75 and 50 yard markmasnship

[CDR_Glock]

I shoot at a private club. We have plates at 25 yard intervals. I'm consistent with my Ed Brown Special Forces 1911 at 25 yards and in. I have rung the bell (8" plates at 50 and 75 yards). I'd like to be more consistent. I shoot freehand.

How should I align my sights in relation to the target at 50 yards versus 75 yards and even 100 yards?



CDR_Glock
NRA,Lifetime Member
Navy Veteran, CDR, USN

[mnealtx]

I found a post on 1911 forum (http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=84164) talking about 230grn at 850fps. It assumes POA/POI at 25 yds, but it should at least give you a starting point.

25 yds: 0
50 yds: -2.47"
75 yds: -8.15"

Hope this helps.

[UNK]

230 gn +2.6" at 25 and 50 -6.8 at 100

[GJM]

I shoot at a private club. We have plates at 25 yard intervals. I'm consistent with my Ed Brown Special Forces 1911 at 25 yards and in. I have rung the bell (8" plates at 50 and 75 yards). I'd like to be more consistent. I shoot freehand.

How should I align my sights in relation to the target at 50 yards versus 75 yards and even 100 yards?


My bet is this is a lot more about trigger control than sight alignment. I would start by shooting on paper, like the PF target, that has a visible eight inch circle, but enough paper that you can see your shots. Also consider sitting or prone initially, to get more stable.

[CDR_Glock]

My bet is this is a lot more about trigger control than sight alignment. I would start by shooting on paper, like the PF target, that has a visible eight inch circle, but enough paper that you can see your shots. Also consider sitting or prone initially, to get more stable.

Thanks for the insight. Thanks to everyone else.

Rick




Lifetime NRA Member
US Navy Veteran, CDR

[DWB]

I may be pointing out the obvious, but you could also consider going to a 185 grain bullet at higher velocities to reduce the necessary amount of holdover.