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  • platoonDaddy

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 30, 2011
    4,125
    SouthOfBalto
    3.4 mile shot

    Holy bat shit!

    Most incredibly, Phillips dialed up 625 MOA from his 100-yard zero, 10 degrees of barrel angle. In his shooting position behind the gun, the angle looks as though Phillips is about to send an artillery round downrange. And maybe that’s not so far off, considering the team selected a rifle chambered in .416 Barrett, launching 550-grain bullets.

    Then the video shows Phillips, after 21 cold bore shots, make final adjustments and find his mark. The bullet then takes a full 17 seconds to hit the target after being fired. As Phillips launches a second shot, he receives confirmation of impact, and the celebration is on.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K55ElIZeEnY



    EDIT: thanks to rbird7282 for catching my typo, I hit "/" vs "." for sure it makes a big difference!
     
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    StaFrosty

    Active Member
    Feb 20, 2011
    326
    Not in MD anymore!!
    Yep, .416 Barrett, Mr Barrett made the rifle just for the folks in Cali because they couldn't own the .50 BMG. They figured out later it shoots flatter and farther than a .50 BMG.
     

    buellsfurn

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 1, 2015
    5,951
    southern end of Maryland
    Holy bat shit!

    Most incredibly, Phillips dialed up 625 MOA from his 100-yard zero, 10 degrees of barrel angle. In his shooting position behind the gun, the angle looks as though Phillips is about to send an artillery round downrange. And maybe that’s not so far off, considering the team selected a rifle chambered in .416 Barrett, launching 550-grain bullets.

    Then the video shows Phillips, after 21 cold bore shots, make final adjustments and find his mark. The bullet then takes a full 17 seconds to hit the target after being fired. As Phillips launches a second shot, he receives confirmation of impact, and the celebration is on.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K55ElIZeEnY

    nice, how many thousands of dollars do they have vested 10.000 ?
     

    Nay_sayer

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    May 30, 2013
    601
    Lothian, MD
    The actual 3.4 mile shot is much more impressive than a 3/4 mile shot as it says in the post title :)

    Wish we had somewhere that open to shoot around here.
     

    lazarus

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 23, 2015
    13,678
    The actual 3.4 mile shot is much more impressive than a 3/4 mile shot as it says in the post title :)

    Wish we had somewhere that open to shoot around here.

    Oh, yeah that’s a huge difference. I was going to say, there are many 1300yd shots out there and you don’t need no 625 MOA of elevation or anything like that to do it (maybe for a 22lr)
     

    rbird7282

    Ultimate Member
    MDS Supporter
    Dec 6, 2012
    18,538
    Columbia
    Thread title needs changing. I’ve done almost a 3/4 mile shot with a .308. Now 3.4 miles is altogether different!


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    dist1646

    Ultimate Member
    May 1, 2012
    8,759
    Eldersburg
    Given the highly specialized rifles, ammo, equipment, high end optics, electronics as well as highly experienced shooters and spotters, not all that impressive. Not altogether bad, just looked more like over glorification of something that should have a high probability of success, given the number of rounds fired and the significant amount of money expended.
     

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