Thread: A shot for the record books

I used to be a crack shot with my Weatherby .257 magnum, but that distance seems impossible, almost hard to believe. Not saying it didn't happen, but my God, I can't even wrap my head around the 1 mile shots you occasionally hear about.

So is it true that some snipers now use the .338 Lapua over the .50 BMG? I hear it too is capable of astonishing accuracy and ballistics at long range.

Originally Posted by ScoutHikerDad

I used to be a crack shot with my Weatherby .257 magnum, but that distance seems impossible, almost hard to believe. Not saying it didn't happen, but my God, I can't even wrap my head around the 1 mile shots you occasionally hear about.

So is it true that some snipers now use the .338 Lapua over the .50 BMG? I hear it too is capable of astonishing accuracy and ballistics at long range.

Yea, I have shot 1000 yard rifle matches and can't wrap my head around this shot either. The 5 record shots below this new one were in the 2500 to 2700 yard range. Those are even hard to imagine.

Yes, some forces are using the 338 Lapua as a sniping round. Some guys have been using that round in our area since about the mid 1980s for moose hunting. The round has been around a long while and was originally designed as a sniping round. A buddy has a Sako or Tikka rifle, can't remember which, bought back then and fitted with a muzzle break. Nice shooter off the bench with the break on and a good way to clear the firing of other shooters from the noise it makes with the break on.

Bob

yes an amazing shot to say the least, just to get in the vicinity of the target. but I remember what Chris Kyle said about his 2000 meter plus shot, he admitted a lot of luck on it with some calculated guesses. his only intent was to scare the guy if possible to take his attention off his fellow men. yet he nailed him dead on. when your good , your good, but luck is good too! I guess this is why I carried a shotgun most of the time Tc

I could make that shot with my Lyman's Great Plains Rifle.

Of course, I'd need to hire an Uber for the first 3750 yards of the shot.

No doubt that luck contributed to that shot, but the team's skill made that luck happen.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

yes an amazing shot to say the least, just to get in the vicinity of the target. but I remember what Chris Kyle said about his 2000 meter plus shot, he admitted a lot of luck on it with some calculated guesses. his only intent was to scare the guy if possible to take his attention off his fellow men. yet he nailed him dead on. when your good , your good, but luck is good too! I guess this is why I carried a shotgun most of the time Tc

I really didn't want to show this, but last month one of TC's family members sent me a home video of TC target practicing.
Sorry TC,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I really didn't want to show this, but last month one of TC's family members sent me a home video of TC target practicing.
Sorry TC,,,,

Forgiven him FATHER for his knows not what he does.

That was a great scene, and a reminder that you always should use the right tool for the job.

If you include this new sniping record, three out of the top 5 records are held by Canadians from a very polite country.

Bob

Absolute incredible shot - one less bad guy in the world. It seems funny that the Brits and the Canadians keep trading places for the longest shot. All of these shots have been made with the 50 BMG which makes you wonder why our soldiers are not using the 50 cal instead of the smaller rifle calibers? Either we are getting the shots at shorter ranges that are not making the news or we are just using our snipers as forward observers.