https://freerepublic.com/tag/longdistanceshooting/ en-us Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:07:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4097009/posts From the pull of the trigger, roughly 24 seconds elapsed before forward spotters heard the telltale plunk of a 422-grain copper bullet piercing the thin metal target. The shooter was 4.4 miles away, a distance so great, the Earth’s rotation came into play. It was a new world record for a rifle shot, set by the Jackson-based Nomad Rifleman team led by Schott Austin and Shepard Humphries. The shot was made with a custom-built rifle chambered for the .416 Barrett cartridge. During a Zoom interview Tuesday with Cowboy State Daily, Humphries declined to identify the team member who made the... Cowboy State Daily https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4097009/posts#comment Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:07:52 GMT