Finding a needle in a haystack...

by Byron, Monday, January 24, 2022, 16:58 (970 days ago)
edited by Byron, Monday, January 24, 2022, 17:19

My youngest son is in Alaska as a Airborne Arctic Warfare Long Range Recon Patrol Sgt.

After guarding the Tomb he is happy to be out of the east coast and back in the "real" ARMY and is loving his new job. He jumps almost weekly from helos, shoots cool guns and leads 7 blood thirsty young Americans in one of the most beautiful places in the world.

He was telling me about the math and physics involved in shooting in the Arctic and how to factor into the equation of range, wind, vertical rise or decline, temperature, altitude, barometric pressure and how much the earth moves under the bullet while it is in flight.

He shoots a m210 .300 WinMag with the new Mk248 Mod1 round which sends a 220gr very low drag bullet effectively to 1600m. The can reduces the muzzle flash by 80%, recoil by 60% and gives a 38dB noise reduction. The rifle, can and fancy 20x scope probably cost as much as my first house.

At a lasered 950 yards with a 435 foot decline at 13 degrees he hit 17 of 20 from field position, not bench rest. Note that it is so bright that he has a iris on the scope.

I can't figure how to post the picture but here is the link.

https://ibb.co/5kPrNpv

https://ibb.co/kMfMrbF

The twins all grown up and turned out OK in spite of me.

https://ibb.co/GFqvrLK

If someone can figure out how to post the pictures I'd be obliged.

B