We accomplished that without too much trouble.
So, we stepped back to 200 yards and again hit targets with relative ease.
Foundations
When we set out on this endeavor, a few things were immediately certain.
Is it possible to hit a target at 350 yards with a handgun? GunSpot gave it a shot with the Springfield Armory Prodigy.
Grant LaVelle would be our shooter.
Grant was the guy who made the original 200-yard shot, and hes got the most shooting experience.
Also, he has the skillset.
To shoot distance, you need a good zero. The authors chose to zero from the bench at 25 yards to get started.
The next factor to nail down was locating high-quality ammunition.
We already had a competent shooter and pistol, so we needed ammo to match.
To address this, we asked for help fromTrue Shot Gun Club.
The 124-gr. Federal Punch ammo used by the Gunspot team was provided by True Shot Gun Club.
They were kind enough to send over plenty of boxes of Federal 124-gr.
Punch 9mm jacketed hollow point ammunition.
Grant fired group after group, slowly walking from the point of impact to the point of aim.
Grant ended up getting an extremely tight group and decided to head off downrange straight to the 100-yard line.
With our 25-yard zero, the bullet was calculated to have fallen 10.5 at 100 yards.
Grant then measured with the 3.25 MOA dot of the Trijicon RMR to place his shot and fire.
For his final shots at 300 and 350 yards, Grant used a tripod to rest his pistol and reduce shaking from the cold temperatures.
While Grant missed his first shot, he connected on the second one.
He made impact three total times before we decided to move back to 200 yards.
At 200 yards, our ballistic program determined the bullet would drop 63.1.
The Trijicon RMR Type 2 with the 3.25 MOA dot was used by the GunSpot team throughout their shooting.
The first shot was a miss, but again, the second one connected for our first impact.
In Total, Grant shot seven times and impacted four out of the seven shots.
We were more than happy with that, so we stepped back to 300 yards.
Grant shot half his shots standing offhand, battling the shaking of his hands and the weather to get the right holds.
Grant fired four rounds off-hand and missed.
From there, he realized human error was holding the Prodigy back from what it was capable of.
So, we busted out a tripod to give him a rest and reduce his shaking.
While shooting a target with a pistol at 350 yards may seem impractical, the discipline needed can translate into better shooting at closer ranges.
At this point, the bullet, according to SBC Light, has dropped 184.7, or 15.
At this distance, the RMRs dot on target is 9.75 in size.
This is an excellent time to stress that you need a safe backstop behind your target.
Which, by the way, we had.
Due to the distance, we took out our Bushnell spotting scope to spot our misses.
Grant lined up the pistol rested on the tripod, and sent a shot downrange.
Once he found the correct hold distance, he hit the target back to back.
At that point, we decided to call it quits.
In fact, one of those hits was a headshot.
Be sure to check out the video at the top of the page to see for yourself.
Conclusion
Yes, we get it.
Shooting 350 yards with a pistol is entirely impractical.
But, we sure did have fun.
The fact we did this with a pistol blew us away.
Walking in shots andcollecting DOPEis something you typically do with quality rifles.
The Prodigy and the Federal ammo sure proved their worth!
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