100 yard pistol shooting wind factor?

[krystmas]

Hi all,
For the fun of it I was trying to shoot 100 yard .45 and 9mm.
For the .45 it's out of a 5" 1911 and for the 9mm it's in a glock 17. I'm using federal training bullets for the .45 and a buddy's reload for the 9.
Is wind a factor at that range?

[tigerpan]

Of course

[hambam105]

Minute of Barn-Door.

[NewbieDave]

Depends on what you're trying to hit and how much wind are you dealing with. I've made hits with handgun using.22, 9mm, 40sw & 45acp on a 18" steel plate at 100yds, off bags, holding dead center... with wind under 10 mph at full value... making hits all day long as long as I'm not jerking the gun.

NB

[JTROKS]

Walk the rounds home. Unless you’re shooting a benched and/or bipod TC Contender that can make more predictable hits. Wind will always be a factor.

[pythonfan]

Was that you at metcalf on Sat morning?

[HKAllTheThings]

Shooting 124gr bullet out of Glock 17 going 1100fps, you'll have <6" drift with a 10mph wind at 100yds.

[P5Ret]

Without knowing how much wind, no one can say. Now hold over is a bit different, and I'm sure someone could work it out in their head if given all the data necessary to make that computation, but figure feet not inches.

['ol shooter]

Waste of ammo. I shot at a large empty steel freon can at about 100 yards long ago with my Gold Cup, could hear the bullet go, "tink", about two seconds after the shot. Spent several rounds having to walk the impact up the hill to the target.
Not saying it's not fun, just a waste of ammo.
Rock on.

[FNGGlock]

Why not use a ballistic trajectory calculator, look up BC for the ammo you are shooting and figure in barrel velocity is a bit slower than advertised. That’s the easy part!
Don’t know the sights you have on the 1911 & Glock, but stock Glock sights are not going to give you any precision work at 100 yards. Point is you will need big targets.
Bullet drop will be around 12” for the 9, and 18” for the 45. Windage will require some adjustment, but marginal compared to bullet drop or sight picture. And all of that is marginal to trigger control and hold for a handgun at 100 yards.

[Barang]

yep.

[RNE228]

Kind of agree. Have hit pig silhouette with 45acp at 100m.

Shooting steel at 100m with 44mag is a lot of fun. Have done that with Desert Eagle and S&W629. Offhand shooting at 100m, pig, turkey and chicken silhouette was a lot of fun. Chickens were challenging.

The range in Lincoln used to leave silhouettes out for public until people shot them up with high power rifle(put too many holes in them).

Waste of ammo. I shot at a large empty steel freon can at about 100 yards long ago with my Gold Cup, could hear the bullet go, "tink", about two seconds after the shot. Spent several rounds having to walk the impact up the hill to the target.
Not saying it's not fun, just a waste of ammo.
Rock on.

[SuperUnImportant]

I've shot out 100, 200+ yards with 9mm.. Windage was less an issue than bullet drop. I don't know how thin/thick your front sight is, but at a 100 yards your front sight covers an area that is easily 2-3 feet across. A couple of inches due to windage is not the issue when you look at the zone of impact and your target. Bullet drop is much more drastic as you'll actively need to aim above the target when using fixed sights.

A lot of people will doubt it because it's beyond their skill level to do. But there are some really great shooters out there. This is no different than being able to shoot 2-3 inch groups at 25 yards. I use to think it was crazy but if you've never attended a NRA bullseye match you might be surprised at what people can do..

[Fatcat]

I’d “raise” the front sight out of the rear notch at least 1/2 way to start. Plus shoot off a bench or roll-over prone. Fun as hell for sure!

[FNGGlock]

I've shot out 100, 200+ yards with 9mm.. Windage was less an issue than bullet drop. I don't know how thin/thick your front sight is, but at a 100 yards your front sight covers an area that is easily 2-3 feet across. A couple of inches due to windage is not the issue when you look at the zone of impact and your target. Bullet drop is much more drastic as you'll actively need to aim above the target when using fixed sights.

A lot of people will doubt it because it's beyond their skill level to do. But there are some really great shooters out there. This is no different than being able to shoot 2-3 inch groups at 25 yards. I use to think it was crazy but if you've never attended a NRA bullseye match you might be surprised at what people can do..