1065 yds-Longest Distance Ever, To Hit Target, Air Powered-.257 Video

[rifle50]

Carl,

Thanks for the info on the mold.  I'm ordering one

I knew you would be in for a higher cavity count, on a HIGH Quality Mold!

Have a "Very Happy New Year" Tof!!! 

You have got that right......Casting with that Lyman 2 cavity is a pure pain.....I wasn't sure on the 5 cavity being able to get the right temperature consistent?  Have heard stories? The 4 Cavity is really nice. Very nice of ACE to $$$$$$ up to the plate and pay the upfront tooling costs to get this into production......When i started this all  11 months ago all were wanting MORE cavities for the .257420 and now it is available.  I have about a dozen molds now and with the thousands of rounds i shoot, I like to work just 2-3 hrs and get maybe 1200+ done ......... Never counted them but I like my mold............Doug Noble told be he ordered one too........

Happy New Year to you Cedric, and look forward to hearing of your accuracy adventures......

Carl

[Tofazfou]

Carl,

Thanks for the info on the mold.  I'm ordering one

I knew you would be in for a higher cavity count, on a HIGH Quality Mold!

Have a "Very Happy New Year" Tof!!! 

You have got that right......Casting with that Lyman 2 cavity is a pure pain.....I wasn't sure on the 5 cavity being able to get the right temperature consistent?  Have heard stories? The 4 Cavity is really nice. Very nice of ACE to $$$$$$ up to the plate and pay the upfront tooling costs to get this into production......When i started this all  11 months ago all were wanting MORE cavities for the .257420 and now it is available.  I have about a dozen molds now and with the thousands of rounds i shoot, I like to work just 2-3 hrs and get maybe 1200+ done ......... Never counted them but I like my mold............Doug Noble told be he ordered one too........

Happy New Year to you Cedric, and look forward to hearing of your accuracy adventures......

Carl

Thank you Carl and the very same to you and Knifemaker also.  HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS. 

This mold is gonna come in handy as i think something is wrong with my LYMAN 257420.  The Sprue is off as it makes the bases very rough and sharp in circumference of the bullets base. So arsenal is just in time anyways.  Can't wait to see how many bullets i will now drop during 1 session.......WOOHOO!

[rifle50]

That is an incredible record.

Thank You for your kind words.  It did take some work, but kept me interested most of the summer, trying to get there

Carl

[rifle50]

You've set the bar high my friend. Very high!

I agree the bar was substantially raised from what was the known/accepted possible distances. Someone with some drive and capable EQUIPMENT will exceed it as that is what some people do. Who knows, I may try to exceed it this summer? After my upgrades and tuner testing today for the 4th time at 100 yds, the rifle is shooting better and much more consistent than it has since it was built. So much rain here which is great, all is muddy but SOON I will take my steel plate to first test at 300 yds with a  small red bullseye on it for hopefully much better accuracy.. That close in will have no trouble seeing the hits on the white plate ....Then hopefully I can get very serious about better accuracy and what really is possible with a CONDOR IMPROVED 

This is about the end of this thread and will post again when something worthwhile!

Thank all for your participation on the thread, and your comments........

Carl

[rws45user]

If he is 65 yards away how did he get to the target in 8 seconds after the shot .? Has the video been edited  after the last shot ?

[rifle50]

If he is 65 yards away how did he get to the target in 8 seconds after the shot .? Has the video been edited  after the last shot ?

Is that all you take away from the VIDEO   The dead time, both front and rear were CROPPED OUT....This is why. Don't have a remote on/off..... Point of the vid was to show just how far air COULD GO.. YES, the front AND the end of vid were cropped OFF....Target is OVER HALF mile away. When I start bench is all set up, drive down and set steel plate, turn camera on, walk to car, drive over a very dusty, rain rutted DIRT road and drive back to the bench..Get out of car, turn AIR ON, call on radio if he is ready in pits and range going hot etc. Then I fired several shots to the RIGHT of target into the dirt to see if wind has moved me more than I think, so i can correct and NOT HIT CAMERA AND CARBON FIBER TRIPOD ($1000).. Now the video has recorded about 3 min or more and BLANK SCREEN with white plate, as nothing going on. At the end it is the same in reverse. After clearing line and informing pit man via radio I was coming down, I drove to about 25 yds of target when he walked in front and pointed at bullseye, the last shot, and cam still recording. I left that part in and DELETED about 7+ minutes of cam running with nothing happening. Cut down to under 2 min with the LONG VIEW included from shooting bench.So pit man had AMPLE time to walk to the target. Only an IDIOT would have left all that DEAD TIME in. ONLY INTERESTING PART is the hits on steel. CLICK to enlarge the steel plate pic below looking back to firing bench,  or end of video the distance to travel both ways with camera running....Long way and bumpy DIRT ROAD. I don't drive fast and camera is running. In earlier videos, i had the camera shut off before i finished and missed a lot. Set resolution lower and can get some recorded now.

I saw your post on the YouTube site direct, and you sound like you FOUND SOMETHING or GOTCHA!!! It is what it is.........Thanks for commenting.....

Carl

[rws45user]

Just wondering from a record that should be in the books  as the longest shot . I don't know how or what kind of proof  is needed to be official so I thought  editing might  not make it official.  But he did get back and say it was edited  for 7 minutes during the  drive to the target . I think its the best air powered shot so far ever recorded  and I would like to see it  in Ripleys  records .

[rsterne]

Guinness is a joke.... They will only recognize records they CHOOSE to, even if the documentation is overwhelming in a category they already recognize.... My Dad broke Stirling Moss' record for most wins in car racing while he was still driving (and at age 64) and their answer was "he wasn't a professional driver" (not stated in their criteria) so they wouldn't accept it.... 

Sorry for the rant, just irks me is all.... (Richard Petty eventually broke it anyway)....

Bob

[rifle50]

Just wondering from a record that should be in the books  as the longest shot . I don't know how or what kind of proof  is needed to be official so I thought  editing might  not make it official.  But he did get back and say it was edited  for 7 minutes during the  drive to the target . I think its the best air powered shot so far ever recorded  and I would like to see it  in Ripleys  records .

Appreciate your kind thinking anyway.......During  my threads of the long distance video's I have posted there have been several responses from others that Guinness should be notified..My answer to all have been that I didn't seek any validation from any organization. I started this with my first .257 airgun shooting beyond our ranges boundaries eventually out to 500 yd at rocks on a hill. SHHHHH- Reasons to be kicked out    I then started driving 70 miles away to the Coalinga Range as they have a 500 meter or 545 yd Silhouette Range, and the 1000 yd High Power Range. I increased the  distances incrementally by 100 yds and initially THOUGHT the gun may be able to hit at 800 yds. It kept surprising me...My friend and I  know it was done and just doing it is enough for me, as I  know that none before has succeeded, to the distances I arrived at. (bluethunder on GTA did do 700 yds on a larger target before me, while I was just starting. He is going to try 1000 yds next) Others in time will do more interesting things! My gun is shooting better than ever from improvements, and this year when dries out, not looking for LONGER but BETTER ACCURACY. And if happy with better rifle consistency, POSSIBLY could try just a little further out. But this will be shooting from ranges Parking Lot over or between the shooting benches to get greater distance. On mornings NO ONE THERE So even that will be a great challenge....Just want better accuracy and will have that and what i do will share results, as others before me have done and interested me.......No one ever challenged me and said they didn't believe what was presented. If they would have, I had nothing to prove to anyone, and am satisfied in my mind, and is enough as am at peace on the subject.......It started to just see how far the .257 could actually hit something and so far found out 1000 yds is doable.

Very long winded but my thoughts on these  matters.......

Thanks for commenting...................PS REALLY like your AVATAR

Carl 

[Bill G]

Yes, nice avatar.  Is she shooting?  If so that makes it even BETTER.