It is a fantastic and amazing shot, but also complete luck. Most people have no concept of how far 1000 yards is, nor how small the target looks at that distance. I guarantee this guy could not make this shot again if he had 100 tries to do so.
I guarantee this guy could not make this shot again if he had 100 tries to do so.
Maybe not standing but prone, yes.
Look closely at the optics system; BORS w/ powerful Leupold glass. It’s doable. I’ve done it with my Barret, in prone position, equipped with the BORS.
http://www.barrett.net/optics/bors
Still, you have to admit, this guy is much more likely to make that 1 in 100 lucky shot than any of the rest of us. Kind of like the odds of Tiger Woods hitting a hole in one versus a bunch of amateurs. The guy is definitely skilled!
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/351430
Cleckner is a long-range rifle instructor at Texas Triggers in West Texas. He performed the incredible half-mile shot at a Texas Triggers spring event. He took up the challenge after constant urging from guests and staff to demonstrate his skills with the long range rifle by shooting "off-hand," that is, in a standing position instead of lying down, which is more convenient for handling the 37-pound rifle.
Ryan agrees reluctantly, saying it isn't likely he would hit the target. But he hits it with just one shot.
As Shock Mansion puts it, when you are up against a sniper of Ryan's class, "don't try to run, you'd only die tired."
“I guarantee this guy could not make this shot again if he had 100 tries to do so.”
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It’s good, and humbling, to be reminded that a “Special Few” have a unique ability us mortals do not share.
Or perhaps, the gravity, the weight of some words must be different, MUCH different, for some of us.
Jealousy is a painful burden to bear.
The more one practices the luckier they become.
Ryan is no amateur shooter.