A new long-distance shooting record of 4.4 miles

[2bikemike]

Thought some of you gun guys might appreciate this. I am intrigued by long distance shooting and have a rifle doped out to 1000 yds. Its hard to find a place to shoot long distances.

A lot went into this shot.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/con...et-in-wyoming/

A new long-distance shooting record of 4.4 miles was set September 13 in western Wyoming by a shooter who requested anonymity. Scott Austin and Shepard Humphries, managers at Nomad Rifleman, near Jackson Hole, Wyo., coordinated the massive undertaking that included a support team at the firing line and multiple spotters downrange to call impacts and document/verify the shot.

It took the pair more than 20 months for the rifle to be built, craft the bullets, collect the accessories and assemble to expertise to accomplish the feat. It was shot No. 69 that hit the 8" orange circle, 24.5 seconds after the shooter squeezed the trigger. It punched through the 4'x10' thin metal sheet only 3.125" from dead-center.

Multiple shots to walk a gun onto target are common when extreme long distance is the pursuit, but this range presented a whole new set of challenges. To reach that distance, the bullet rose 2,500 feet above the bore, into wind meteorologists only dope by weather balloon. Despite the unmeasured variable, the record-setting shot resulted from a 53-m.o.a. wind call in ground breezes that averaged 8 mph. Elevation adjustment was a mind-boggling 1,092 m.o.a. Spindrift adjustment was calculated at 93.80" to the right.

“These types of shots are just for fun” explained Shepard. “This is not for hunting purposes, and the hit isn’t consistently repeatable yet. Maybe the people who beat our record and the other smart cookies in the ELR [extreme long range] world will be able to make first-round hits at these distances in the years to come, but at this point, it isn’t a sure thing.”

The rifle was built by S&S Sporting in Driggs, Idaho, and assembled from customized parts and accessories from Canada, New Zealand, Arkansas, South Dakota and elsewhere. It is chambered in .416 Barrett and used a hand-lathed Cutting Edge MTAC 422-grain bullet. Muzzle velocity was 3,300 f.p.s. and it hit the target at 689 f.p.s.

[jallmon]

wow, much involved!

[MagicalFruit]

Damn impressive. I couldn't get my son's .243 dialed in past 100yds last weekend.

[Otter]

The round took almost a half minute to get to the target. I'd love to see the arc on this shot.

Wow!

[scho63]

That's really wild.

[Megatron96]

Crazy. Might be the most expensive mortar ever built.

[carcosa]

One time I shot a rope 5 miles

[mr. tegu]

I know a 4 miles is a long way but 24 seconds still seems way too long.

[2bikemike]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

I know a 4 miles is a long way but 24 seconds still seems way too long.

Yeah it does. For 24 seconds at that distance the bullet would average 968 FPS. Considering it left the barrel at 3300 FPS and it hit the target at 689 FPS.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by carcosa

One time I shot a rope 5 miles

Mahomes has that effect.

[notorious]

the record-setting shot resulted from a 53-m.o.a. wind call in ground breezes that averaged 8 mph. Elevation adjustment was a mind-boggling 1,092 m.o.a. Spindrift adjustment was calculated at 93.80" to the right.

That's incredible. I've hit plenty of 1000+ yard shots, but this is a whole different league.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by 2bikemike

Yeah it does. For 24 seconds at that distance the bullet would average 968 FPS. Considering it left the barrel at 3300 FPS and it hit the target at 689 FPS.

It's a ton of rise and fall to account for though, it's not as if it's a straight 4.4 miles on a line.

[2bikemike]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

It's a ton of rise and fall to account for though, it's not as if it's a straight 4.4 miles on a line.

Yeah about 2500 feet worth!

[KCJake]

I remember when I dropped that 8 point white-tail buck deer from 6 miles out.

Sincerely, every red neck dipshit hunter I've ever met.

[Shiver Me Timbers]

Those are a bunch of mad scientists that figured that out.