1000y 9mm shot!

stressed · 12-20-2015, 05:26 PM

Rather amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3XwizTqDw

It got me thinking. If someone has an artillery luger with 800m sights or a 9mm C96 with 550m sights and has access to a range with said distances, I would provide said shooter with match grade competition 124gr and 147gr ammunition of their choice (Hornady, Nosler, ASYM precision, etc) free of charge just to see how accurate these weapons can be in relation to their sights. Consider it a scientific experiment.

alvin · 12-20-2015, 11:08 PM

I am not discounting this video... but I would think this is a typical "a blind cat caught a dead mouse" scenario. At 1000 yards, he can not even see the target.

Any experiment result that cannot be repeated is doubtful. If more people can follow the process and repeat that, then, it's believable. Otherwise, not.

4 Scale · 12-20-2015, 11:36 PM

The balloon was tethered to a large steel plate, and there was at least one other large steel plate nearby. A hit on any of the steel would pop the balloon with fragments. Still, an impressive shot.

Sergio Natali · 12-21-2015, 05:49 AM

I admire Jerry Miculek, a lot, but how much I like him I tend to believe that 1000 metres is a looooooong distance, you can hardly see the big plate at the back I think.

alvin · 12-21-2015, 05:56 AM

Thought about this... In a windless day, at pre-selected fixed position, adjust elevation using that red dot on the gun... it may be possible to perform indirect shooting. That should be the only way at this distance.

alanint · 12-21-2015, 08:55 AM

He undoubtedly filmed himself firing dozens, if not hundreds of rounds until he caught the target, then published.

Olle · 12-21-2015, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4 Scale

The balloon was tethered to a large steel plate, and there was at least one other large steel plate nearby. A hit on any of the steel would pop the balloon with fragments. Still, an impressive shot.

It doesn't take much to pop a balloon, and he actually says that it was fragments that did the job (see comment below the video).

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Originally Posted by alanint

He undoubtedly filmed himself firing dozens, if not hundreds of rounds until he caught the target, then published.

There's many ways to "prove" impossible things in a video. For example: The split screen videos could just as well be one of him at the 1000 yard line, combined with a target video of a 10 yard shot. He's a damn good shot though, and I don't think that he would stoop that low.

ithacaartist · 12-22-2015, 12:51 AM

His hit on the plate was low and to the left, the balloon was fragged. I think he invested plenty of time dialing this in--what did he say, holding 50 yards above?

alvin · 12-22-2015, 06:38 AM

Agree. He must have spent lots of time to adjust position and elevation. For example, using tracer ammo, so impact can be observed by standby helper(s) and feedback to him. Adjust little by little, then, finally, "bang" in show time.

Lots of effort. He fired a pistol like a cannon. But unlike indirect shooting from cannon, pistol does not have complex and accurate aiming device, aiming majorly depends on his skill and experience, so it's still amazing -- he's definitely very skillful.

When German put 1000m sight leaf on pistol, probably indirect shooting like this was in designer's mind.... God knows.

12-20-2015, 05:26 PM	#1
stressed User Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 197 Thanks: 41 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	1000y 9mm shot! Rather amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3XwizTqDw It got me thinking. If someone has an artillery luger with 800m sights or a 9mm C96 with 550m sights and has access to a range with said distances, I would provide said shooter with match grade competition 124gr and 147gr ammunition of their choice (Hornady, Nosler, ASYM precision, etc) free of charge just to see how accurate these weapons can be in relation to their sights. Consider it a scientific experiment.

12-21-2015, 05:49 AM	#4
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I admire Jerry Miculek, a lot, but how much I like him I tend to believe that 1000 metres is a looooooong distance, you can hardly see the big plate at the back I think. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

12-22-2015, 12:51 AM	#8
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,377 Thanks: 7,452 Thanked 2,613 Times in 1,380 Posts	His hit on the plate was low and to the left, the balloon was fragged. I think he invested plenty of time dialing this in--what did he say, holding 50 yards above? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

12-20-2015, 11:08 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I am not discounting this video... but I would think this is a typical "a blind cat caught a dead mouse" scenario. At 1000 yards, he can not even see the target. Any experiment result that cannot be repeated is doubtful. If more people can follow the process and repeat that, then, it's believable. Otherwise, not.

12-20-2015, 11:36 PM	#3
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	The balloon was tethered to a large steel plate, and there was at least one other large steel plate nearby. A hit on any of the steel would pop the balloon with fragments. Still, an impressive shot.

12-21-2015, 05:56 AM	#5
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Thought about this... In a windless day, at pre-selected fixed position, adjust elevation using that red dot on the gun... it may be possible to perform indirect shooting. That should be the only way at this distance.

12-21-2015, 08:55 AM	#6
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	He undoubtedly filmed himself firing dozens, if not hundreds of rounds until he caught the target, then published.

12-22-2015, 06:38 AM	#9
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Agree. He must have spent lots of time to adjust position and elevation. For example, using tracer ammo, so impact can be observed by standby helper(s) and feedback to him. Adjust little by little, then, finally, "bang" in show time. Lots of effort. He fired a pistol like a cannon. But unlike indirect shooting from cannon, pistol does not have complex and accurate aiming device, aiming majorly depends on his skill and experience, so it's still amazing -- he's definitely very skillful. When German put 1000m sight leaf on pistol, probably indirect shooting like this was in designer's mind.... God knows.