World-renowned shooter Jerry Miculek’s no stranger to jaw-dropping feats of speed and accuracy, but a video released earlier today on his YouTube channel may take the ballistic cake. Using a Smith & Wesson 929 revolver that carries his name topped with a Vortex Razor Red Dot, Miculek takes aim at a balloon taped to a steel plate 1,000 yards out. After loosing one shot that lands low, Jerry finds his mark.
Note added 8-5-2014: Many have commented on YouTube that it’s possible a projectile fragment from a hit on “simply” the plate could be what pops the balloon. That may, in fact, be the case. (OUTDOORHUB)
I'd take that. Gravity's Rainbow. indeed! Personally, I believe he hit his mark. The gong mark reflective of the high angle trajectory.
9mm
Equipment:
S&W 929 JM
Vortex Razor Red Dot Sight
Hornady XTP (YouTube)
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lucky760That's unpossible!
I wonder how many times he tried that we didn't see.
Nexxussays...Something's not right. He's holding the barrel parallel to the ground, thus gravity should have made the bullet hit the ground in under 1 second. It doesn't matter if the bullet is dropped or fired out of a gun. That was almost 3 seconds of flight time, so I'm calling fake. Am I wrong?
zeoverlordsays...yea at those ranges and speeds you don't have to angle it up that much higher for it to have a high trajectory, however a 9 mm bullet is still traveling to slow for this to be a plausible shot, sure it could reach, but you would probably have to shoot a lot of rounds to get at least one there
Something's not right. He's holding the barrel parallel to the ground, thus gravity should have made the bullet hit the ground in under 1 second. It doesn't matter if the bullet is dropped or fired out of a gun. That was almost 3 seconds of flight time, so I'm calling fake. Am I wrong?
ChaosEngineI'm no expert on guns, but he does say he's aiming "75-80 yards over the target" (~ 1:30 in the video)
To aim 75 years higher at 1000 yards you need an angle of only 4.2 degrees ( atan(75/1000) ).
I'm not going to calculate the parabola on that, but I'd guess it's around 3 seconds
BTW, my math is really rusty so please correct me if I'm wrong.
Something's not right. He's holding the barrel parallel to the ground, thus gravity should have made the bullet hit the ground in under 1 second. It doesn't matter if the bullet is dropped or fired out of a gun. That was almost 3 seconds of flight time, so I'm calling fake. Am I wrong?
chicchoreaAll I can say is, it's Mikulek. Been watching him for many years. He is amazing and by all I have heard and read, he is credible.
However, All of y'all's comments/questions are cogent and interesting.
Enjoy.
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