4.4 mile shot

[Targetmaster]

My best shot was 1000 yards, the lighting was just right, (Sun behind me) no wind and he was walking, not running, may sound cold blooded, but he died before he heard the crack, do I feel guilty? About as much as he would have been if it was the other way around.. War is hell

 

[cmshoot]

with a 10' target too.. Luck was all this was

4.4 miles = 7,744 yards

1MOA @ 7,744 yards = 78.487 inches (77.44 is using "shooter's MOA")

10 feet = 120 inches

This means that a 10' target at 4.4 miles is less than 2MOA, and is closer to 1.5MOA.

 

[The Southern Gentlemen]

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Please forward this to my Mrs. please

 

[KrisD]

4.4 miles = 7,744 yards

1MOA @ 7,744 yards = 78.487 inches (77.44 is using "shooter's MOA")

10 feet = 120 inches

This means that a 10' target at 4.4 miles is less than 2MOA, and is closer to 1.5MOA.

I know its in the article.

 

[cmshoot]

I know its in the article.

Just stating that the target is 10’ is disingenuous.

I did not read the article. I don’t have to because I know how to do the math.

 

[KrisD]

Just stating that the target is 10’ is disingenuous.

I did not read the article. I don’t have to because I know how to do the math.

Gold star Coming your way : )
Im not saying what they did is not skill based or ****ing awesome, But if i had 70 chances for something Im sure ill have better odds.

 

[palmettomoon]

I didn't read the entire article, I admit. I am curious though, did they mention anything about the "grouping" of the 68 misses? What was the extreme spread? Was there a consistent impact "zone" and if so, how large was it to accomodate say, 25% of the misses in closest proximity?

 

[cmshoot]

Gold star Coming your way : )
Im not saying what they did is not skill based or ****ing awesome, But if i had 70 chances for something Im sure ill have better odds.

I never commented on the number of rounds fired, nor did I make any personal opinions on the difficulty of the shot, or the odds of success. What I did comment on is the fact that at 4.4 miles, a 10’ target is not as big as it sounds.

Furthest I’ve shot with success is 2500yds, at a target that was less than 2MOA. I took a lot less than 69 rounds to hit it, and once I was on we hit it multiple times, but shooting at 7,744yds is exponentially more difficult than 2,500yds. It isn’t “3x as far, so it’s 3x as hard”.……it’s many times more difficult than that.

Various, oftentimes contrary, winds to account for. That means math.

The Coriolis effect. More math.

The fact that during the 20+ seconds that the bullet was in the air, the target can easily move out of the path of the bullet. Even more math.

You know that little twitch, or improper trigger control, or inconsistent shooting position, that causes you to move the strike of your round 1/4” from point-of-aim at 100yds? At 4.4 miles that same little twitch will cost you approximately 20”. That can’t be accounted for mathematically.

Temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, altitude………maaaaaaath……….

 

[KrisD]

I never commented on the number of rounds fired, nor did I make any personal opinions on the difficulty of the shot, or the odds of success. What I did comment on is the fact that at 4.4 miles, a 10’ target is not as big as it sounds.

Furthest I’ve shot with success is 2500yds, at a target that was less than 2MOA. I took a lot less than 69 rounds to hit it, and once I was on we hit it multiple times, but shooting at 7,744yds is exponentially more difficult than 2,500yds. It isn’t “3x as far, so it’s 3x as hard”.……it’s many times more difficult than that.

Various, oftentimes contrary, winds to account for. That means math.

The Coriolis effect. More math.

The fact that during the 20+ seconds that the bullet was in the air, the target can easily move out of the path of the bullet. Even more math.

You know that little twitch, or improper trigger control, or inconsistent shooting position, that causes you to move the strike of your round 1/4” from point-of-aim at 100yds? At 4.4 miles that same little twitch will cost you approximately 20”. That can’t be accounted for mathematically.

Temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, altitude………maaaaaaath……….

I get it, you math Calm your tits

 

[palmettomoon]

I never commented on the number of rounds fired, nor did I make any personal opinions on the difficulty of the shot, or the odds of success. What I did comment on is the fact that at 4.4 miles, a 10’ target is not as big as it sounds.

Furthest I’ve shot with success is 2500yds, at a target that was less than 2MOA. I took a lot less than 69 rounds to hit it, and once I was on we hit it multiple times, but shooting at 7,744yds is exponentially more difficult than 2,500yds. It isn’t “3x as far, so it’s 3x as hard”.……it’s many times more difficult than that.

Various, oftentimes contrary, winds to account for. That means math.

The Coriolis effect. More math.

The fact that during the 20+ seconds that the bullet was in the air, the target can easily move out of the path of the bullet. Even more math.

You know that little twitch, or improper trigger control, or inconsistent shooting position, that causes you to move the strike of your round 1/4” from point-of-aim at 100yds? At 4.4 miles that same little twitch will cost you approximately 20”. That can’t be accounted for mathematically.

Temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, altitude………maaaaaaath……….

Air temp, humidity and barometric pressure at DIFFERENT altitudes within the arc of trajectory would need to be accounted for I think, if variable. You'd need a MET MSG to be sure.