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Old January 19, 2019, 07:57 PM   #1
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New Long Range Shot

I saw a video on another media outlet where a fella shot 6012 yds,.
He used a McMillan Action and stock, 416 Barret (which is the King of 2 Mile) , 550 grn Cutting Edge bullet,.
The shot takes like 16 seconds to get there,. I apologise for not being able to share a link, but interesting none the less.
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Old January 19, 2019, 08:37 PM   #2
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That's pretty crazy. I wonder how many times they tried before success.
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Old January 19, 2019, 09:18 PM   #3
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3.42 miles is quite a distance..............
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Old January 20, 2019, 08:20 AM   #4
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Well, last i had seen was over 4,000 yards with a 375 Cheytec.

I'd be surprised to hear Cheytec letting this shot alone.
I'm sure you'll see some more serious XLrange shots coming from them.
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Old January 20, 2019, 04:42 PM   #5
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I googled 6000 yard shots and found a couple of references but not anything with a 416.

This appears to be the most recent I can find.

https://www.wideopenspaces.com/texas...stance-record/
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Old January 20, 2019, 06:48 PM   #6
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53 in is a all 3rd argent for that distance. Those guys are incredible.
The farthest I've shot is 550. I don't think I'd want to shoot that far unless in dire need.
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Old January 21, 2019, 12:26 PM   #7
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jmr40, look up Kelly McMillan's Facebook page it should be there.
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