A buddy and I were talking about shooting at distance a few years back, he said that he regularly practiced at 50 yards with his pistol and hit a 12"x12" steel plate...I had never done this and without calling him a liar I did...
...being the good sport that he is he took me to his range and we practiced with the 12"x12" steel plate....1st from 25 yards, then 35 and then finally at 50 yards...I was 4 out of 5 at 50 yards with my Kimber Compact Aluminum...I was GOBSMACKED! I stood quite corrected! It was a LOT of fun too. I aimed center of plate, maybe just above center...my miss was just a touch high - ie - assuming the plate was center of mass then the miss most likely would've been a head shot. I sincerely thought that I'd have to do some Kentucky Windage at that distance, especially with a short barrel. I was pleasantly surprised. It was truly eye-opening...and I kick myself for not doing this / training MUCH earlier (ie - in my 20's)!
