At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record

Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by lumost on Friday September 23, 2022 @07:09PM (#32958135)

There shouldn't be any limit to the distance of a rifle shot along a parabolic trajectory if someone builds an appropriate cannon and can shoot many times aye? Artillery shoots much further...

Is there a restriction which prevents a motivated team that can manufacture their own barrels from building a rifle/howitzer hybrid?

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Re:At 4.4 miles, Wyoming team sets new rifle shot world record by WastingMyTime89 on Saturday September 24, 2022 @02:52PM (#32965530)

This record is only somewhat a record because it’s done with a rifle firing an ammunition sized for a rifle. By the standard of artillery, there is nothing remarkable here.

The criteria used here are very arbitrary. That’s why they can beat their own record by 43% years after setting it. No one is really interested in doing what they are doing because that’s not really interesting.

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