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12-18-2008, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by joel the signman  marines snipers take 1000yrd shots all the time  | "Snipers" being the important word here. As in highly highly trained soldiers with very very good equipment.
BTW the longest sniper shot ever was by a Canadian sniper Crpl. Rob Furlong in Afghanistan. He broke Carlos Hathcocks record with a 2,657 yard kill with a McMillan TAC-50.
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12-18-2008, 02:03 PM
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my point is it can be done if you practice.
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12-18-2008, 02:21 PM
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without a doubt joel. if i can hit a pie pan 8 times out 10 with open sights at 1000 yards any one can do so. theres just a lot to it. did anyone look at that video on that website i mentioned?
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12-18-2008, 07:49 PM
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sorry i didnt go to it ronn but i have seen video of it before probably the same one.
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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison.
Genesis 27:3 "The thinking deer hunter should mature through three phases during his hunting life. First phase, "I need to kill a deer." Second phase, I want to harvest a nice deer. And last phase, we must manage this resource so our children and their children can experience the grand tradition of good deer hunting." - Jim Slinsky
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12-18-2008, 08:23 PM
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ronn I tried but my pop up blocker wouldn't allow it to run. I tried to allow the pop up but still couldn't get it????
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12-18-2008, 08:30 PM
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i try to kill them at 10 yards
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12-18-2008, 08:33 PM
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thats to bad its crazy. i wouldn't try it unless i did alot of shooting that one rifle.
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12-19-2008, 06:29 AM
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me either unless i had practiced at the range forever and i was starving to death.much rather be up close
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Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison.
Genesis 27:3 "The thinking deer hunter should mature through three phases during his hunting life. First phase, "I need to kill a deer." Second phase, I want to harvest a nice deer. And last phase, we must manage this resource so our children and their children can experience the grand tradition of good deer hunting." - Jim Slinsky
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12-19-2008, 10:14 AM
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[quote=Buckshot;23945]1000 yards???? I don't think so. How could you get an animal to stand still long enough for the bullet to get there.
That brings up a good question. The speed of sound is around 6-700 miles an hour I think. How fast are these bullets going? Depends on the gun and ammo of course but would it hear the shot before it got there?
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12-19-2008, 10:34 AM
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[quote=acleansing;24182] Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckshot 1000 yards???? I don't think so. How could you get an animal to stand still long enough for the bullet to get there.
That brings up a good question. The speed of sound is around 6-700 miles an hour I think. How fast are these bullets going? Depends on the gun and ammo of course but would it hear the shot before it got there? | That depends alot on the type of round. The speed of sound is approx. 2100 ft/sec. You have to be approximate b/c it varies with humidity, elevation, temperature, etc. With some rounds, like the 5.56 (.223) for example, the MV is sometimes over 2700 ft/sec so no to target wont hear the shot before it hits.
the 30-06, as well as the "sniper rounds" .308, and .50 BMG all have MV's approaching 3000 ft/sec, so again its doubtful that the shot would be heard.
Obviously the bullets will slow down as they travel, so you cant really say for sure. Ive spoken to quite a few OEF snipers who say that when they take shots and miss, the targets pretty much never show any signs that they were aware that they were being shot at.
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