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How Far Does Shot Carry?
tapwater
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..I asked over on ATE also.
..Specifically, no. 7 1/2 trap loads. Just one of those things I take for granted but don't really know. At optimum angle, how far will the shot carry? I have pipeline workers 1/2 mile away and I "know" they're safe, but I wonder.
..Specifically, no. 7 1/2 trap loads. Just one of those things I take for granted but don't really know. At optimum angle, how far will the shot carry? I have pipeline workers 1/2 mile away and I "know" they're safe, but I wonder.
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Found it:
http://homestudy.ihea.com/ammo/22shotguun.htm
No. 4 - 286 yards
No. 6 - 242 yards
No. 7 1/2- 209 yards
No. 8 - 198 yards
These are for normal loads using the sizes listed.
range also depends a lot on wind.
would be substantially less.
I've heard you can kill deer with a .22 shot in the eye. Can you kill corn with a .22 shot in the ear?[:D]
..Every once in a while, a stalk will slowly keel over. A shot in the
"ear" will give bugs an easy door into the...uhh...ear...[:D]
good for you thinking about such things , sadly a lot just open up and do not care ,
..Thanks. It's a mile to the nearest house south, well within range of rimfire or larger. After impacting and tumbling, I don't worry too much unless the ground is frozen. Once a bullet loses its stability, it's maximum range is dramatically reduced. Still, better to play it safe. I don't want to hurt anyone and the legal consequences can be severe.
Let's not forget wind direction, wind speed, humidity, atmospheric pressure, temperature, ballistic coefficient, etc. [:D] Any kind of ballistics data is general and approximate. There are lots of variables. But, most of them have a minor effect and on the whole, the charts are pretty accurate estimations. [:)]
Don't forget the curvature of the Earth. [;)]
But then he's a blithering idiot anyway.