April 24th 2023Many readers have never shot beyond 600 yards. How far does a target that is more than 1000 yards away appear to the naked eye at all? This short video will answer that question. The video’s producers Gorilla Ammo used a drone with a camera to fly from the firing line to 1122 yards away (and back). Watch the drone footage between 0:00-07:00 and especially from 0:48-12:30. The “bird’s eye view” gives you a good sense of distance. This video is worth watching because of the “fly-back”, which occurs between 0:48 and 1:03 in the video. The video shows prone shooting on steel targets at distances of 750 and 1122 meters. We apologize for the “oh-so-serious” voice-over that tries to make this range session look like a life-changing event. You may want to turn off the sound because it is so annoying. It’s not difficult to hit steel at 750 meters with an AR-15 chambered in 223 Rem and Sierra 77 grain MatchKings.The 1122-yard shots are a little more impressive. Gorilla Ammo lists a fairly sedate Muzzle Velocity of 2540 fps for its.223 Rem 77gr SMK ammo. JBM Ballistics reports that at 1125 yards this 2540 fps ammunition has a 68.3 MOA drop from a zero at 100 yards (firing at sea-level and 80? F ambient). The bullet is also trans-sonic at 750 yards, losing stability. It travels only 933 fps when it hits. Wind is the biggest killer. At 1125 yards with this bullet/load a mere 2mph wind change, full-value, can move the Point of Impact by over three feet.
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