Because simply the fact that you managed to hit a randomly-sized piece of steel after a hundred warm-up shots is a pretty shoddy standard for a world record.
This
How many people did the Vegas shooter hitting by praying and spraying and pointing in their direction?
Is that a new world record?
David was impressed ...
Landing a bullet on target at 4.4 miles was “simply phenomenal,” said long-distance shooting enthusiast David Asmuth of Laramie. He’s the president of the Laramie Rifle Range board of directors.