Who needs a rifle? 1,000 yard shot with 9mm revolver

[FireInCairo]

I thought the rifle forum might get a hoot out of this long-range feat.

Jerry Miculek makes a 1,000 yard shot with a 9mm revolver:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3XwizTqDw

 

[ldlfh7]

Wow that is quite impressive.
I cannot even do that with my rifle!

 

[bob4]

Very impressive with a pistol.

 

[bergmen]

Double action no less and on the second shot. This guy is amazing, I wouldn't even want to be over the horizon and out of sight with this guy shooting at me.

Dan

 

[chicharrones]

I can't see a balloon at 1000 yards with no magnification, so . . .

 

[Bullseye57]

He didn't actually strike the balloon, he hit the steel plate and the bullet splatter broke the balloon. Even still, hitting what looks like a 3' x 2' metal plate with a handgun using open sights is still quite a feat. Looks to me that he couldn't see that plate downrange, but used the road as a guide to where the metal plates were positioned. Had to be a very calm day. I've shot 1,000 yards with a rifle and open sights and the wind, even slight at that distance, can carry a projectile a long way off target.

R,
Bullseye

 

[Panzerschwein]

DANG! That was awesome!

I want one of those 929s. I'm not even a competitor, but they seem great. I'd bet with the inherent accuracy and 8 shots of 9mm +P+ out of that 6.5" bbl it'd be a good defense gun. Fast reload from moon clips.

 

[Robert101]

I hate that guy! 1,000 yards standing and with a pistol - I still hate that guy! What a marksman.

 

[FireInCairo]

If you watch the video again, you will notice what is likely the white plate in the distance. It's pretty small, though.

 

[P.B.Walsh]

I'd think it was fake... but its Jerry. Crazy, no, insanely good marksmanship.

 

[Bush Pilot]

Big deal, it took him 2 shots, Chuck Norris would have done it with 1. It was an impressive shot, a lot of luck involved.

 

[herkyguy]

The balloon would have popped on its own if confronted with Chuck Norris..... Purely out of respect.

 

[RavenTai]

Um, I did not think that was possible, was this filmed April 1?

9mm hollow point has crap for BC combined with a pistol muzzle velocity, transonic issues. Wind. Corolis effect, spin drift etc that shot is almost impossible, off hand and without magnificatiom?


I am having a hard time with this one

 

[JohnBT]

"A 9mm Hornady xtp 147 gr bullet drops 2,812 inches at 1000 yards." - from a google search.

That's 234.33 feet. Whew. Aim high.

 

[RavenTai]

http://hornady.com/store/9mm-Luger-147-gr-XTP/


OK so no transonic issues, this is a sub sonic round,

A superhuman shot for sure.

Trajectory
Input Data
Ballistic Coefficient: 	0.212 G1 	Caliber: 	0.355 in
Bullet Weight: 	147.0 gr 		
Muzzle Velocity:	975.0 ft/s	Distance to Chronograph:	10.0 ft
Sight Height:	1.00 in	Sight Offset:	0.00 in
Zero Height:	0.00 in	Zero Offset:	0.00 in
Windage:	0.000 MOA	Elevation:	0.000 MOA
Line Of Sight Angle:	0.0 deg	Cant Angle:	0.0 deg
Wind Speed:	10.0 mph	Wind Angle:	90.0 deg
Target Speed:	10.0 mph	Target Angle:	90.0 deg
Target Height:	12.0 in		
Temperature:	59.0 °F	Pressure:	29.92 in Hg
Humidity:	0 %	Altitude:	0.0 ft
Vital Zone Radius:	5.0 in		
Std. Atmosphere at Altitude:	No	Pressure is Corrected:	Yes
Zero at Max. Point Blank Range:	No	Target Relative Drops:	Yes
Mark Sound Barrier Crossing:	No	Include Extra Rows:	No
Column 1 Units:	1.00 in	Column 2 Units:	1.00 MOA
Round Output to Whole Numbers:	No		
Output Data
Elevation:	19.360 MOA	Windage:	0.000 MOA
Atmospheric Density:	0.07647 lb/ft³	Speed of Sound:	1116.4 ft/s
Maximum PBR:	125 yd	Maximum PBR Zero:	104 yd
Range of Maximum Height:	56 yd	Energy at Maximum PBR:	254.5 ft•lbs
Sectional Density:	0.167 lb/in²		
Calculated Table
Range	Drop	Drop	Windage	Windage	Velocity	Mach	Energy	Time	Lead	Lead
(yd)	(in)	(MOA)	(in)	(MOA)	(ft/s)	(none)	(ft•lbs)	(s)	(in)	(MOA)
0 	-1.0 	*** 	0.0 	*** 	978.0 	0.876 	312.2 	0.000 	0.0 	***
100 	-0.0 	-0.0 	2.4 	2.3 	899.7 	0.806 	264.1 	0.320 	56.4 	53.8
200 	-41.9 	-20.0 	9.3 	4.4 	837.4 	0.750 	228.9 	0.666 	117.3 	56.0
300 	-133.5 	-42.5 	20.5 	6.5 	784.2 	0.702 	200.7 	1.037 	182.5 	58.1
400 	-281.6 	-67.2 	36.1 	8.6 	736.7 	0.660 	177.1 	1.432 	252.0 	60.2
500 	-494.0 	-94.4 	56.1 	10.7 	693.4 	0.621 	156.9 	1.853 	326.1 	62.3
600 	-779.1 	-124.0 	80.8 	12.9 	653.8 	0.586 	139.5 	2.300 	404.8 	64.4
700 	-1146.3 	-156.4 	110.4 	15.1 	617.2 	0.553 	124.3 	2.775 	488.3 	66.6
800 	-1605.9 	-191.7 	145.2 	17.3 	583.2 	0.522 	111.0 	3.279 	577.1 	68.9
900 	-2170.0 	-230.2 	185.5 	19.7 	551.4 	0.494 	99.2 	3.814 	671.3 	71.2
1000 	-2851.8 	-272.3 round,7 	22.1 	521.9 	0.468 	88.9 	4.384 	771.6 	73.7

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I used to shoot with Jerry back in the 80s in Baker LA. He was shooting a S&W Mod 28 back then. The man is one hell of a shot.

 

[jmorris]

I have shot with him several times know how good he is but 1000 yards on the UTV in 20 seconds! That's 102 mph!

 

[HankB]

Jerry Miculek is a great shooter - he hit the backer with his second shot in this take.

But . . . how many "takes" were filmed before this one was posted?

 

[wally]

When it comes to Jerry Miculek and revolvers, the question might as well be: "who needs a semi-automatic".

 

[rcmodel]

Jerry's 19 year old daughter Lena ain't no slouch either!

She just won the 3-Gun National & $25,000 at SHOT Show this spring.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w3riJLQegls

rc