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Post by stevein on Sept 9, 2023 10:15:37 GMT -5
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Post by stevein on Sept 9, 2023 10:20:04 GMT -5
FYI
The bull as 36 inches.
Would that be 1 moa?
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Post by esshup on Sept 9, 2023 16:40:33 GMT -5
FYI The bull as 36 inches. Would that be 1 moa? One MOA @ 1,000 yds is roughly 10" (1 MOA = 1.047" @ 100 yds) |
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Post by stevein on Sept 9, 2023 20:22:37 GMT -5
That was still damn good shooting for the conditions.
I assume those were some armory tweaked rifles and the ammo like the Lake City stuff of today.
I have never seen a picture of the target but I figure most of the rounds were in a group with an occasional one outside of the group but still in the 5 ring.
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Post by esshup on Sept 9, 2023 21:48:13 GMT -5
Farr put I believe 71 consecutive rounds into the bullseye to win the match in 1921. It was "shoot 'till you miss" rules. Here's more on it. I'd have to say it was a heck of a feat, and I sure couldn't do it. Iron sights..... www.bobrohrer.com/sea_stories/end_of_an_era.pdfSo, basically he shot 71 rounds into a 3.6" circle at 100 yds with iron sights. BUT when you think how a gust of wind will affect the bullet, it's some amazing shooting. A 1 mph wind will blow the 180g bullet 11" sideways at 1,000 yds. A 2 mph crosswind will blow the bullet 23" and put it WAY out of the bullseye. |
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Post by stevein on Sept 10, 2023 14:06:41 GMT -5
Thank you for that article. Things were different in those days. I wonder if there was an article in the Ft Wayne papers back then? Something to put on my list of things to do.
The rear sight was a direct descendant of the old Trapdoor and Krag Rifle sights. I do not think I would want to shoot 72 rounds of 30-06 at the 1000 yard setting. Note the butt position on his arm, that is going to leave a mark. I would love to see some current competitors try to duplicate the performance with an 03 Springfield.
For those that are wondering how he could see a 30 Cal hole at 1000 yards they have "pits" with people in them to mark impacts. When the target is shot it is pulled down and a large disk is placed over the bullet hole. They run the target back up and you can see the spotter with your scope. Pull it down and place a black or white paster over the hole and run it back up.
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