Bird’s Eye View from Aerial Drone – Hitting Steel at 1122 yards

Many of our readers 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 a big deal to hit steel at 700 yards with an AR-15 chambered in 223 Rem and Sierra 77 grain MatchKings. It can be difficult to hit steel at 1122 yards with 2540 FPS ammo.The 1122-yard shots are a little more impressive. Gorilla Ammo lists a muzzle velocity of 2540 fps for its.223 Rem 77gr SMK ammo. This is a fairly low number. JBM Ballistics reports that at 1125 yards this 2540 fps ammunition has 68.3MOA of drop compared to a 100 yard zero (firing in 80deg ambient and at sea level). The bullet also goes trans-sonic at 750 yards, losing stability. It is only traveling 933 fps when it hits. Wind is the biggest killer. At 1125 yards with this bullet/load, even a 2 mph wind change at full value can move the Point of Impact by over three feet.