Amazing Cold Bore shot with 6.5 Grendel at 1200 yards!

[Konocti's Wigwam]

 

[DGP4]

Amazing! What was the velocity of the bullet upon impact? Plate didn't look like it even moved when hit!

 

[Konocti's Wigwam]

Amazing! What was the velocity of the bullet upon impact? Plate didn't look like it even moved when hit!

I don't know, but I just felt that anyone that could hit a 12" target at 1200 yards with a Grendel, is pretty amazing! I didn't see him hit it in the video, but take it that he did hit it.

That certainly doesn't justify trying to take game at that distance, which is what most people use 6.5 Grendel for, me included.

Let me put it this way, I wouldn't bet on me making a cold bore shot at that distance...not without some type of decent odds to encourage me. The wind is howling in that video... I wonder if we need to run this one through Snopes...???

EDIT: when he turns his camera off it is there, it pops onto the target when he does that. Not sure what that means...if he camera was on the target still, or just what...???

Check out here:

Shows target when camera is turned off

 

[DGP4]

I wasn't questioning the authenticity of the shot. I was just curious what velocity a 6.5 Grendel would have at that distance. It did seem to take a very long time to reach the target, but I am no expert. Hopefully some ballisticians here will opine.

 

[whatsupdoc]

I would question the authenticity of that shot. Cold bore in that twitchy wind.

 

[boltfluter]

That wind is absolutely howling, and very twitchy as to direction. A very lucky shot if he hit it on the first try. I have shot in similar terrain and it is a very tough thing to do. Will leave it at that.
Paul

 

[David Milisock]

I would question the authenticity of that shot. Cold bore in that twitchy wind.

At 9.24 the hit appears on the plate at about 2:30 o'clock the time of flight seems extremely long but who knows.

What I do know is this, in the field a cold bore shot is the only one that counts. I also know that a 6MM ARC is a great accurate cartridge in an AR and I don't give a rats ass how long the barrel is I will not take a shot at a deer over 200 yards.

 

[usmc 0311 rvn 67-68]

According to J.B.M. Ballistics a Sierra 123 grain bulle at 2500 f.p.s. has a time of flight to 1250 yards of 2.446 seconds. According to the video the shot broke at 2 min. 27 seconds and shows hitting the plate at 2 min.52 seconds. My question is what kind of aerial maneuvers was the bullet doing that it took so long to get there?

 

[DGP4]

According to J.B.M. Ballistics a Sierra 123 grain bulle at 2500 f.p.s. has a time of flight to 1250 yards of 2.446 seconds. According to the video the shot broke at 2 min. 27 seconds and shows hitting the plate at 2 min.52 seconds. My question is what kind of aerial maneuvers was the bullet doing that it took so long to get there?

Great analysis! What do you think the FPS of the bullet would be at point of impact?

 

[Walt Krafft]

Carefull planning and dumb luck often go hand in hand. Do it 10 times on 10 different days and I will be impressed.

 

[284winner]

Great analysis! What do you think the FPS of the bullet would be at point of impact?

Roughly still supersonic but if so, barely. I wouldn't shoot a deer past 400 yards with mine using the 123 ELD. 2000fps and over 1000 ft lbs energy at 400 yards. Most likely if I were hunting where a 400 yard shot was likely, I'd have a different cartridge

 

[M14AMU]

S hithouse luck with a fish-tailing wind!