.338 Lapua Ringing the Bell from a Mile Out

wsj ^ | 2/23/2015

[w1n1]

This is for all you long range shooter, plinker or hunter. Take a look at this shot from 2,707 yards out,

which takes 4 seconds to reach the target. You can view the long shot video here.

[Lurker]

Wow.

[RandallFlagg]

According to his book, the .338 Lapua was Chris Kyle’s favorite caliber.

[from occupied ga]

Did the first shot ricochet off the ground and hit the target? Otherwise why did it hit sideways?

[Disambiguator]

I thought wsj was the Wall Street Journal. :^)

[Red_Devil 232]

I think Gibbs(NCIS) used “Lapua” ammo.

[GladesGuru]

If the bullet is not spun rapidly enough by the rifling in the barrel/muzzle velocity, it will not be sufficiently gyrostabilized and may tumble.

[TexasBarak]

Heck, Jerry Michuleck could do that firing over his shoulder with a .22 short! :)

[USMCPOP]

“Heck, Jerry Michuleck could do that firing over his shoulder with a .22 short! :)”

He could fire 18 rounds from a revolver before the first bullet got to the target.

[Vendome]

Kewel...

[moovova]

Is that one of the Tiborasaurus Rex videos?

[Blood of Tyrants]

If you watch carefully, you can see dirt fly from the first round. So, yes, it appears to ricochet off the ground before hitting the target.

[jonno]

I thought it hit the ground first. Otherwise, I’d have expected the shape of (what was left of) the round to look a little different...

[Yo-Yo]

Did you see all the dirt the first shot kicked up? I believe it did skip.

[from occupied ga]

you can see dirt fly from the first round So, yes, it appears to ricochet off the ground before hitting the target.

What I thought too.

[w1n1]

sorry, wasn’t trying to confuse anybody.

[Zathras]

I love 338 Lapua.
Next gun is either AI or full custom.

[B4Ranch]

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[RC one]

There's an Australian dude making similar shots with a .300 Winchester magnum on you tube. Extreme long range shooting has come a long way. I just picked up 300 cases for my 300 win mag. Now if I could only find a place to shoot it at 1,000+ yards.