Posted on 09/29/2022 1:07:52 PM PDT by smokingfrog
From the pull of the trigger, roughly 24 seconds elapsed before forward spotters heard the telltale plunk of a 422-grain copper bullet piercing the thin metal target.
The shooter was 4.4 miles away, a distance so great, the Earth’s rotation came into play.
It was a new world record for a rifle shot, set by the Jackson-based Nomad Rifleman team led by Schott Austin and Shepard Humphries. The shot was made with a custom-built rifle chambered for the .416 Barrett cartridge.
During a Zoom interview Tuesday with Cowboy State Daily, Humphries declined to identify the team member who made the shot.
It beat the team’s previous Wyoming state record of 3.06 miles. It also broke the previous world record shot of 4 miles set in 2020 by Paul Phillips of Texas.
The Wyoming team “had easier conditions” than Phillips because of the thin air at about 7,000 feet in elevation near Pinedale, where the shot was made Sept.13, Humphries said.
Still, even with the Wyoming air working in their favor, it was nothing short of miraculous for the shot, the 69th attempt that morning, to land inside an 8-inch orange bullseye. The bullseye had been painted in the center of a white, rectangular target measuring 120 inches wide and 92 inches tall.
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Non moving target
“the 69th attempt that morning”
It was bound to happen sooner or later
69th attempt. They must be using a bench rest or someone shoulder is mighty sore.
It’s moving at the same rate as the earth’s rotation.
Holy Crap!!! I cannot imagine that kind of a shot.
When it’s done with one shot, tell me about...Until then, I don’t care...
Aren’t we all?
The Assholio quotient on FR is astronomical.
I would imagine so. Not sure what the rules are, but you’d probably need a bench rest to dial in the scope & the scope mount would need to be custom made/designed.
I wonder if Schott pronounces his name ‘Scott’ or ‘Shot’.
Not your father’s FR, that’s for sure.
“& the scope mount would need to be custom made/designed.”
Every piece of rifle was custom made.
Same comments from same people when this was previously posted.
I used to do some semi serious shooting, more for reloading experimenting than anything, but there isn’t a range over a mile in PA, too many hills.
I bet Darius Kincaid could have made it on the first try ;-)
(Hitman’s Bodyguard)
“The Assholio quotient on FR is astronomical”.
That’s for sure.
Guess I’ll be staying 4.5 miles away from this fella.
I don’t think anyone gives a crap if you care or not.
“It’s moving at the same rate as the earth’s rotation.”
Of course. But what is the point of your post?
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