullethole.

Now there is a statement you can take to the bank.atriot:

 

[American ME!]

I don't understand what is confusing about wanting to hunt with a handgun. Where I come from, Montana, it's common to hunt with large caliber handguns. I hope to be able try it on hogs around here.

W

Well, yes, I do in fact hunt wild hogs with a handgun occasionally. On one occasion I had no choice as one came out of the brush in east Texas while I was lashing down a deer I had just taken and field dressed to the back of an ATV and my rifle was slung over my shoulder. One shot with my Colt .45 to the nape of the neck knocked him on his ass killing him...185gr hydra-shock approx 10-15 yards. He wanted that deer.atriot:

East Texas hog hunting is the best, IMO. Those piney woods rooters can get quite big and they are mean as hell with a set of cutters that you can shave with. Good eating too...lean and clean meat. The most popular handgun round used is the .44 Magnum but, the .45 Long Colt is absolutely no slouch either. Average longest shot will be around 75 yds but more realistic will be an average 50 yds in the woods. Make that first (head shot) shot count because that is one critter you don't wanna wound.atriot: An idea down the road if you may....perhaps we could hook up and go bag a few in East Texas sometime?

 

[ZX9RCAM]

A very good friend of mine hunts Black Bear with a .44 & handloads, he likes that it is more "sporting".

 

[American ME!]

A very good friend of mine hunts Black Bear with a .44 & handloads, he likes that it is more "sporting".

Yes indeed that would be sporting, but, the Black Bear is one animal that I could not bring myself to kill unless it would be a last ditch self defense situation. I have a friend who I used to work with, whose wife is a veteranarian...a wildlife rehab specialist and is on retainer with TP&W. They happen to have a Black Bear as a pet....raised from birth (other story) and that bear is way too cool for school.atriot: Bears are so magnificent and are my favorite wild animal...especially Black Bears.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Personally, I quit hunting for sport some 30 yrs. ago....<sorry for the threradjack>.

 

[southtexaspilot]

East Texas hog hunting is the best, IMO. Those piney woods rooters can get quite big and they are mean as hell with a set of cutters that you can shave with. Good eating too...lean and clean meat. The most popular handgun round used is the .44 Magnum but, the .45 Long Colt is absolutely no slouch either. Average longest shot will be around 75 yds but more realistic will be an average 50 yds in the woods. Make that first (head shot) shot count because that is one critter you don't wanna wound.atriot: An idea down the road if you may....perhaps we could hook up and go bag a few in East Texas sometime?

I'm shooting 454 Casull not a 45lc. The Casull has twice the muzzle energy of a 44mag and very little drop at 100 yards. It is a very good round for medium and large game.

W

 

[southtexaspilot]

Personally, I quit hunting for sport some 30 yrs. ago....<sorry for the threradjack>.

I eat everything I kill except gophers. Those little furry hole diggers are just too much fun to shoot. As a kid, Montana ranchers would give me a nickel a head for em. Wouldn't ever shoot a bear again. It's meat is too greasy.

W

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I also eat what I kill, but I guess I should have said I have not gone hunting in ~30 yrs. as I currently don't need to kill to eat (never did actually, just lost all desire to kill animals).

 

[American ME!]

I'm shooting 454 Casull not a 45lc. The Casull has twice the muzzle energy of a 44mag and very little drop at 100 yards. It is a very good round for medium and large game.

W

I understand the Casull's power having only shot one once and I don't own one either and you will have no prob dropping any wild hog with it. I was speaking of my experience hunting these particular hogs in East Texas and how they are. Still as with any firearm and no matter the caliber/muzzle energy, a mis-placed shot, wounding such an animal as a large piney woods rooter can and will spell trouble in a hurry....been there... done that.

This is a dangerous animal that can really ruin your day. I have been hunting them since I was a teenager and have taken quite a few....and wounding a few....they will charge you. They will even charge you if they feel threatened by your mere presense, so being alert when you find some really fresh rootings is an absolute must because those thick woods in some places provide excellent cover for them and they know how to use it.

By saying all this, I am not questioning your weapon, shooting skills, or experience by any means. I'm taking by what you have told me in your posts that you have not hunted these particular animals I'm talking about and is why I'm kinda on a soapbox here.atriot:

 

[American ME!]

I eat everything I kill except gophers. Those little furry hole diggers are just too much fun to shoot. As a kid, Montana ranchers would give me a nickel a head for em. Wouldn't ever shoot a bear again. It's meat is too greasy.

W

For me it's coyotes as they need to be weeded out and are not only nuisances, but have attacked folks and kill pets in peoples backyards.

Other than that....if I'm not gonna grill it, I don't kill it.

 

[American ME!]

I also eat what I kill, but I guess I should have said I have not gone hunting in ~30 yrs. as I currently don't need to kill to eat (never did actually, just lost all desire to kill animals).

I totally understand what you are saying bro. Although I do share your sentiment, I still hunt for the mere fact that I do prefer game animals over store-bought for the simple reason of the meat being all natural and not with all the chemical shit that is in store-bought. But your decision is indeed a noble one and I respect you for that.

I have always been a very conservative hunter as my Dad taught me to be. If I had a nickel for every deer I let walk by me due to size/age (gray hair), I'd be a rich man, I think. I love wildlife and hunting is part of conservation which should need no elaboration.

A good example like I mentioned earlier on this thread, bears, especially Black Bears are my favorite animal and I could never bring myself to killing one unless it was a last ditch self defense scenario.atriot:

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

I almost forgot what websites looked like in 1995. Thanks for the blast from the past!

We used to fill plastic milk jugs with water and shoot at them at 100yards. You really had to know the gun you were shooting and get the fundamentals right. I had a 4" SW 686 (.357) that could nail 'em pretty good. Fun stuff!