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To: DoughtyOne

The targets can be seen clearly by anyone with 20/20 vision. The difficult part is getting the bullet to the target accurately.

The apogee of the bullets flight ....200 feet, 4 and 1/3 inches. If I do that I am should be hitting center on a day with not too much wind.


207 posted on 12/20/2011 4:38:13 PM PST by buffaloguy
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To: buffaloguy

So you’re shooting two thirds of a football field high. Interesting.


210 posted on 12/20/2011 4:53:17 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Why back in '88, Conservatives backed Gore in Texas. What Reagan revolution? What laegacy?)
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To: buffaloguy

When I was in the service, we trained to shoot silhouettes at 800 yards with iron sights. At that range the target was significantly smaller than the front sight.

What are you guys aiming at a mile away?


221 posted on 12/20/2011 5:41:16 PM PST by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: buffaloguy
Interesting that the top of the curve is 200 ft.

I shoot long range with iron sights, 168 grain hollow point boat tail, leaves the muzzle at 2600 ft per second, hits paper at approximately 13oo ft per second, but the top of the curve is 228 inches, not 200 ft. Closer to 19 feet and some inches. 53 clicks of half minute each.

At 200 ft, that is one slow moving bullet.

225 posted on 12/20/2011 5:56:14 PM PST by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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