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<blockquote data-quote="MMERSS" data-source="post: 1060526" data-attributes="member: 63748"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Various types of shooting bring different perspectives. My all-time favorite involves hanging rounds in the air for several seconds. With each type comes reasonable expectations. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If I had to venture, my longest computed hit on a 55 gallon drum sized target is somewhere in the neighborhood of 9 miles. Obviously this was a unique system specifically intended for long range shooting. However, ballistics is ballistics requiring all the fine details and computations involving both a weapon and the environment. Reasonably expected shot percentage will follow each type of shooting environment with time of flight a significant discriminator. I would estimate it took over 1000 rounds before steel finally met with steel. There were many close calls but only one round connected at this distance.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Shooting steel 9 miles involving a crew is not the same as shooting steel 2 miles solo, along follow the expectations for a first round hit. Shooting steel two miles is not the same as killing an elk at 1000 yards, along follow the expectations for a first round hit. Killing an elk at 1000 yards is not the same as shooting an elk in the head at 100 yards, along follow the expectations for first round shot placement. And finally, shooting an elk in the head at 100 yards is not the same as shooting only one leg off a fly same distance….then doing so three times in a row…..on three different days.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If one is expected to achieve 100% success with a first round shot to include placement, the wise man will ensure the conditions are in place before taking such a shot. If expectations are only 1 in 1000 with no requirement for success, realizing this should not prevent one from attempting along with the enjoyment of trying and the sense of accomplishment when finally connecting.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Congratulations to all involved with the 2 mile shot. 2 miles is quite the journey.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">This is on my to-do list over a weekend this coming summer. I estimate I will need 115 to 120 MOA of elevation for the anticipated atmospheric conditions. A 40 MOA base with ATACR scope set on 12.5x should allow just this requirement. Uncertainty analysis predicts I will have about as much chance for a hit as hitting a Green 00 bet on a roulette wheel. I know the odds are low, and expect results to mirror the odds. If I hit or miss, I won't care. I'll just be happy while sitting next to a high altitude lake with my family viewing top of the earth beauty, and thankful I had the chance to try.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MMERSS, post: 1060526, member: 63748"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana]Various types of shooting bring different perspectives. My all-time favorite involves hanging rounds in the air for several seconds. With each type comes reasonable expectations. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]If I had to venture, my longest computed hit on a 55 gallon drum sized target is somewhere in the neighborhood of 9 miles. Obviously this was a unique system specifically intended for long range shooting. However, ballistics is ballistics requiring all the fine details and computations involving both a weapon and the environment. Reasonably expected shot percentage will follow each type of shooting environment with time of flight a significant discriminator. I would estimate it took over 1000 rounds before steel finally met with steel. There were many close calls but only one round connected at this distance.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Shooting steel 9 miles involving a crew is not the same as shooting steel 2 miles solo, along follow the expectations for a first round hit. Shooting steel two miles is not the same as killing an elk at 1000 yards, along follow the expectations for a first round hit. Killing an elk at 1000 yards is not the same as shooting an elk in the head at 100 yards, along follow the expectations for first round shot placement. And finally, shooting an elk in the head at 100 yards is not the same as shooting only one leg off a fly same distance….then doing so three times in a row…..on three different days.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=2] [FONT=Verdana]If one is expected to achieve 100% success with a first round shot to include placement, the wise man will ensure the conditions are in place before taking such a shot. If expectations are only 1 in 1000 with no requirement for success, realizing this should not prevent one from attempting along with the enjoyment of trying and the sense of accomplishment when finally connecting.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Congratulations to all involved with the 2 mile shot. 2 miles is quite the journey.[/FONT] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=2] [FONT=Verdana]This is on my to-do list over a weekend this coming summer. I estimate I will need 115 to 120 MOA of elevation for the anticipated atmospheric conditions. A 40 MOA base with ATACR scope set on 12.5x should allow just this requirement. Uncertainty analysis predicts I will have about as much chance for a hit as hitting a Green 00 bet on a roulette wheel. I know the odds are low, and expect results to mirror the odds. If I hit or miss, I won’t care. I’ll just be happy while sitting next to a high altitude lake with my family viewing top of the earth beauty, and thankful I had the chance to try.[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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