West Texas marksman reportedly breaks distance record with 3-mile shot

[livingston]

West Texas marksman reportedly breaks distance record with 3-mile shot

Updated at 6:45 p.m.: Revised to include a comment from Guinness World Records.

A West Texas man has taken aim at becoming one of the world's top marksmen.

Bill Poor, 41, says he hit a target from 3 miles away with a .408 bullet on Jan. 14 near Midland.
Hitting a target from that distance would break the record of 2.8 miles set by retired Navy SEAL Charles Melton in September.

For Poor, it was a shot that was three years in the making.

"It didn't happen overnight," he said. "It took a lot of homework and a lot of science."
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[livingston]

Bill Poor and his .408-caliber rifle.

 

[Acer-m14]

I like , awesome determination .. but have to ask .. how many shots till a hit ?? ok 3 years of trying .,.. now do it again in one shot tomorrow cold bore .. ??

 

[Deplorable Me]

Love the offset on that scope.

 

[Celt]

took him

I like , awesome determination .. but have to ask .. how many shots till a hit ?? ok 3 years of trying .,.. now do it again in one shot tomorrow cold bore .. ??

8 shots, the previous record holder at 2.8 miles took 38 shots to get on target.

 

[Defilade]

One of you long range guys here in NY needs to beat it! Put NY on the map for something other than libs and taxes! A good FUAC too!

 

[livingston]

One of you long range guys here in NY need to beat it! Put NY on the map for something other than libs and taxes! A good FUAC too!

Then Cuomo would outlaw it for certain ..... They could claim one could bring down an airliner or some such BS

 

[dsdmmat]

I think a 408 Cheytac is in my future....

 

[C3D]

One of you long range guys here in NY needs to beat it! Put NY on the map for something other than libs and taxes! A good FUAC too!

We would be hard pressed to find a 3 mile shooting venue anywhere in NY.

 

[togmaster]

Close 5th avenue for a few hours.

 

[@thewheels]

"A spokeswoman with Guinness World Records said that they do so to keep the playing field level, as optical devices can vary significantly."

This is the lamest excuse.
Evidently, Guinness thinks all calibers are the same.

 

[Podmonkey]

Big deal, I hit a target at 12 miles 3 times in 3 shots. Granted I was firing 300mm rockets with digital FDC support....... and the target was 100 meters in diameter.