4210 Yard Shot by HCR Team



On November 22nd, Jim Spinella hit a 36” plate at 4210 yards with a HCR 375 CheyTac. That is 2.4 miles! Over the past few years, Hill Country Rifles has been doing some very long range shooting with friend and customer, Jim Spinella. Spinella hit a 36” plate at 3600 yards, 3800 yards, and on November 22nd, he hit a 36” plate at 4210 yards. Each shot involved a new rifle build by HCR, all in 375 Cheytac. New lessons were learned and the rifles evolved into lighter, more useful designs. One of the most interesting aspects to these shots is the engineering of custom mounts to avoid running out of scope adjustment. A 230 minute of angle (MOA) rail was machined for a 20 MOA Nightforce Unimount for a total of 250 MOA. The Nightforce Beast scope also allows 34.9 MILS of additional come-up. That internal adjustment range is extremely important for this kind of shooting. Because of the amount of cant in the mounts, the point of impact at 100 yards is 16 feet, 8 inches high. Crazy, right? After hitting the plate at 3600 and 3800, the HCR team felt confident the 4210 would happen. Time to learn a new lesson. “We checked the weather forecast daily a week ahead of the trip to FTW Ranch. Things looked pretty good,” said HCR’s GM, Matt Bettersworth. The ever-reliable weather app predicted sunny skies and high temps in the low 60’s. The weather pattern looked stable several days before and after the November 21st shoot date. Perfect shooting conditions. Four days before the trip, a major cold front entered the forecast. Each day the predicted high temperature fell lower and the predicted winds got higher. “The bottom line is that this was more about having a great time with friends and making some cool memories than it was about the distance,” said Spinella. “We pushed the team, the equipment, and the round way, way beyond any reasonable shooting range.” At 4210 yards a ½ mph change in wind speed can move the bullet more than 4 feet. The wind was blowing 15 to 35 mph most of the day Saturday, so the shot was moved to Sunday. Conditions finally looked reasonable late Sunday afternoon. Reasonable ended up consisting of 3-6 mph of wind, usually left to right, but occasionally right to left, with a temperature of 58 degrees. During the 3800 yard shot, the first shot was close to the target and easy to see. In fact, almost every impact was visible through the spotting scope. “17 shots later we hit our target,” said HCR President Dave Fuqua. “It is amazing to see what happens to the bullet in the next 400 yards.“ The last 400 yards adds 1.5 seconds to time of flight and the bullet drops an additional 265 feet. That is a lot of time for the wind to push the bullet. Another major obstacle to this shot was that the equipment would only calculate ballistics to 4000 yards. So just finding a starting point in terms of dope was a challenge. Doug Prichard has been making wind calls in the FTW hills and valleys for over a decade, not to mention his extensive military training. He predicted the air would go flat just before Jim ran out of shooting light. He was right. At about 5:15 the air went totally still. Cigarette smoke would have gone straight up if anyone still smoked. Everything changed on a dime. The next shot hit the white rock with the red paint on it about 12 feet left of our target. The next shot was just to the right. The last two magazines produced very consistent results at that amazing distance and the hit was made by making calculated adjustments to the known impact calls. “This would never have been possible without a customer and friend like Jim and the amazing people and facilities at FTW ranch,” said Bettersworth. We are blessed to have the unique combination of a shop to build the rifle in, a customer to build it for, and a place to shoot these extreme distances.” SHOT DETAILS Date: November 22, 2015 Location: FTW Ranch, Barksdale TX Rifle: HCR Carry Weight 375 CheyTac Action: Stiller CheyTac 1.450” Barrel: Benchmark 8 groove, 1:11.5” twist, 27”, .750”@muzzle Muzzle Brake: Benchmark Miller Prone Trigger: Jewell with front safety set 2.0 pounds Stock: McMillan A3/5 customized to fit action, bottom metal, with custom adjustable comb Trigger Guard: Bear Custom DBM Metal Finish: Two-tone Black, Tungsten Gray Cerakote Scope: Nightforce Beast H59 reticle Mounts: Custom 230 MOA rail, 20 MOA Nightforce Direct Mount Unscoped weight: 12.5 pounds Weight with scope and mounts: 15.5 pounds Ballistic Data and Environmentals: Total Elevation: 96.5 MILS (4.5 MILS in the reticle) Windage: 2.3 MILS Right Temp: 58 Degrees Humidity: 50% Elevation: 2000 ft Station Pressure: 28.00 Hg. For more information: Hill Country Rifles: www.hillcountryrifles.com FTW Ranch: www.ftwoutfitters.com Nightforce: www.nightforceoptics.com McMillan Fiberglass Stocks: www.mcmillanusa.com Benchmark Barrels: www.benchmarkbarrels.com

Comments

  1. MarkandSam is tha shit
  2. I guess I would be more impressed if you set a limit on set up shots.

    then repeated the impact 3 or 5 times.
  3. For information to US idiots , the best Longest recorded sniper is french !!!

    Monsieur Benjamin Gineste (France) has successfully shot a target at 4150 meters, or 4540 yards.
    He used a .408 CheyTac caliber rifle, with a scope mounted in an extreme 270 MOA inclintation
  4. Jerry miculek comes out of nowhere and hits it with a BB gun on his first try
  5. This video was epic with the music but the new one was dull without it
  6. Great job..
  7. these guys are a joke, shooting at a 36" plate. Mark and Sam After Work don't need 12 spotters
  8. Yes, it took many shots to hit steel, however, just keep in mind guys, it takes extreme skill / equipment accuracy to even get within 50 yards of the target at that range, and they were within 3-5 yards on every shot (after 'initial zero') due to wind affects alone. Which of course also means they could probably shoot 3" groups at 500 yards, something none of us could accomplish.
  9. If none of you have ever tried a shot like that, if you tweak your shot even slightly it's going to be off target by a dozen feet at that range
  10. flight time is hella long.
  11. UPDATE: See the latest longer shot here, https://youtu.be/aoQMYb70QJ8
  12. This is alright but what is the effectiveness of this shot? Is it going to take down a bad guy from that distance?
  13. What about the Coriolis Effect?
  14. lol i 'll not call that sniper is Pro he shoted like 50 times
  15. what a shot!!!
  16. lol...4 5 targets...its not a shoot.. You guys should place 1 target and should hit least twice! We dont know how many rounds put to hit that target! if you hit 1 of 10rds ,,,that is the HIT for this distance!
  17. PLEASE MORE OF THIS .... incredible
  18. wow the bullet travels for 10 seconds!!
  19. the guys from 3800yrds at better wind calls then the guy you use today... But I like it, where can I buy a 375 cheytac? hahah. I like the paint on you firearm, really looks good
  20. Even  my kid sister would be able to hit that target ..eventually !!


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