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Magpies at 435 yards with 17hmr (3 out of 3)


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The drop is 40" and the transit time of the bullet close to 3/4 second. Its a kind of jumpy magpie and the shot does seem to come from the left and at a different angle to that which appears to be the case from the windback view. Certainly the camera position is well in front of the shooter and to his right.

Its a hell of a shot to pull off 3 times when a magpies neck is maybe 7/8 mm - good scope I must say.

 

I couldnt even think of coming close.

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The drop is 40" and the transit time of the bullet close to 3/4 second. Its a kind of jumpy magpie and the shot does seem to come from the left and at a different angle to that which appears to be the case from the windback view. Certainly the camera position is well in front of the shooter and to his right.

Its a hell of a shot to pull off 3 times when a magpies neck is maybe 7/8 mm - good scope I must say.

 

I couldnt even think of coming close.

He has put enough videos on here and youtube that I have no doubt all is above board , he is a excellent shot and knows what he is doing .

You seem to be trying to make a argument that he is telling porkies ?

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He has put enough videos on here and youtube that I have no doubt all is above board , he is a excellent shot and knows what he is doing .

You seem to be trying to make a argument that he is telling porkies ?

No - no argument, but those shots for anyone else would be virtually impossible.

I have shot dead foxes at 200 yds plus off sticks and know my own limitations, even with a 16 mag scope - one such shot is close to impossible for me at 400+ yds, 3 sequentially at live quarry of that size would be a gift from the gods.

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I am at work and unable to link to some previous posts on long-ish range shooting, but they were taken out to a maximum of 627 yards. The target was a 5inch steel plate, hits were 3 out of 3 not amazing by some standards but a 5inch target at that range is quite tiny. When the steel plate was inspected for damage the 3 shots were measured, the group size was just a tad of a testy over 2.5 inches.

 

That was done by a complete novice who had only had the rifle about 3 months, that someone was me :) . So looking at the experience that Si-Bore has against my 3 months with a new rifle and I am sure he is more than capable. That,s what floats his boat, and I am getting to see why as my shooting improves :yes:

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