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    wilkup reacted to entoptics's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    Here you go... Drop... Velocity... Energy... Windage (10 mph crosswind)... IMO, you first need to determine at what distance...
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    wilkup replied to the thread Revolver long range?.
    I’ll keep you posted. I just need the waiting period to end so I can bring the darn thing home. Washington is the worst with this stuff...
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    wilkup reacted to HARPERC's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    Even with a scoped rifle mid ranges can be tough. Good groups at specific ranges aren't the same thing. Get yourself some lifesize...
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    wilkup reacted to Bowfishn's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    I turned and threaded a 13 1/4" Barrel from a 14" Shilen Blank for my Ruger SRH 44 Mag. I have a Burris 2-7 scope on it. It shoots 295...
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    wilkup replied to the thread Revolver long range?.
    It’s a 6” factory barrel, but I’m planning to shorten it at least an inch, if not even with the ejector housing. I want it to be compact...
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    wilkup reacted to budlight's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    What is your barrel length? My son-in-law has the Ruger RedHawk. I told him that it sad that the barrel is only 7.50! I reload for...
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    wilkup replied to the thread Revolver long range?.
    I’ve got a red dot on my Glock but I can regularly get a mag full on a paper plate at 100 yards. We’ll see how difficult it gets with...
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    wilkup reacted to Dirtrax's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    To this day I still hunt with the 10-1/2” barreled Ruger SBH that I shot silhouette with. Stock irons went away a few years ago because...
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    wilkup replied to the thread Bear protection handguns?.
    Wow! That’s stud **** right there. Bear spray out and ready and staying calm instead screaming hysterically. Well done lady 👍 I wonder...
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    wilkup reacted to Nimrodmar10's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    When I used to shoot IHMSA. I had A S&W Model 29 Magnum Hunter. It had a 6" barrel, unfluted cylinder and a 4 position fromt sight. The...
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    wilkup reacted to Ol' Red's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    Lots of practice at different ranges is important. Four years ago I practiced at 80 to 100 yards throughout the summer. I came across a...
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    wilkup reacted to birddog 68's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    I agree with most here on the 100 yards if you are keeping it open sights. I had a colt anaconda and could fairly consistently hit steel...
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    wilkup reacted to sable tireur's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    Silhouette Target Pistols and a .44 Magnum Revolver are two completely different firearms. The sighting systems alone are enough to be...
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    wilkup reacted to budlight's post in the thread Revolver long range? with Like Like.
    I've had two silhouette target pistol which is 200 yards courses or 200 meters. Then i decided that it would be fun for antelope...
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    wilkup replied to the thread Revolver long range?.
    I was thinking maybe 200, just cuz that’s what I limit myself to with my leverguns. I’ll have to look into what sort of drop the big 44...
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