Tom Frye[edit]
In 1959, champion Tom Frye of Remington Arms Company broke Ad Topperwein’s aerial shooting record for shooting 2¼ inch cubes of wood thrown in to the air. He managed to hit 100,004 of the 100,010 wooden blocks - using several Remington Nylon 66 semi-automatic .22 Long Rifle rifles - over a period of 14 straight days. However although the same size of target was used, the comparison to Topperwein’s record is disputed because of the test conditions. Firstly the shooting was undertaken in distances less than the regulation 30 ft (9.1 m). Secondly Frye’s thrower tossed the target blocks over his shoulder along the line of sight of the gun. In contrast Topperwein’s thrower stood beyond the regulation distance tossing the blocks vertically into the air.[5] In 1963, he had a run of 800 straight clay singles in trap shooting.[6][7]
“He managed to hit 100,004 of the 100,010”
That is some crazy eyesight, he had to be young and not working on a computer all day long.
I only practice at close range, because I carry for self defense. The only time I’ll be shooting for real is if the criminal is right on top of me. When I wedge the gun into my hip bone at the right angle, I hit the target in the right place every time.