New sniper record

[GWN7]

I sight my 30.06 in at 3" high at 100 yds (150g 2800 fps) this gives me 0 at 300 yds. So when bambi is is out at 600 + yds I put the cross hairs just on the top of the spine and follow thru. Hunting season lasted 15 min this last year.

I'd love to do the Barret shooting school.

[m21sniper]

When i was in there were no ballistic computers, no wind sensors, no laser range finders.

So to compare the feats of these new guys, as impressive as they may be, to the feats of snipers of days gone by, operating with no mechanical aids other than their optics, i do not feel is a fair comparison.

IOW, these new records are IMO fairly misleading.

Originally Posted by Burkie61

Like one of those motivational posters: Snipers - If you don't have the nads to do it up close like a real man.

Besides, snipers are gutless wusses that don't have the courage to kill face to face.

[Bill Douglas]

I suspect this guy had (using their term) fired a lot of harassing shots and got quite used to the gun and projectiles trajectory. Then used this knowledge to his advantage when he had to.

Ha, I remmember as a kid shootiing at (an empty) tin shed duck shooters blind in the middle of a small lake with a .22. It was about 400 meters away. I'd fire at something like a 33 degree angle and watch the splash. I knew when I'd hit the shed as the shot would sound like kirrrr-wang as it hit. All this chit about .22LR rounds being dangerous to a mile and a half. In reality about 700 meters max.

[lane912]

i recently saw a piece about this on the tv
first the shots were done at high altitude so the air is thin and the bulit goes faster
second the guy made a few shots with the scope cranked all the way up and adding to it with mill dots.
still a long way to throw a hotdog down a hallway

[lane912]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I suspect this guy had (using their term) fired a lot of harassing shots and got quite used to the gun and projectiles trajectory. Then used this knowledge to his advantage when he had to.

Ha, I remmember as a kid shootiing at (an empty) tin shed duck shooters blind in the middle of a small lake with a .22. It was about 400 meters away. I'd fire at something like a 33 degree angle and watch the splash. I knew when I'd hit the shed as the shot would sound like kirrrr-wang as it hit. All this chit about .22LR rounds being dangerous to a mile and a half. In reality about 700 meters max.

i have a 4x scope on my .22 and shooting it 200-300 yds is quite fun-
crack............................................. ........ting

[m21sniper]

It was still an amazing feat, but IMO it does not compare to the shots that Gunny Hathcock made during the Vietnam war using a modified M-2 HMG.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by lane912

crack............................................. ........ting

LOL, yeah that's it.

[GH85Carrera]

The amazing thing is he did it TWICE! It was not just one lucky shot. It was ideal conditions, with all the modern tools. Bottom line, he did it twice. Lots of skill.

[lane912]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

It was still an amazing feat, but IMO it does not compare to the shots that Gunny Hathcock made during the Vietnam war using a modified M-2 HMG.

i read his book, very telling. when you shoot what your family eats, you turn into a expert fast or your family starves.