Posted on 09/18/2022 11:35:14 AM PDT by PROCON
Journey to the World-Record-Shattering 4.4 Mile Long-Range Rifle Shot
Scott Austin, Shepard Humphries, and half a dozen friends surpassed the previous record for longest target hit with a long range rifle on September 13, 2022, but their journey started long before that day.
Scott and Shepard both have a passion for shooting rifles at long ranges. Extreme long ranges. For many years they have operated Nomad Rifleman, a boutique extreme long range shooting experience, out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In 2020, they guided a client to set the Wyoming state record for longest hit on a target at a whopping 3.06 miles!
Not long after helping their Nomad Rifleman client break the Wyoming record, Scott, Shepard, and a group of their friends who also share a passion for long range shooting decided to attempt to set a new world record extreme-long-range shot; the record at that time was four miles. But this time it wasn’t business; it was for the challenge, fun, and bragging rights.
In late 2020 they began planning, with a target date of June or July 2021 for the attempt. A shot like this requires a custom-made, one-of-a-kind rifle. Because of the complexity of such a build, with custom parts coming in from Canada, New Zealand, Arkansas, South Dakota, Washington and elsewhere, there were many challenges to overcome in trying to get the rifle completed on time. Summer of 2021 turned out to be wishful thinking; the rifle was finally completed in May of 2022.
Then read the article and not be influenced by the idiots here who also didn’t read the article..........It’s easy peezy.
I did read the entire article, and I know he kept shooting until he hit the target. I still would like to know what his group size was, because I’m curious about that fact.
Yes, silly you. On that we agree.
The problem is, if he had hit the mark on the first try, you’d say he was lucky. Then he’d be required to hit it again, soon thereafter.
I think the easy way is to use two rifles
Necked down .50 BMG then.
Thank you! My fault, should have read more before going off half cocked. lol
Looks like you found some friends down there. Yep, them cactus shooters can be pretty impressive.
At 4.4 miles, any hit would require a great amount of luck as no computer can account for all the variables.
Your comment has nothing to do with my point, but you are welcome to put all the significance you want to the shot, and yes, I understand all that went into it.
One hit only proves the target was out there in the general direction they were shooting.
It’s artillery, look at the scope mount.
I was - January 1966 - May 1967. Kept my ‘14 the whole time.
The wimps on the thread who probably couldn’t score a minimum acceptable 255/300 on a quarterly qualifying timed PPC qualification sure do hatealot and claim they know it all!
p.s.~289-297 on PPC here.
#keyboardwarriortoughguysyou
And we’re not even talking about DM/CQC mat time!
#keyboardWIMPgeezers
...shame on you in your anonymous hate.
The bullet speed was too slow to kick up dust. The spotting was done by sound and guessing where the previous shot hit.
With 69 tries I could hit it
Why do you (relatively) new millennials always got to act like name calling rude a$$holes
Then you lack in reading comprehension since there was no mention of your "group size" since the objective was to hit a target at 4.4 miles........But you knew that didn't you?
To put it bluntly, that’s just not as much fun. And that’s why I’m here. 🤣
Then you are completely ignorant of the logistics and the time and engineering involved in even achieving that accomplishment........Sheesh!
That shot by selleck took at least 4 hrs to hit the bucket given the changes in the shadows from men compared to the shadow of the bucket. Lol
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