Shooting over open water.

[svtruth]

The distance of visibility

for a height of eye above the water of 6 feet is 2.8 miles, if you add another mile for the height of eye in the hypothetical kayak you get about 4 miles. A 9mm probably would not make it but a 30-06 might. Now if the kayaker's head is (let's say) a foot in diameter so at the ~7000 yds it is about .17 moa. I'm not sure I could see it, even though it is technically in view.
The formula is 1.17 times the square root of the height of eye in feet is the distance in miles. You add the distance for height of eye and the distance for height of the object to come up with the total distance.

Now, does anyone have experience shooting over smooth ice?

 

[semperfi63]

Bound to be some farmer around who'd maybe like to join you in shooting; share your ammo



Yup Just call me.

got any of those pesky prairie dogs Buck?

 

[RoostRider]

Don't do that...... for all the reasons cited.....

 

[ole farmerbuck]

got any of those pesky prairie dogs Buck?

Sure do, been going after them every weekend if weather is ok. Loaded up and ready for the next 2 days.

 

[iiibdsiil]

I don't understand why everyone cares that there are no targets? Sometimes it's fun to just shoot a gun without trying to be all precision like.

 

[slabuda]

as said check fish and game regs,
As far as I know, not legal in Idaho to shoot across water (or roads) for that matter.

 

[DAVIDSDIVAD]

I don't understand why everyone cares that there are no targets? Sometimes it's fun to just shoot a gun without trying to be all precision like.

Personally, I think that's what fireworks are for.

All of the boom and pop with pretty colors added, without the danger of accidentally shooting a boater.

 

[coloradokevin]

I don't understand why everyone cares that there are no targets? Sometimes it's fun to just shoot a gun without trying to be all precision like.

I'm completely with Davidsdivad on this one... Why bother wasting expensive ammo for the sake of making noise? Fireworks are fun too!

If you are shooting at a blank area of open water it isn't the difference between precision and non-precision shooting. It is the difference between aiming and just making noise. On the other hand, perhaps the OP has some targets in mind already?

 

[Colonel]

A friend of my family's got killed by a kid who was shooting a .22LR on a pond. The bullet skipped on the water and hit the guy in the head. Freak accident, but it sucks when it happens to you!

 

[Colonel]

The formula [for the distance to the horizon over water in miles] is 1.14 times the square root of the height of eye in feet

Minor point, but the constant is actually 1.17, not 1.14

http://www.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/APN/Tables/T-12.pdf

 

[punchdrunk]

Could be some Mall Ninjas out doing their seal type training. You would never know they were under the water till too late. Of course they might appreciate your making their training more realistic. Thinking under water bullet dodging, remo williams style would be good practice.

 

[svtruth]

Right Colonel

Oldtimers disease strikes again.

 

[Art Eatman]

Enough rambling around...