So my son carries a SIG SP2022 every day. Remote country. Shots of opportunity come up from time to time. He used to carry a P226. Did well with it, but sold it and bought a SP2022. He refers the 2022. As do I. Better trigger pulls on the pistols we have tried. Very accurate.

The other day he had a go at a coyote. Took 3 shots but earholed it on the third. In front of 2 unrelated witnesses, one of whom ranged the shot...afterwards.

Yeah, luck, but we shoot a lot of critters with our pistols and this show what a guy can do who knows his.

184.5 yards. Winchester Ball ammo.

SWEET!

Wild. 9mm?

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
Wild. 9mm?

Oops.

Yes.

9mm

This pistol by the way has a phenomenal trigger pull. We have had 5 of them and they are all excellent, but this one is really quite superb. The DA is as almost as good as a P250 and the SA like a good 1911.

And, the young man can shoot.

Yes he can!

That’s a challenging shot with a scoped rifle! Quite a feat for sure.

That’s quite an awesome shot. I can’t imagine how much holdover there was.

That is pretty cool.
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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
That’s quite an awesome shot. I can’t imagine how much holdover there was.

That's what one of my sons-in-law asked him. He said the first shot he way overestimated the drop but then he came down and the hit was "about 3 feet as best as I could call it".

I just ran the numbers on JBM with his gun zero'd around 50 yards which I think it what it is and the holdover came up 43.5 inches. I didn't have the BC for his bullet but just used a Federal. Close enough. Actually, a zero of anything from 10-50 yards gives impacts of 43-47 inches low at 185. I found that interesting.

He killed a coyote with this pistol at 40 paces a while back and I thought that was pretty long kill with a 9mm.

By the way, we would never take a shot like these on game. Coyotes, different story. They are livestock, deer and elk killers {mostly fawns and calves} and we'll take pretty much whatever shot we can get on them.

We've done quite a bit of 200 meter shooting with pistols in the past on my range here on the ranch {holding "for that fir bough hanging just off the left of the plate about XX feet high"} with various guns the drop is in line with our experience. Wind is a factor always and if there is any, forget it. 9mm bullets don't hold up too well. Our favorite "Long Range" pistol was an old nickel-plated Luger. I don't know why, as it had a pretty bad "Lugerish" trigger pull, but we got the most consistent hits with that pistol over any of the others.

Wiley Coyote wasn't so wily. Thought he was safe at 184 yards. Oops..184.5 yards.

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Originally posted by Nipper:
Wiley Coyote wasn't so wily. Thought he was safe at 184 yards. Oops..184.5 yards.

Oh, yes, don't forget that Point Five!

They ranged my son when he went out to check it. Another fellow lazer ranged him at the spot it dropped.

The SP2022 is that accurate. Great pistol!

Amazing.......

Damn good shooting! And I though hitting a certain running bird at 125 yards with my 22/45 was a good shot....

Lucky shot for sure, but I'd sure be proud of it!

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Originally posted by jaybirdaccountant:
Lucky shot for sure, but I'd sure be proud of it!

To degree of course, but he makes a lot of "lucky" shots. On a bet, would you want to stand out there at 184.5 and let him have three tries? I know for a fact I wouldn't make that bet.

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The sp2022 is on my bucket list, the first time I shot a buddy’s it kinda pissed me off that the trigger was much better out of the box than my well broken in 229 that cost almost twice as much.

One heck of a shot, that's for sure. A bit of luck but there's more than a little know-how in being able to make a shot like that. Congrats to your son.

The 'yote had his own pistol? They're getting aggressive.

Seems to be a decent pelt on that guy...outstanding shooting.