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<blockquote data-quote="woodnut" data-source="post: 837889" data-attributes="member: 17593"><p>Well, it looks like it's time to explain why I asked this question. Last June I made a very , very long shot with my 223AI. It goes to prove a blind squirrel can find a nut. But, I'm that squirrel. </p><p>I took my favorite AR named Wicked Wanda to S.D. It is loaded with a 55gr. Sierra BlitzKing bullet and the load has been chronoed (at 900ft. elev.) at a sizzling 3600fps. And very accurate. The elevation at the prairie dog was about 2000ft. so at the target I'm sure it was still sonic. Oh, the target was 862 yards out!!!! </p><p>I had a spotter who used a high quality pair of range finding binos and was spotting through the same high quality brand spotting scope and witnessed the shot. I don't know who was more excited, him or me ! In the excitement, we didn't get the cardboard sign and photo op. I knew a fellow had shot a longer shot last season , but with a bolt gun in 6x284 and 105s. It didn't hit me til much later what I may have done. It was a very long shot with only a 55 gr. bullet ! The scope was a NightForce 5.5x22x56. I didn't dial the range, and I was out of mil dots! I had it inside the rectangle at the bottom of the wire! I think I need to learn to dial. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodnut, post: 837889, member: 17593"] Well, it looks like it's time to explain why I asked this question. Last June I made a very , very long shot with my 223AI. It goes to prove a blind squirrel can find a nut. But, I'm that squirrel. I took my favorite AR named Wicked Wanda to S.D. It is loaded with a 55gr. Sierra BlitzKing bullet and the load has been chronoed (at 900ft. elev.) at a sizzling 3600fps. And very accurate. The elevation at the prairie dog was about 2000ft. so at the target I'm sure it was still sonic. Oh, the target was 862 yards out!!!! I had a spotter who used a high quality pair of range finding binos and was spotting through the same high quality brand spotting scope and witnessed the shot. I don't know who was more excited, him or me ! In the excitement, we didn't get the cardboard sign and photo op. I knew a fellow had shot a longer shot last season , but with a bolt gun in 6x284 and 105s. It didn't hit me til much later what I may have done. It was a very long shot with only a 55 gr. bullet ! The scope was a NightForce 5.5x22x56. I didn't dial the range, and I was out of mil dots! I had it inside the rectangle at the bottom of the wire! I think I need to learn to dial. :D [/QUOTE]
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