Mike Wilson has been shooting competitively since 2004. He’s held four International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) records, and he’s currently ranked third nationally among IBS Long Range Marksmen. But even he couldn’t believe his eyes last Saturday when he approached his 1000-yard target at the Hawks Ridge Gun Club in Ferguson, N.C.
“I was stunned. It was such a small group,” he said in an interview with GunsAmerica. “I was pretty emotional. I’ve been doing it so long, I have such a love for the sport. It’ll get to you, when you love it that much.”
Wilson’s world record-setting 5-shot group measured 1.068 inches or, in angular terms, a stunning 0.102 minutes of angle (MOA). He even managed to land all five rounds in the center X-ring for a perfect score. (The previous 5-shot, light gun IBS record, set in 2007, measured 1.397 inches.)
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Damn! That's impressive. Even William Tell wasn't that good. Must have been a very calm day. That's like hitting a guy in the same eye 5 times half a mile away. I can barely do that at 50 feet.
ReplyDeleteGet him on our SF sniper team.
There were / are two record holders that live on Delmarva. 200 yds & 300 Yds.
ReplyDeletetwo types of records in the IBS
1: Hitting a small target on paper (a dot)
2: Shooting a group of 5 shots on paper
both shoot for 100, 200, 300, 600, 1000 Yards.
I have actually seen that accuracy,but the gun was being tested after being manufactured and was in a rifle vice which held it perfectly still.
ReplyDeleteImagine the focus! You have a heart beating and pulsating your entire body. No breathing... even the energy of a blink might throw off your body. That's incredible!
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