- Jul 29, 2014
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How many rods to a furlong?
Asking for a friend...
40
How many rods to a furlong?
Asking for a friend...
Yup. Back in the day, 40 rods was a standard range for rifle competition.
Then the damn commies replaced it with 200 meter matches.
So commies dont have to be as good?
Every now and then I read about someone shooting targets at 10 yards or 20 yards, maybe even 25 yards and what size group they can shoot. I typically shoot at 25 FEET. At 25 yards I'm not sure I could even see the target as my front sight post may be bigger than the target. In your experience, do you think people are mixing up their distance units? I have attached an average grouping for me at 25 FEET (usually all within the 9 ring, sometimes 1 rat hole with a couple flyers). At 25 yards I'm pretty sure it wouldnt be a group at all. Do I need to start practicing at 20 yards, or do you think a lot of people are confused about how far they actually shoot?
OP, standard police handgun quals go out to 25 yards. We're shooting silhouette targets. You're generally in the five ring if you're in center mass. Remember that these shots are all in the timer and either from the holster or high cover depending on the stage. Our stage at the 7 yard line is (I think) where we draw from the holster, fire 6 or 7 rounds, tactical reload, switch to weak hand supported by the strong and fire 6 or 7 more. Thirty-five seconds.
I THINK we fire at the 3, 7, 12, 15 and 25 yard lines.
Worth noting that if we qualify from charging horses, we start at half a league (half a league, half a league onward).
Ours was Bent elbow (retention) at 1.5 yards.
then 3,7,15 and 25. Nothing like feeling like your eyebrows melting off at 1.5
60 rounds. 300 points. 255 minimum passing.
Barricade at 15 and 25. I always shot left hand from left hand barricade. I sucked at leaning over into it with my right.
I never understood the 25 yard. No need to get into a shootout at 25. Especially when you and the threat most likely are moving.
And how about this. We're not carrying revolvers anymore. So let's do away with the "load magazines to 6 rounds". Adapt a qual to magazine standards nowadays.We're 60 rounds/ 300 points. Barricades at 25 yards. I think 15 yards is where we shoot while kneeling. It explains the ceiling impacts down range. We have one stage fairly early on (might be at the 7) where we shoot one handed. I always give away a few points there.
I am sure some people are confused about how far they actually shoot, but most ranges are shot at known distances. What you seem to be missing is that the targets are sized for a known distance. The farther away the target is sized for, the larger the target. The target you posted is a 50 ft target and would normally be shot at 50 ft. Shooting them closer than that distance would make it easier, while shooting them farther away would make it harder. If you want to shoot at 25 yards get a different target designed for that distance.
I getcha. Damn Euros can't count to twelve.Yup. Back in the day, 40 rods was a standard range for rifle competition.
Then the damn commies replaced it with 200 meter matches.
Since no one actually answered the OPs question, I will.
Yes, you need to practice at 25 yards. Or longer. At 25 feet, or about 8 yards, slow shooting with my competition guns, that group would have me pissed at how poorly I'm shooting. I expect a near 1-ragged-hole group at that distance.
My 22 pistol will be the same at 25 yards. Offhand with my cz shadow or tactical sport in 9mm or .40, a 25 yard group might look closer to yours.
I have noticed at times I get a better group with a silhouette or rifle targets than I do with a bullseye target on the same day. Maybe I need to switch to smaller targets to help with the "aim small, miss small" idea.
In my head I want a ~2-3" group at hallway distances. I have also tried using rifle targets with 1" square bullseye.
BTW this would be close to my best at 25 feet but I only achieve it something similar 15-20% of the time. Usually I have a good group with a couple flyers and the group having vertical or horizontal stringing.
Are you referring to the score you get or the actual group size? The scoring rings change between targets.
Yup. 40 rods to the furlong, which is damn near 200 meters.
The difference is barely more than an ell, as you noted.
The French revolutionaries gave us the metric system and the Bolsheviks.