a brief range trip with a Mauser C96 "Red Nine"

[browningautorifle]

Neat old gun. One I've always wanted to try myself.

As for Jerry's feat, I watched it and would have to seen it personally to believe it. He seemed confused when he was telling us how far it was and the ad said "Breaks a balloon at half mile" which is 880 yards. He hit the plate low left so the bullet fragmented...you could see the plate in the camera background so I think it was much closer than all that. I remember how small the 8 ft screens looked at 1000 yds over the sights of an FN...his plate was about 3 x 3...

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[vintage hunter]

would have to seen it personally to believe it.

Same thing I say every time I heard about Elmer Kieth's claim of killing a running elk at 500 yards with a .45 Colt revolver.

[jmoore]

Neat old gun. One I've always wanted to try myself.

As for Jerry's feat, I watched it and would have to seen it personally to believe it. He seemed confused when he was telling us how far it was and the ad said "Breaks a balloon at half mile" which is 880 yards. He hit the plate low left so the bullet fragmented...you could see the plate in the camera background so I think it was much closer than all that. I remember how small the 8 ft screens looked at 1000 yds over the sights of an FN...his plate was about 3 x 3...

It's apparently an established range, with "1000" above the steel plates utilized. Look to be roughly 3'x 4'. Have yet to watch the video with sound, as i was rather more amazed at the number of folk that don't think it can be done. That he did it on the second round makes the stunt only slightly less probable. "Beaten zones" and all that come to mind...




Used to connect regularly at 300m on a steel plate about the same size with an Argentine M1927 and a circa 1924 Colt Govn't Model that went to the Argentine Navy. Just had to find the right tree top at which to aim!