Seen on Youtube: A guy hitting a steel plate at 400 yards with a Ruger 22 LR pistol.

[the count]

Is this a fake or is it possible? Hitting a torso sized steel plate at 400 yards with a Ruger 22/45 with a Bushnell TRS 25 scope. At that distance the red dot would cover the target at least twice plus he would have to be shooting high (very high). Comments?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyjQESIp9wk

 

[WardenWolf]

I'm calling BS. Shooting standing, at that range, with a .22 pistol and a red dot at a target that small? No way. It's just not possible with the equipment used.

 

[TAKtical]

Ive seen that guy before. He shoots a LOT of 22lr. Im sure its possible.

 

[Rob0321]

I can hear it way too clearly and it sounds too loud and too soon for it to have traveled 400 yards.

 

[WardenWolf]

If there was any doubt the guy was BSing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7437gB3Cxo

A 10/22 with Velocitors and a scope has some trouble hitting at that range, and you can't hear the gong. I know the 10/22 isn't a very accurate rifle, but he's looking at 49 MOA of holdover above a 100 yard zero, that goes beyond what his scope can do.

 

[the count]

If there was any doubt the guy was BSing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7437gB3Cxo

A 10/22 with Velocitors and a scope has some trouble hitting at that range, and you can't hear the gong. I know the 10/22 isn't a very accurate rifle, but he's looking at 49 MOA of holdover above a 100 yard zero, that goes beyond what his scope can do.

Hey Wardenwolf... its not a 10/22 rifle, its a 22/45 pistol!!!!

 

[WardenWolf]

I know that. But I'm showing you for comparison. If a rifle with a scope has trouble, a pistol with a red dot definitely can't do it.

 

[Inebriated]

He's got the second camera where you can hear the hit.

Now looking at the vid, it took 2.35 seconds (using Audacity to time the shot to the hit). Fastest velocity I could find from a 4" barrel was 1350 fps (CCI Stingers, listed in a thread right here on THR).

400 yards = 1200 feet. If Stingers are leaving the muzzle at 1350 feet per second, and slowing down from there, then I have no reason to doubt it. Sure, he could fake it if he wanted to, but the guy is an excellent shooter, and I really don't doubt that he could make the hits.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Very believable to me.

 

[meanmrmustard]

He's got the second camera where you can hear the hit.

Now looking at the vid, it took 2.35 seconds (using Audacity to time the shot to the hit). Fastest velocity I could find from a 4" barrel was 1350 fps (CCI Stingers, listed in a thread right here on THR).

400 yards = 1200 feet. If Stingers are leaving the muzzle at 1350 feet per second, and slowing down from there, then I have no reason to doubt it. Sure, he could fake it if he wanted to, but the guy is an excellent shooter, and I really don't doubt that he could make the hits.

...and the speed of sound is 768 mph at sea level, meaning the ping of bullet on gong (barring no wind and something close to low elevation) if the round did indeed hit at that distance, it would be audible...IF the material is not dampened, and harmonics aside.

I paid attention in class. Truman State University, engineering.

 

[Inebriated]

I paid enough attention to ballpark most numbers lol.

 

[Certaindeaf]

It's impossible to hit anything but a pie plate beyond three yards.

 

[1KPerDay]

It's impossible to hit anything but a pie plate beyond three yards.

PIE PLATE?!? Photoshopped.

 

[hentown]

He' sure have a looooping trajectory; however, the dot would only cover a 12" circle. I supposed one could center the 12" dot on the target, but I wouldn't think the TRS-25 would give him enough elevation to correct with a .22.

 

[Inebriated]

I'd guess he's just holding up on a spot above the target, instead of adjusting the zero.

 

[Wil Terry]

ABSOLUTELY possible and NOT all that difficult to boot IF you know how to shoot.....OH you don't....sorry 'bout that.

 

[marb4]

It looks real to me.

 

[Certaindeaf]

PIE PLATE?!? Photoshopped.

lolzerz

 

[Ankeny]

The target appears to be a full size metric IPSC plate. I haven't shot a .22 handgun at 400 yards on an IPSC plate, but I have shot 500 yards on one with a .22 rifle. Not a big deal.

 

[Ranb]

I have hit an 18" metal plate at 200 yards with my Ruger MKii (open sights) while standing. I would not be able to do it while standing at 400 though. It is simply a matter of choosing an aiming point above the target and being consistant. Luck helps too.

Ranb

 

[BADUNAME37]

In calm air conditions, once one has shot enough rounds to get the 'holdover' for a particular caliber and load, you could literally hit the plate all day long. I don't find that at all surprising --- or showing any special kind of marksmanship - for that matter!

 

[intercooler]

Brandon has no reason to lie about what he is doing. He has too many videos of good shooting/shots and is well respected. He has nothing to gain by fudging anything being done.

 

[Ankeny]

I don't find that at all surprising --- or showing any special kind of marksmanship - for that matter!

I wouldn't consider hitting an IPSC target at 400 yards as normal or average. Plenty of folks can't seem to hit them at 50.

 

[1SOW]

With a generic .22 bolt rifle and 40gr HV ammo, the hold-over at 100 yds was almost 9" to hit a 9" paper plate.

The hold-over is hard to see, but it didn't look like much. The pistol did recoil more than I would expect to see with standard HV ammo. Maybe for real.

I'd like to know the ammo and drop.

I wouldn't consider hitting an IPSC target at 400 yards as normal or average. Plenty of folks can't seem to hit them at 50

With the heart-rate up and the clock running does make some difference , but I agree. It would take a very good hold and trigger control at 400 yards.

 

[ljnowell]

I shoot at a 300m gong at my club with open sights with 38 special, 357 mag, and 45 colt. I also use my bullseye gun (686 w/ red dot) when I am bored. Its not impossible, its really not difficult either, once you get your holdover correct.