Guy Miner
Master Loader
- Apr 6, 2006
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This was published in a 1937 magazine article, and is based on a conversation with someone who'd talked shooting and gunfighting with Wild Bill Hickcok.
The target is a 5"x5" square with a 1" square in the center.
Distance is 25 feet.
Strong hand only.
No time limit.
All rounds must go into the 5" square. At least one must hit the 1" square.
When I printed this from my computer, the center square was so light I couldn't see it at 25 feet, so I darkened it with a sharpie.
Brought out my most accurate revolver for this, a 1960 vintage S&W K14 using my handloaded 148 grain wadcutters over a modest charge of Titegroup powder for 780 fps.
As you can see, I clustered five of the shots pretty tight but managed to send one high and right.
I've seen this challenge going around a couple of websites & forums and thought it would be fun to give it a try. It was!
Regards, Guy
The target is a 5"x5" square with a 1" square in the center.
Distance is 25 feet.
Strong hand only.
No time limit.
All rounds must go into the 5" square. At least one must hit the 1" square.
When I printed this from my computer, the center square was so light I couldn't see it at 25 feet, so I darkened it with a sharpie.
Brought out my most accurate revolver for this, a 1960 vintage S&W K14 using my handloaded 148 grain wadcutters over a modest charge of Titegroup powder for 780 fps.
As you can see, I clustered five of the shots pretty tight but managed to send one high and right.
I've seen this challenge going around a couple of websites & forums and thought it would be fun to give it a try. It was!
Regards, Guy
