Posted on 09/18/2022 11:35:14 AM PDT by PROCON
“Then you are completely ignorant of the logistics and the time and engineering involved in even achieving that accomplishment........Sheesh!”
And I understand the logistics, time and engineering. They are all wonderful and most advanced. They are also irrelevant to any one outcome from a bullet fired that distance. It’s not important, go forward and be happy. They hit the target. I like that they hit it too. They now need to hit it some more.
The M-16’s were fine. The army was deficient in procuring the right ammo. And they also failed to train the troops in proper maintenance. Once they fixed those problems they ran great.
CC
Your own reading comprehension seems to be extremely poor. I clearly said that the question is due to my curiosity. I know there was no mention of group size in the article, because I read it.
Knowing the total area into which those 69 bullets fell would have been more informative than the mere fact that the shooter kept firing until he finally hit a target.
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I thought the only ammo run through the 1-12 twist M-16’s in Nam was M193. What did they change about the ammo?
Armalite specified a type of stick powder that ran very well in the M-16. Army ordnance in their infinite wisdom substituted ball powder, which had different burn characteristics and tended to foul more. That, when combined with the lack of maintenace caused numerous failures.
CC
“The Bill Clinton administration had a designated javelin catcher.”
Buttigieg has that role, now. Kinda anal about his methods, I hear.
I don’t recall his predecessors.
Read into it what you want, the ultimate goal was to hit the goal 4.4 miles away........
Show me the study where the previous record was hit multiple times at 4 miles and then we can have a discussion..........Sheesh!
10-4. Thx for the information. Leave it to a bunch of nerds to get line soldiers killers.
Something the previous record holder was unable to do?...........Yea, right..!
I love you self righteous expert firearms puritans, who claim you have all the answers..........LOL!
I don’t know what your problem is. You seem to be trying to pick some sort of fight.
The guy hit a target over 4 miles away. Nobody is disputing that. I’d like more information, which was not included in the article. For you, and apparently for the shooter, it’s enough that a bullet finally struck the target, and that’s fine. My curiosity is not an attack on you, so don’t try to make it so.
Some are slower than others lol.
All that new fangled stuff is just kind of boring here at the farm. Me and general Patton still like the M1 Garand which, in competent hands, can deliver a slug on the money, a well placed point, or an attitude adjusting butt stroke. Occasionally I build a National Match. They only get tested at 100 yards but all eight shots rip the same hole. So anything down range depends on how mad, scared, or hungry the shooter is. If I was really pizzed at something 4 miles away I’d go back to the arms room and step up a bit.
From the article: https://nomadrifleman.com/world-record-shot/
The cartridge was custom made by Unknown Munitions in Idaho (which we think is the best commercial ammunition maker in the world), with Barrett brass, H50BMG propellant and a CCI135 primer. The bullet left the rifle muzzle at 3,300 feet per second and traveled 4.4 miles, slowing to 689 feet per second when it hit the target, over 24.5 seconds after being fired. We traded with a number of vendors over the years, and we really have to thank them for always doing what they promised without excuses, bending over backwards and going above and beyond.
This adventure took over 20 months of dreaming and 1,500+ focused man-hours of studying, building and testing a never-before-built system of rifle, ammo, optics, and gear; bunkers and ballistics study and the subsequent custom builds; extensive terrain scouting at various ranches in four states; months of practical testing to get to the point that the bullet even landed on the hillside, much less the target. The final result was six of the last eight test runs having the majority of our shots landing within a 75-yard radius of the intended target. We decided to get all hands on deck to triangulate our observations. Glad we did.
The rifle, with customized parts and accessories from Canada, New Zealand, Arkansas, South Dakota and elsewhere, was assembled in Idaho by S&S Sporting in Driggs, Idaho.
Rifle is chambered in .416 Barrett
Chassis is a Cadex Dual Strike from Canada
Barrel is an LRI from Sturgis, SD – 40” with a 1:9 twist. These folks are amazing in every way.
The barrel was “structured” by tacomHQ in Arkansas.
Action is a McMillian TAC50.
Trigger is a Timney.
Muzzle brake is a Terminator T6 from New Zealand.
The 350 MOA mount was custom built by S&S Sporting in Idaho.
The custom high-rise cheek piece was built by S&S Sporting.
The scope is the recently-released Vortex Razor 6-35×56 FFP scope with EBR-7D MOA reticle. This scope is the latest and greatest from Vortex Optics. After testing many other top-tier brands, Scott decided that this Razor was our best option.
The scope was held in place with a double set of Leupold Mark IV rings.
Support optics included a Delta and a Charlie TARAC from tacomHQ.
The bipod was a LRA.
Scott designed and built the shooting platform.
Ballistic software used – Applied Ballistics.
Wow... Thank you for sharing that!
It’s an idea...not a reality.😀
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