TEXAS MAN NAILS 3-MILE SHOT TO SET NEW DISTANCE RECORD

[Walleye Hunter]

marks·man (märks′mən)
n.
1. A man skilled in shooting at a target.
2.
a. A classification in the US Army and Marine Corps for the lowest of three ratings of rifle proficiency.
b. One who holds this rating.

I guess we can call him a marksman, just don't try to call him a sharpshooter or a sniper.

[P89]

See the thing under the guy on the lefts arm? That is a Global Navigation Satellite System receiver.
If I used one of those I could hit gongs at 1000 yards all day with ease.

Want to impress me...show me the log book where he did the math.

[alpacaheat]

The man worked the ballistics before going to the range. Using what he had anticipated to be needed, he accomplished it in 8 rounds. A conclusive test would be demonstrated repeatability, which he apparently plans. Gotta say, I've seen guys fire more than 8 rounds trying to zero a scope at 100 yards.

I guess 25-mile impacts from cannon aren't marksmanship either?

I know, tough crowd.

I can't wait to see the 4-mile shot videos posted in this thread since it's so easy. Let's see them, fellas.

[CMP703006]

See the thing under the guy on the lefts arm? That is a Global Navigation Satellite System receiver.
If I used one of those I could hit gongs at 1000 yards all day with ease.

Want to impress me...show me the log book where he did the math.

1000 isn't hard, I was able to do it with a .223 and 77gr Berger handloads. However I'm not seeing the issue with him having a gps set up so that he knows his exact distance. At that range you are looking at feet of drop per yard so knowing the exact distance to the target is paramount.

[Tim Ault]

What I would have liked to seen was how many times he could get hits after his sighters . That would be the real test of him and his equipment . With only one hit was it a fluke ?3- 5 hits in a row then damn ! That's moa accuracy at 3 miles .

[Bang]

Yep. A conclusive test would be demonstrated repeatability. The ability to predictably repeat and obtain the same results is what elevates science from a concept to theory.

[j_h_smith]

Good for him. I'd rather see the 5.56 shot at 1000 yards. That's real shooting.

[PA_PB&J]

Replies like this are why we can't have nice things.

[Hivelocity]

Great! Now he can shoot schools up from 3 miles away
I remember 2 miles with the 50 was a feat in itself, and the target was a 12 tall rock.

REAL FUNNY