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Sylvain wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

You are obviously using much larger targets than the rest of us.


there is also a bit of a difference between shooting in a safe
environment at cardboard targets that don't move and don't
shoot back (I am not half bad at that either) and doing
same in a combat zone environment (about which I don't have
the beginning of a clue, but I'd guess it probably affects
one's marksmanship a bit)

Doesn't matter the environment. Nobody shoots as well as this poster
claimed.

Matt

John E. Carty wrote:

I'm also a former combat Marine and could always hit 10 for 10 from the 500
yard line (it was never measured in meters for us) with an M-16 with open
sights. However, firing a rifle from the prone position and firing a handgun
while on the move are two entirely different things :-)

What size is the 10 ring on the targets you were using at 500 yards?

Matt

John E. Carty wrote:

Patrick,
Hey, that old .45 certainly had better stopping power then a 9mm, but we
only had 7 rounds in which to hit the target! :-)

You didn't put one in the chamber and carry "cocked and locked?"

Matt

Whatever you wish to believe Matt


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Sylvain wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

You are obviously using much larger targets than the rest of us.


there is also a bit of a difference between shooting in a safe
environment at cardboard targets that don't move and don't
shoot back (I am not half bad at that either) and doing
same in a combat zone environment (about which I don't have
the beginning of a clue, but I'd guess it probably affects
one's marksmanship a bit)

Doesn't matter the environment. Nobody shoots as well as this poster
claimed.

Matt

W P Dixon wrote:
Whatever you wish to believe Matt


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Sylvain wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

You are obviously using much larger targets than the rest of us.



there is also a bit of a difference between shooting in a safe
environment at cardboard targets that don't move and don't
shoot back (I am not half bad at that either) and doing
same in a combat zone environment (about which I don't have
the beginning of a clue, but I'd guess it probably affects
one's marksmanship a bit)


Doesn't matter the environment. Nobody shoots as well as this poster
claimed.

Matt



And whatever you dream! :-)

Matt

**** YOU! PLONK!!
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W P Dixon wrote:
Whatever you wish to believe Matt


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Sylvain wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

You are obviously using much larger targets than the rest of us.



there is also a bit of a difference between shooting in a safe
environment at cardboard targets that don't move and don't
shoot back (I am not half bad at that either) and doing
same in a combat zone environment (about which I don't have
the beginning of a clue, but I'd guess it probably affects
one's marksmanship a bit)


Doesn't matter the environment. Nobody shoots as well as this poster
claimed.

Matt



And whatever you dream! :-)

Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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John E. Carty wrote:

Patrick,
Hey, that old .45 certainly had better stopping power then a 9mm, but we
only had 7 rounds in which to hit the target! :-)

You didn't put one in the chamber and carry "cocked and locked?"

Matt

Never :-)

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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John E. Carty wrote:

I'm also a former combat Marine and could always hit 10 for 10 from the
500 yard line (it was never measured in meters for us) with an M-16 with
open sights. However, firing a rifle from the prone position and firing a
handgun while on the move are two entirely different things :-)

What size is the 10 ring on the targets you were using at 500 yards?

Matt

To tell the truth I really don't know. I never worked in the pits pulling
them :-)

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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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John E. Carty wrote:

I'm also a former combat Marine and could always hit 10 for 10 from the
500 yard line (it was never measured in meters for us) with an M-16 with
open sights. However, firing a rifle from the prone position and firing
a handgun while on the move are two entirely different things :-)

What size is the 10 ring on the targets you were using at 500 yards?

Matt

To tell the truth I really don't know. I never worked in the pits pulling
them :-)

Tsk, Tsk, John... How could you forget something like that. Must
have been commissioned. GRIN!
First off, the diameter of the "bull's eye" on the 600Yd target is 12
inches [I don't think they shoot 500 yards anymore, you're giving away your
age.]. Second, there ain't no 10-ring, hehehe. Marines don't need big
scores -- five is enough.
Perhaps I should explain that the Army uses a MUCH bigger bull's eye
that does count up to ten.
Anybody that shoots a 'maggie's drawers' at 600 yards needs to go into
some other line of work.
Oh, by the way, I am also a former Marine. I used to shoot my pistols
on the 200 yard range from a modified Weaver stance. I could hit the paper
consistently, like every time, with my .45.

I am a staunch supporter of the police, but I have trouble with the
concept of emptying a magazine from less than ten yards and not hitting the
target. I have a sleeve patch that reads: "One Shot - One Kill." When I
requalify for my CCW, my practice includes popping a clay target taped over
the target's shoulder.

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"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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John E. Carty wrote:

I'm also a former combat Marine and could always hit 10 for 10 from the
500 yard line (it was never measured in meters for us) with an M-16
with open sights. However, firing a rifle from the prone position and
firing a handgun while on the move are two entirely different things
:-)

What size is the 10 ring on the targets you were using at 500 yards?

Matt

To tell the truth I really don't know. I never worked in the pits pulling
them :-)

Tsk, Tsk, John... How could you forget something like that. Must
have been commissioned. GRIN!

Must have been commissioned 'Sir' ;-)

First off, the diameter of the "bull's eye" on the 600Yd target is 12
inches [I don't think they shoot 500 yards anymore, you're giving away
your age.]. Second, there ain't no 10-ring, hehehe. Marines don't need
big scores -- five is enough.
Perhaps I should explain that the Army uses a MUCH bigger bull's eye
that does count up to ten.
Anybody that shoots a 'maggie's drawers' at 600 yards needs to go into
some other line of work.

Wow, how did I forget "we don't need no maggie's drawers, all we shoot are
5's and 4's" :-)

Oh, by the way, I am also a former Marine. I used to shoot my pistols
on the 200 yard range from a modified Weaver stance. I could hit the paper
consistently, like every time, with my .45.

I am a staunch supporter of the police, but I have trouble with the
concept of emptying a magazine from less than ten yards and not hitting
the target. I have a sleeve patch that reads: "One Shot - One Kill." When
I requalify for my CCW, my practice includes popping a clay target taped
over the target's shoulder.