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To: Squantos
Bullshit... I'd like to see this sucker on any IBSC range where cross winds are 30kts at the shooting station, 25kts @ 300 yards, and 40kts at 800.

I'm willing to bet that those small fins can only compensate for just so much.

I'd like to know about this "standard rifle-fired bullet, which tends to miss a target by about 29 feet after traveling a mile." :-) 29 feet would be a near miss for most shooters. :-)
18 posted on 01/31/2012 6:35:13 AM PST by hiredhand
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To: hiredhand
"standard rifle-fired bullet, which tends to miss a target by about 29 feet after traveling a mile." :-) 29 feet would be a near miss for most shooters. :-) 1000 yard shooters today with either the .308 or .223 can shoot groups within 12 inches (I've seen a 1.8" group). That's almost 3/4 mile with out any super specialized equipment. Now add in more specialized equipment and push it out to a mile and most good shooters can keep it within a 3' group (I've seen a sub 4" group). Take this Dakota Longbow chambered in .338 Lapua, plus Leopold Mark 4 scope, factor in exact range, temp, humidity, wind, mirage, earth rotation, incline, altitude, and put a good shooter behind it and you can expect a good first hit and a 2' group.
34 posted on 01/31/2012 9:10:35 AM PST by PilotDave (No, really, you just can't make this stuff up!!!)
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