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.
Lots of pictures and ballistics info at article.
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“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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