>>2584751I want to respond like an elitist and make fun of you, but I'll try to just educate you in a friendly manner. A 9mm handgun will EASILY get you to 100 yards on a man-sized target. It doesn't even take THAT much skill. However most people don't even learn the basics of handgun shooting, the same way most people don't know the basics of camping. So I understand why you feel a handgun won't get you out to 100 yards.
I'm a USPSA competitive shooter where extreme accuracy isn't a main focus in our sport, so it's something I don't really train often, and yet with minimal basics in accuracy, 100 yards with iron sights is still doable for me. With a red dot on my pistol it's an absolute breeze and even 200 yards is possible. A guy pro like Bob Munden can do 400 yards with a snub nose revolver J-frame in 38 special.
I won't pretend it's ideal to engage someone at that distance with a pistol, especially if they have a rifle. But a pistol is a lot more capable than people think. Also most of the time murderers kill people in woods, it's always close range. You never hear of people being sniped from hundreds of yards away. Even if a killer has a rifle he's likely to confront you up close before he kills you. Either for line of sight reasons, or because these whackos want to see you suffer up close and personal, or rob/rape you first.
Pic semi related. Another option one can have for a beginner that extends the capability of a 9mm cartridge while being small and lightweight and easily carried.
