So at its peak, this bullet was one third of a mile above the deck. At what point is the shooter figuring on the weather the bullet goes through "up there"?
Or is there something to the notion that we might just be winging it?
3 miles !
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So at its peak, this bullet was one third of a mile above the deck. At what point is the shooter figuring on the weather the bullet goes through "up there"?
Or is there something to the notion that we might just be winging it?
This ain't jack ,my uncle was in arty in Vietnam !And still ain't jack compared to the navy gang !
I can't help it, to me this is mind boggling...
You could have the Statue of Liberty, on top of the Empire State Building at the midway point and the bullet would've still cleared it on the way to the target.
garandman
Bolt Gun Bodacious
muleman69
USMC -1st marine Div. RVN
I have no doubt that he could,PROVIDING all there miles of the conditions are exact.
I find it to be amazing that he hit the target at all at that distance. Think of the various environmental conditions that the bullet flew through during flight (Wind, temperature, mirage, terrain, curvature of the earth, even the earths rotation (Maybe)). Then also think how the shooter may influence that shot with the slightest of movement, difference in pressure, heart beat, etc. We talk about the huge affect these items have at 500-1000 yards, now multiply that by 5 or 10 times.
While this isn't BR or F-Class shooting, it is amazing none the less.
I wonder if he participates in the King of the 2 Mile event?
While this isn't BR or F-Class shooting, it is amazing none the less.
I wonder if he participates in the King of the 2 Mile event?
This is accurate shooter... where did his accuracy go ? I think they like to go beyond the accuracy of the cartridge just to be hopfull to hit something. Cannonball effects lol doesn't prove anything.
I found an old program that will calculate out to the range he shot. Just for fun I ball parked the conditions and used the specs from a LeHigh .408 / 400 grain solid copper bullet at 3,160 fps. Also guessed at a 10" scope height and a 300 yard zero. Don't know how accurate this program is but at 5,280 yards a constant 1 mph breeze over the whole trajectory will push the bullet about 13.7' sideways causing you to miss the entire target, and the bullet drop is about 744 yards. If you could hold a 0.1" group at 100 yards, that would equate out to about 53" at the 53" square target.
Not sure about the rst of your numbers, but: "... If you could hold a 0.1" group at 100 yards, that would equate out to about 53" at the 53" square target...." is off by a factor of 10.
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