1874 Sharps, offhand at 1194 yds

[powermad]

I like watching these guys shoot, they make an effective team.

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[Capn Jack]

As a BP shooter,
I wonder about his loads and whether fouling may have been affecting his accuracy.

 

[jj500]

As a BP shooter,
I wonder about his loads and whether fouling may have been affecting his accuracy.

I think he is using smokeless,a lot of wind he is working against.

 

[Capn Jack]

10-04 A long flight time and what appeared to be a strong cross wind.

 

[powermad]

He's using smokeless powder.
He goes into why smokeless in this one.

 

[bionic knees]

what's the holdover at that range? 40 ft?

thought the Aussies had to get rid of their guns.

 

[powermad]

They can have guns buts it's a process.
He's got more than a few really nice rifles, all bolt and lever guns.
I don't recall him showing any semi auto rifles.

 

[Capn Jack]

OK. Got it. He was shooting modern 45/70 ammunition. I thought he was putting on a, "Historical" re-enactment.

 

[L84Cabo]

Me at 1194 Yards: There's a target out there?

 

[Member 34319]

I've hit at 1000 with a Glock 19*



*It may have taken a few hundred tries.

 

[Capn Jack]

Only thing I've ever seen score a one shot hit at 1,000 + yards was an M48 Tank on a live fire demo at Camp Pendleton. A 90mm tracer straight as a string into a stack of 5, white, 55gal. oil drums.
WOW ! I was impressed. Hu Rha !

 

[User 1234]

Until he does it standing on one leg while his wife pokes him in the eye with a stick I won't be impressed.

 

[powermad]

The .30-.30 he did a bit ago was the same distance.
He taped a ladder bar on for the rear sight.

The .303 at 3,000 yds was pretty much mortar fire.

The 416 Barret zipping through the plate at 3,800 yds was impressive.
When that gets boring step it up to 5,000 yds.