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Ukrainian sniper kill at 2.36 miles-ballistics?
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<blockquote data-quote="tacomHQ" data-source="post: 2951625" data-attributes="member: 67159"><p>It depends on the point of view: what is the goal?</p><p>If my goal is to hit a fly at 200m on the first shot (specific impact vs group size)- or a target at 2.36 miles luck arrives. Not hitting the target from the shooters point of view is "unlucky"- but from the targets point of view luck has nothing to do with it. </p><p>If my goal is to disrupt an activity: What's that famous saying about the exhilaration of being shot at? At what point of incoming rounds will you stop doing what you are doing. </p><p>While highly impractical for shooting the "fly" at 4,5,6, 7000m- effect comes into play. The game of Chicken to be exact or Russian Roulette. </p><p>When we shot the 5000yd number we were holding 150yds of windage in a 3mph wind. It took a bunch to locate the shot as wet sand was not exactly "splash" cooperative (the max ord cleared the Sears tower) . Once located the rounds quickly started falling on target. To this day I can't figure out how some rounds missed the 1moa plate. What I do know is that we quickly dropped into a 12ft circle. Back to the Chicken- how long would you hold your position once you realize rounds are falling within 6ft of you. The shot report (17sec) you know is way way out there with no possibility of a return solution. While impractical to hit the 1moa target, a group of shooters could put multiple rounds into the air before the first one arrives. Each shooter plotted against the error. You have to be a "Tough Chicken" to stand there through that. </p><p>I calmly drive my lawn mower in if it starts raining (mountain sides are slippery), 750gr rounds dropping on my head is an all out sprint out of the area. </p><p>They sound like angry bees arriving...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tacomHQ, post: 2951625, member: 67159"] It depends on the point of view: what is the goal? If my goal is to hit a fly at 200m on the first shot (specific impact vs group size)- or a target at 2.36 miles luck arrives. Not hitting the target from the shooters point of view is "unlucky"- but from the targets point of view luck has nothing to do with it. If my goal is to disrupt an activity: What's that famous saying about the exhilaration of being shot at? At what point of incoming rounds will you stop doing what you are doing. While highly impractical for shooting the "fly" at 4,5,6, 7000m- effect comes into play. The game of Chicken to be exact or Russian Roulette. When we shot the 5000yd number we were holding 150yds of windage in a 3mph wind. It took a bunch to locate the shot as wet sand was not exactly "splash" cooperative (the max ord cleared the Sears tower) . Once located the rounds quickly started falling on target. To this day I can't figure out how some rounds missed the 1moa plate. What I do know is that we quickly dropped into a 12ft circle. Back to the Chicken- how long would you hold your position once you realize rounds are falling within 6ft of you. The shot report (17sec) you know is way way out there with no possibility of a return solution. While impractical to hit the 1moa target, a group of shooters could put multiple rounds into the air before the first one arrives. Each shooter plotted against the error. You have to be a "Tough Chicken" to stand there through that. I calmly drive my lawn mower in if it starts raining (mountain sides are slippery), 750gr rounds dropping on my head is an all out sprint out of the area. They sound like angry bees arriving... [/QUOTE]
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