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[Member 55555]

I took a friend shooting who had never shot at a range before. We set the targets at 50 yards and I turned him loose, with some instructions and making sure he was handling the rifle safely. At the first ceasefire he brought his target to me: it looked like a shotgun pattern, but he was bragging about the one hole in the center of the ten-spot.

 

[Catfishmoon]

The shooter in the video was making basically impossible claims. That he could hit a soda can consistantly at 710 yards (2130 feet) with a stock Ruger 10-22, iron sights and plinking ammo. Notice that no else in the video could even see the can at that distance. Unfortunately, the internet is filled with bubblegum claims...
It shows that the YouTube channel makes lots of money were they could pay that individual's expenses to fly to Boise to try a shot he basically had no chance of making...
However, give credit where credit is due, the individual is a decent shot. With a different high-end .22 target rifle and scope, he hit a can at 300 yards.

 

[titsonritz]

I'll do it from the hip with my .38 snubnose just like Steve McGarrett, cook 'em Dano.

 

[Flopsweat]

The shooter in the video was making basically impossible claims. That he could hit a soda can consistantly at 710 yards (2130 feet) with a stock Ruger 10-22, iron sights and plinking ammo. Notice that no else in the video could even see the can at that distance. Unfortunately, the internet is filled with bubblegum claims...
It shows that the YouTube channel makes lots of money were they could pay that individual's expenses to fly to Boise to try a shot he basically had no chance of making...
However, give credit where credit is due, the individual is a decent shot. With a different high-end .22 target rifle and scope, he hit a can at 300 yards.

With over 2 million views on that video you're darn right they made some money.

 

[CLT65]

I took a friend shooting who had never shot at a range before. We set the targets at 50 yards and I turned him loose, with some instructions and making sure he was handling the rifle safely. At the first ceasefire he brought his target to me: it looked like a shotgun pattern, but he was bragging about the one hole in the center of the ten-spot.

A very long time ago, a friend of mine joined the National Guard, and decided he wanted to be a better rifle shot. He bought a Marlin model 60 and came out to my place out of town. We set up a couple paper targets, maybe 25 yards, and shot at them. I shot a group and adjusted the sights for him. He had shot before but not a lot, so I gave him some directions on how to hold it, sight picture, trigger pull, etc., and he shot a group.

His group was a shotgun pattern all over the paper. By chance, one shot was in the bullseye. Mine was a nice little group the size of a dime, but off to the side because it hadn't been sighted in. He was excited because he out-shot me. After all, he hit the bullseye and I didn't.

 

[oremike]

A very long time ago, a friend of mine joined the National Guard, and decided he wanted to be a better rifle shot. He bought a Marlin model 60 and came out to my place out of town. We set up a couple paper targets, maybe 25 yards, and shot at them. I shot a group and adjusted the sights for him. He had shot before but not a lot, so I gave him some directions on how to hold it, sight picture, trigger pull, etc., and he shot a group.

His group was a shotgun pattern all over the paper. By chance, one shot was in the bullseye. Mine was a nice little group the size of a dime, but off to the side because it hadn't been sighted in. He was excited because he out-shot me. After all, he hit the bullseye and I didn't.

This kind of bragging is common. I shoot Bowling pins and one day they had a dueling tree set up. In playing that game several times against the same guy he beat me once out of maybe 10 runs. To this day he has to remind me of that one win every time he sees me.

 

[CLT65]

This kind of bragging is common. I shoot Bowling pins and one day they had a dueling tree set up. In playing that game several times against the same guy he beat me once out of maybe 10 runs. To this day he has to remind me of that one win every time he sees me.

Maybe he holds you in such high regard that he figures besting you one out of ten is quite a feat.

For example, if you played one-on-one with Michael Jordan, and beat him one time out of ten, you'd probably be telling the story far and wide to everyone you know.

 

[oremike]

Maybe he holds you in such high regard that he figures besting you one out of ten is quite a feat.

For example, if you played one-on-one with Michael Jordan, and beat him one time out of ten, you'd probably be telling the story far and wide to everyone you know.

Truth be told, I'm not the best more like a constant upper 10% shooter.

 

[Flopsweat]

Maybe he holds you in such high regard that he figures besting you one out of ten is quite a feat.

For example, if you played one-on-one with Michael Jordan, and beat him one time out of ten, you'd probably be telling the story far and wide to everyone you know.

An older friend who was in a dart league was coaching me on dart throwing many, many years ago. He had some great advice and it seemed like I was improving quickly. We played several games and finally I won one on a lucky shot. So lucky that I just started laughing. He took great offense and walked away while I was trying to explain. He essentially never spoke to me again.

 

[Koda]

Another Youtuber guy follows up on this video with his attempt at hitting a coke can at 700yds, and does it..

Queued up to his moment of glory if you dont want to watch his whole process. The time of flight to the can was interesting to witness.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

Gimme a modified belt-fed 10/22…. and I'll hit it.

Accuracy through volume of fire.

I like it!

 

[Wombat of Doom]

I'll do it from the hip with my .38 snubnose just like Steve McGarrett, cook 'em Dano.

on a low wind day I can do the gongs at 200 yards with a rifle at tri counties black powder range. I am already aiming up enough to worry me that an RSO is going to question why I am aimed so high. And the flight time is hilarious. I can count to 3 before impact. IIRC I aim about 4 feet over the target. (actually I know where on the hill to aim more than I know the actual height)

Will .38 special even make it to 700 yards?

 

[NeoBlackdog]

Will .38 special even make it to 700 yards?

A 9mm will, in the right hands.

Whooo doggies!

 

[eustace_stelio]

That was a fun video, the guy actually accepted the challenge and owned his comments. I thought it was interesting that he said he could see the soda can at 750yds. Maybe he was way off on his claim but maybe he has unusual eyesight that he has made some "impossible" shots in the past.

The longest shot Ive heard of was a youtube vid of a guy who hit a ham target at 300 yds with a 22lr and it actually tore up some meat. I cant recall the video at the moment.

When I watched this video a while back I figured the dude just got a foot and a yard mixed up. He didn't see no soda can 710 yards out, imo.

I golf quite a bit and even seeing a brightly colored flag 2x the size of a can is hard enough at 500-600 yards.

 

[eustace_stelio]

A 9mm will, in the right hands.

Whooo doggies!

2nd shot! Man that's nuts

 

[sobo]

2nd shot! Man that's nuts

I am not going to downplay the marksmanship of Jerry Miculek, but when I look at that bullet impact point on the steel, it certainly appears to me that the bullet did not actually strike the balloon. The distance from where the balloon was hanging is too great, and the impact point is low and left of the lowest part of the balloon. Compare these two screenshots from 1:06 and 1:07:



My contention is rather than him actually hitting the balloon, it was the fragmentation of the bullet that popped the balloon. Even so, that was some mighty incredible shooting. I could never get even close. If you listened (at the 1:36 mark), Jerry said he held 75 to 80 yards over the balloon... Geebus, what was he even looking at!!!???

 

[Flopsweat]

I am not going to downplay the marksmanship of Jerry Miculek, but when I look at that bullet impact point on the steel, it certainly appears to me that the bullet did not actually strike the balloon. The distance from where the balloon was hanging is too great, and the impact point is low and left of the lowest part of the balloon. Compare these two screenshots from 1:06 and 1:07:

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My contention is rather than him actually hitting the balloon, it was the fragmentation of the bullet that popped the balloon. Even so, that was some mighty incredible shooting. I could never get even close. If you listened (at the 1:36 mark), Jerry said he held 75 to 80 yards over the balloon... Geebus, what was he even looking at!!!???

It would have had considerable arc on it at that distance. Wouldn't we expect the impact to be below the balloon?

 

[sobo]

It would have had considerable arc on it at that distance.

Of course. It would have had to have in order to hit the steel.

Wouldn't we expect the impact to be below the balloon?

Not necessarily. I'll let you think about your question some more...

 

[Flopsweat]

Of course. It would have had to have in order to hit the steel.

Not necessarily. I'll let you think about your question some more...

*expect, not insist.

 

[sobo]

*expect, not insist.

The impact could be anywhere on the steel. It's entirely dependent upon the bullet's angle of departure (AOD) from the barrel. His second shot just happened to be aimed about "...75 to 80 yards over the target...", or about a 4.5° AOD. Had he aimed just a few yards higher, say 90 yards over the target, his AOD would have been 5° and he might very well have still hit the plate, but the impact would have been higher up on the steel. So, there's no expectation (nor insistence) that the impact point must be on the lower part of the steel just because the bullet is travelling in a downward arc at the time of impact.