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Posted on 09/18/2022 11:35:14 AM PDT by PROCON
Lots of pictures and ballistics info at article.
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hopefully he is on our side should the SHTF
“He got the record on his 69th shot attempt.”
Am I wrong in not being very impressed with this yet?
All they established (so far) was that they fired a lucky shot after 69 tries.
It’s a good start, let’s see how soon they can hit that target again.
Aim small miss small
“All they established (so far) was that they fired a lucky shot after 69 tries.
It’s a good start, let’s see how soon they can hit that target again.”
That was my thought as well.
No wind, a cool day so no thermals that area. But how do they anchor the rifle? Is anything except plain sandbags “allowed” for a world record attemp?
Yep. It’s impressive, but when you can re-azimuth after each shot, it means you can eventually hit the target, if you get enough tries.
I’ll also bet it was a pretty calm wind, if any...
Piece of cake! I did that during BCT in ‘69 qualifying with the M-14.
Just MHO; but if you're consistently accurate out to about 500 yards, you're pretty proficient, I'd say.
https://ksltv.com/505832/world-record-for-the-longest-long-range-rifle-shot-busted-tuesday/
8 inch target.
What was the size of that 69-shot group? Or even the best 50?
Learned something new today… didn’t know BCT quals were still done with M-14’s in ‘69. Figured it would’ve switched by ‘68 or so.
As a long range guy, this is neither impressive nor useful.
Approximately 6.2 seconds of arc.
What firearm? What round?
Links?
So would any other shot, no matter how far from the bullseye. Not what I asked.
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