How Far Can You Shoot?

[Billm]

There was a recent 100yd slug challenge and several people posted that they didn’t participate because they didn’t have access to a place to shoot at that range. Basing my assumptions on the fact that this is an international forum. I’ve lived in several countries and States and understand that space variations and regulations vary widely. When I lived in England in a typical semi-detached bungalow I had about 15yds, in Iceland I could only shoot once a week in an indoor range, in California I had zero places to shoot. Now I can shoot up to a little over a 100yds. What is the maximum distance that you can conveniently shoot at? I’d like to maybe get involved with some type of informal online competition. Purely for fun, based upon personal integrity for scoring. No equipment or power rules, just safe, simple and convenient fun. The only limiting factor is shooting distance. It would need to be a distance that is accessible to the majority of the interested shooters. Personally I can have fun shooting at almost any range. The best example is Bell Target shooting. As a teenager in England I kind of scoffed at shooting at a 3/8” bull from 7yds. Later it made a lot of sense. It was shot in pubs as a way to promote public marksmanship. Seven yards made it accessible. It’s a blast to shoot an airgun at 100yds or 100m, but how accessible is it? What is the practical range that you can shoot at in yards or meters that is conveniently accessible to you?

 

[pan60]

it want just no place to shoot
a LOT of folks dont have the tool want to but them or the know how or an account and if they have an account they dont want gun related videos on it if they are promoting themself or products or both, on and on and although its easy to say cheater cheater thats it is not what I beleave stopped many.
I know a lot of people that do not now smart phone nore do the care to duct tape there phones to a stick.
I was a combinationtion of things.
also let me add online participation in these contest is often lacking for many reasons like my dog ate it?
just my two cents on the matter
as for me I can and do shoot 100 yards but I fall into the category of I am not putting shooting videos on my hosting accounts.

 

[Ezana4CE]

I can shoot long distance. I’m not a long distance shooter and really only do so on rare occasions. Making time between my daily routines to gather everything and transport it both ways is more of an issue for me. Then there’s the aspect of recording. When I fiddle with chronographs and other things while shooting (like DOPEing) I am distracted and shoot a little worse. At least I think I do. Even still, I’m not a great shot. To answer your question, 200+ yards. At home 50 yards is convenient.

 

[Luis Leon]

My furthest current shooting station is 102 yards, was plinking cans out there this morning with my Ghost Carbine XR. That said the majority of my plinking, pesting or target shooting is sub 50 yards. The bulk of it at 25 and 40 yards. I do plink very small objects. Wine corks cut in half from 25-64 yards. These are all range finder confirm distances. On another forum I spent a lot of time and frustration trying to honestly achieve a certain status in their N.U.A.H (nothing under a hundred) Challenge. I did achieve that meaningless status at the expense of fun. So I only shoot at 100 yards for plinking foolishness…

 

[PasadenaMike]

I don’t even try

 

[Danman]

So @Billm we do a monthly impromptu challenge on Ham, we have shot (if memory serves me correctly) between 7 - 50Y so far in these challenges. Some folks cannot participate in all of them. The "rules" are to take a shooters perspective picture, photo of group, and possibly measurent/distance. Obviously cheaters can cheat but... how lame are you?... it's all in fun. I was massively humbled with my Ghost doing the 'turkey shoot' @ 50Y in october i believe it was. The targets are often printed from a website or two and posted on Ham to be downloaded/printed. In cold weather I don't shoot much and the interest generally falls away. Tough to single load .177 pellets in -5 weather
I shoot my springers 20 - 50Y and pcps 30 - 60ish on my property. I go to my parent place for longer range.

 

[FL22]

Hello @Billm ,
I have 156y and a permanent back stop on my property. I also have two other 50y ranges set up. One is for inclement weather the other is for practicing standing bracing.

I have in the past hosted several threads here on target shooting with community involvement.

Although it seemed that interest was waning but that could’ve been due to the type of challenge or a multitude of other reasons.

Perhaps with spring at our doorstep it might be time to see if it can gain some momentum again.

 

[Billm]

So @Billm we do a monthly impromptu challenge on Ham, we have shot (if memory serves me correctly) between 7 - 50Y so far in these challenges. Some folks cannot participate in all of them. The "rules" are to take a shooters perspective picture, photo of group, and possibly measurent, and the distance. Obviously cheaters can cheat but... how lame are you?... it's all in fun. I was massively humbled with my Ghost doing the 'turkey shoot' @ 50Y in october i bleive it was. The targets are often printed from a website or two and posted on Ham to be downloaded/printed. In cold weather I don't shoot much and the interest generally falls away. Tough to single load .177 pellets in -5 weather
I shoot my springers 20 - 50Y and pcps 30 - 60ish on my property. I go to my parent place for longer range.

awesome, I look forward to trying some out.

 

[Billm]

Hello @Billm ,
I have 156y and a permanent back stop on my property. I also have two other 50y ranges set up. One is for inclement weather the other is for practicing standing bracing.

I have in the past hosted several threads here on target shooting with community involvement.

Although it seemed that interest was waning but that could’ve been due to the type of challenge or a multitude of other reasons.

Perhaps with spring at our doorstep it might be time to see if it can gain some momentum again.

Hopefully. We had some bad weather last night. But it’s a sunny 75f today. I just wish I could control the wind lol.

 

[Soren Drost]

I can shoot out to 204 meters or 223 yards at my private shooting range

I am limited to .177 caliber, but no restriction in power

 

[Woogie_man]

I can shoot out to 1000 yards and further if needed. My issue is the freezing cold Temps and the snow. Get rid of those issues and shooting is fun.




Then there is the wind.......40 mph this weekend with gusts much higher.

 

[Joey 69]

I can shoot out to 1000 yards and further if needed. My issue is the freezing cold Temps and the snow. Get rid of those issues and shooting is fun.




Then there is the wind.......40 mph this weekend with gusts much higher.

Wow 1000 yds, what are you using an Air howitzer. lol

 

[pan60]

can and does?
LOL
like my buddy said this morning when he happy the sun was out but he didnt he watched it rise : )

 

[Woogie_man]

Wow 1000 yds, what are you using an Air howitzer. lol

Well it could be considered air powered....though the air is produced by gunpowder. Lol

 

[PapaT]

Conveniently, typically 25 yards or less. On my property I can do 50 for sure, if I took the time I could set up a bit longer. For reference, I just spent the last month doing a st patty challenge at 5, 7, and 25 yards (depending on gun and challenge target). I currently have 19 sheets from that, and didn't get to add more today like I wanted.

Indoors I can do 7-8 yds though. The bell challenge is something I want to play with, which is why I was excited at Air Venturi announcing one at Shot Show.

 

[Farmplinker2]

15-20 yards easy, easily 100 with a little more effort.

 

[GHairgunner]

Well I can shoot through the house out the garage and down the driveway for 34 yards. I can drive 20 minute to a nice safe range and get 75 and 100 yards. Or I can drive an hour, flirt with death and go to the RMAC range were anything you put out is far game and safety is getting grilled on the BBQ. At least you can shoot to 200 yards or further while shooting rocks up the side of the mountain.

 

[Scriv]

80 yards in the yard, about 200 after a short drive.

 

[jps2486]

I belong to two gun clubs, one has a 100 yard range and the other 200 yards, and I compete in 100 yd EBR at another location. Realistically, shooting an air rifle at 100 yards is pushing the practical limits of these rifles, rimfires as well. Sure, you can shoot at longer ranges, but why? Just to say you can do it I suppose, but for precision shooting or hunting, forget it, IMO. Sure, you can put out a 1 ft diameter gong at 2-300 yards and hit it now and then, but so what? Now if you scale down the distance and use smaller caliber rifles, it can be just as challenging. 25M or 50 yd BR with a .177 can and is as much fun. I do both and enjoy both.

 

[Solo1]

At my home i have 0 place to shoot except for my 10 m indoor range. If i load everything up on my quad and run out in the strippings i have a spot where i can shoot 100 yds and another where i could shoot to 350 yds but i really don’t care to shoot there. Big thing for me is to load everything up and haul it out and back and to bench i have a small plywood table with foldable legs not the sturdyest thing