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June 24, 2017, 06:00 AM | #26 |
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8" steel plate at 170 yards,,,,With a Taurus Raging Bull .454. (3 out of 5)
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June 24, 2017, 06:07 AM | #27 |
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This is a decent article that covers some Canadian sniper history: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.66de7a144aba
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June 24, 2017, 06:53 AM | #28 |
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pond, I can't explain, but they may just be firing more shots. this was a one in a million shot, and the more bullets in the air the more chances for freakish events like this.
It's possible that they are just better. I doubt that they have better equipment.
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June 24, 2017, 07:49 AM | #29 |
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The story referred to having to correct for planetary rotation. From what I know of physics, that can't possibly be an answer. Could a coriolus effect be involved? I don't understand how it could at only two miles. other than this possibility, the momentum principle would maintainany current results of the movement of the earth.
Any effects involving rotational effects would have to be accounted for with exact degrees of deviation from the planetary rotation as well as elevation. I'm not sure if the relatively small distance of only a couple miles could even affect any principles. good lord
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alright, I have spent the last half hour reading the most difficult math I have ever dealt with trying to get a grip on the coriolis effect, and I'm kind of stumped. It appears that it can effect North to South fired projectiles, as the distance traveled increases as the actual girth o the planet increases some.
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June 24, 2017, 09:42 AM | #31 |
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The Coriolis Force had nothing to do with it. It was a combination of luck, free ammo, and the Murphy Effect. The recipient was sitting next to Murphy. And yes, he was probably very still (sleeping, pooping, or watching "Big Bang") and Murphy was pointing at his head the whole time hollering "here he is, here he is".
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June 24, 2017, 10:20 AM | #32 |
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I don't think coriolis matters, either. the fact is that we could find out by asking the shooter or checking the software parameters, but I honestly believe that the distance is just not long enough for that sort of concern.
But, so many people fail to really take the time to think these things through, just make assumptions, fail to do the math, believe what they are told, etc. There are a number of people doing videos on liine proving that the earth is flat, using levels. A guy used his cell phone's level to prove it. I the earth was round, he said, it would tilt as the plane went around the curved planet. Of course not. the plane curves along with the center of the earth's gravity, and the level will aways remain perpendicular to the line of gravitation from the earth's gravitational center.
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June 24, 2017, 10:57 AM | #33 |
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Something I suspect is a lot harder than a long shot is cutting the distance down to very close on foot.
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June 25, 2017, 06:51 AM | #34 |
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Sniper in question did take multiple shots, from 50 BMG. Canadian team ran out of their ammo, had to use US made ammo, which has more velocity than Canadian.
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June 25, 2017, 08:11 AM | #35 |
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My longest shot was a measured 349 yards on a whitetail doe. With a 10X scope at maximum magnification the crosshair covered a significant portion of her. I can't imagine what sort of scope you would need to shoot a person at two miles.
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Coriolis certainly could make a difference, but only once assessed, could be corrected for as a stable factor. The biggest factor is going to be the multitude of atmospheric differences on the 2.2 mile distance and ~1000 feet of elevation and these are not going to be the same from shot to shot. Quote:
Still, it was a great shot, but it isn't so much that the sniper made the shot as much as it is that a team made the shot. You would think from reading many of the articles on the event that the sniper went out, found a target, took a shot to basically assassinate some key bad guy (ala Hathcock's General kill), and then packed up and went home having accomplished the given task. The battle didn't end with the death of a single combatant. As noted, the sniper took numerous shots, had the aid of a spotter, and no doubt continued to take many more shots trying to hit more combatants, but none managed to connect again.
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June 25, 2017, 09:16 AM | #37 |
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Wasnt this post "what was your longest shot?..Mine, lasered at 310 yds, ground squirrel with a 22-250 with 25x50 leupold off bipod using my brothers rem 700 heavy barrel and his reloads..We shot alot of squirrels that day, 310 was the furthest kill.
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June 25, 2017, 09:36 AM | #38 |
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Mine was around 715yds with a bolt .308.
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In physics, the Coriolis force is an inertial force that acts on objects that are in motion relative to a rotating reference frame. In a reference frame with clockwise rotation, the force acts to the left of the motion of the object. |
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June 25, 2017, 07:06 PM | #40 |
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My longest shot? Bambi, right at 450 yards. Him then looking like food, I figure that it was a good enough shot.
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June 25, 2017, 08:06 PM | #41 |
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My best "long" shot was 30 yards. On a coyote, with my bow.
Otherwise regular hits on steel to 500 yards. |
June 25, 2017, 08:09 PM | #42 |
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If we're talking something bigger than a golfball, I did hit a (private)lake about 2.5 miles away, ~12 seconds from 'flash to splash' with a Barrett
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June 25, 2017, 08:36 PM | #43 |
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Farthest I've ever shot was targets at 300 yards with a Tikka T3 270 WSM.
Open sights my best handgun shot was 100 yards, 5 out of 6 shots on a 10" target, 4" ruger gp100 357 mag. Where I live most hunting shots are literally 100 yards max. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
June 25, 2017, 09:34 PM | #44 |
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My longest shot was a Prairie Dog at 527 yards using a NEF Handi Rifle in .223, took three shots. Next was a Pronghorn Antelope at 429 yards using a Remington 700AWR in 7mmSTW, one shot.
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June 25, 2017, 09:47 PM | #45 |
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Can't get much past 500yds around my neck of the woods. My best was a 507yd called cold bore head shot on a silhouette target. It hit in the right eyeball that had been drawn on the target. Probably mostly luck. What really helped was the lack of wind. My cousin then fired the rifle for the first time ever and made a solid chest hit.
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June 25, 2017, 09:59 PM | #46 |
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My longest shot was probably right around 2-2.5 miles.
Now if we want to talk about my longest hit......well that's a completely different story and one that I don't wish to talk about right now. but suffice to say I could have a conversation at that distance
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June 26, 2017, 04:10 PM | #47 |
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My longest shot was last year while prairie dog shooting. 487 yards, about 30 ft. above the target, with a 10-15 MPH crosswind. It took 4-5 shots to walk the last bullet into his chest.
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June 27, 2017, 03:43 PM | #48 |
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290+ yards with my 5 iron. Missed the whole damn fairway.
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