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Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by hinkley on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:29PM (#32957844)
Assuming the bullet is traveling on a purely ballistic trajectory, no weird aerodynamics, calculator is saying it will have a vertical delta V of -235 m/s at 24 seconds. So more like -700 ft/s. But friction is real so I don’t know the real number.

I’m quite surprised they didn’t have the barrel pointed higher. Was the shooter on a plateau?

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Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by williamscales on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:59PM (#32958072)
The article briefly mentions towards the end that the shooter was on a ridge above the target
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Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by causality0 on Friday September 23, 2022 @07:09PM (#32958132)
Interesting. I wonder if laws against firing a gun into the sky were a factor in that decision.
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Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by pdpi on Friday September 23, 2022 @08:52PM (#32958785)
The angle between the barrel and the scope is already pretty extreme for a rifle. Can’t imagine it being particularly pleasant to shoot with the scope mounted at the sort of angle you’d need for the shot you’re describing.
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Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by snypher on Sunday September 25, 2022 @12:55PM (#32973285)
I would doubt Wyoming has such a law?
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Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by HighPlainsDrftr on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:52PM (#32974659)
I doubt we do. That would take out all forms of bird hunting. Most firearm owner's and hunters I know would say "Shooting in the air is a waste of ammunition and stupid - unless there was a target there."

They would also be impressed. I am. I never thought this would get to HN. Really nerding out on some of the math and insight that has been commented on here.

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