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07-27-2008, 05:50 PM
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500 yd's with a .22, That's the truth
A few days ago my brother was doing some long range shooting with the 243 at 500yds and introducing my cousin to shooting with the marlin 22 at 50 yds. I, being me, and 22 ammo being cheap took a hail-mary shot at the 500 yd target (a ply wood board proboaly 2'x4') just to see where dust would kick up, My brother and I listened for 3 (I counted) seconds, and then,...............A faint 'took' from the taget. After our exclaiming we took a look at the target (it had a sight in target taped on) and found nothing...on the board, on the target stand, made of light planks, my brother found a small hole in line with the bull's eye, a 22 caliber hole to be precise. The bullet passed through the plank and hit a screw, causing ricoche, bounced up and hit the target board denting it but nothing more. to do this, on a windless day, I put the bottom of the reticle on the target on 9 power in the 3-9x32 TASCO and, being pillow rested, let one fly! that simple! It was a blessed shot, I'm pretty sure. But hey, who knows!
Minihuntur 
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07-28-2008, 03:46 PM
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I dont believe in luck, its blessing.
Minihuntur
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07-29-2008, 03:34 PM
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500 yds w/22
I have a ballistics calculator on my computer. It doesn't have a 22 rimfire bullet in the library but I tried to pick something close. Here were the results:
muzzle velocity = 1100 fps zero range = 50 yards bullet weight = 40 grains calculated drop at 500 yards = 369 inches -- just over 12 feet 270man
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07-30-2008, 12:07 AM
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lousy math
Before someone else catches my goof, note that 369 inches is over 30 feet -- NOT 12 feet
Must have forgotten my math, probably due to senility! In any case, someone must have been carrying that 22 bullet. 270man
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#6
07-30-2008, 08:03 AM
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You should've bought a lottery ticket
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#7
07-30-2008, 08:47 PM
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That’s an incredible shot,,,, with lots of luck.LOL
It did take skill and experience to guest-a-mate the hold over. AND,,,, This should also serve as a reminder to us as how far even a 22 can go without a correct backstop.
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12-20-2008, 09:33 AM
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I'm not surprised that the bullet made it to the target, but I'm shocked that it actually penetrated something. I would have though - at that range - you could have safely caught ithe little 22 in a catcher's mitt.
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