YAY, the myth lives, first of all it wasn't a penny, it was a quarter, now many people have asked me since, in this forum, in interviews and in person why it was a quarter, it was because it was what we had, i was roaming with the 401'st Airborn in Sarajevo at the time.
Now the gun is not one of your run of the mill guns, we don't use anything that you put somewhat in the end of a barrel and it gives you somewhat or an idea where it will hit, we use a mirror sight corrector that you pur inside the barrel and slide in, aim at something a mile away and adjust your sights so the crosses match, that means that you get a hit every time you shoot, every single time you shoot at any distance the bullet will be so exact you can put a penny at the spot and hit it.
And that is what i did.
Bullshit. Write all the targeting mumbo-jumbo you want. It doesn't change the fact that the best bench-rest shooters with the best bench-rest rifles and bench-rest sights, using hand-loaded ammo haven't come close in the history of the world to what you're claiming is routine with your rifle. And we're supposed to believe you? You're sighting and targeting methods are irrelevant because it's impossible to correct for the effects of the wind over that distance.
It doesn't really take much skill to shoot like that and it's not special, however, to shoot like some people take for granted that is possible, liek with a 38 special on 30 feet hitting a nickle target ... yeah, people believe that those cowboy stunts are real but if i tell you that with a .460 AMPA i can hit the clit piercing of your girlfriend a mile away targeting only the stone and not ripping her clit out you don't believe me.
I don't believe you because you're lying. And every competition bench rest shooter in history would say you're lying.
If i tell you that i can do a kill shot 3000 m away with that gun hitting 20 cm targets every single time then what?
More lies. You're claiming consistent 8-inch groups at 3000m. Utter nonsense. MAYBE if you shot 10 times, and dialed in corrections after every shot, you could hit that 20 cm target 2 or 3 times. But you're claiming "every single time." You're just an imbecile to even pretend that such things are possible. At that distance, it will take a round about 4 seconds to reach the target. Do you even remotely understand the effect of wind over that distance over that duration of time? Here's wikipedia's statement on the matter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_recorded_sniper_kills
The modern methodology of long-distance sniping (over 1.25-kilometre (0.8 mi) shots) requires intense training and practice. A sniper must have the ability to accurately estimate the various factors that influence a bullet's trajectory and point of impact, such as range to the target, wind direction, wind velocity, air density and elevation of the sniper and target. Mistakes in estimation compound over distance and can cause a shot to only injure, or to miss completely.
That's 1250 meters. But you're telling us you can hit a 20 cm at 3000 meters "every single time" with no trouble at all.
Furthermore, in the history of the world there have been exactly SEVEN confirmed sniper kills at distances in excess of 2000 meters, and NOT ONE has been achieved at a distance over 2815 meters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longes...2C250.C2.A0m_.281.2C367.C2.A0yd.29_or_greater
If shooting with great accuracy at 3000 meters is so routine, where are all of the 3000 meter kill shots?
Look, i'm no expert marksman but i am good at what it takes to aim and fire a bullet to a target every single time, and i honestly do not care for your research, you got everything wrong including "penny".
Read that first wikipedia quote again.
The modern methodology of long-distance sniping (over 1.25-kilometre (0.8 mi) shots) requires intense training and practice.
But you're "no expert marksman." I agree. You're just a fvcking liar.
World records don't lie. The accumulated knowledge on long-distance sniping doesn't lie. You do. So of course you don't like it when people slam-dunk disprove your nonsense. You're like the right-wing wackos on this forum who claim to know more about climatology than 1000 publishing climatologists.
I've produced verifiable data that explodes your BS. All you've done is blown hot air. If what you claim is true, then show us something verifiable that supports your claims.
And by the way, "penny" is straight from your own lips:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=23928110&postcount=38
I've got an 30-06 with a scope that can hit a penny between your fingers half a mile away, but that doesn't mean much, does it?
I've been meaning to ask you what your credentials are with regards to biology because you don't seem to understand evolution AT ALL and misrepresent it in every thread you have ever entered. don't think of this as a distraction, you can answer this last part in PM or just later.
I'm a PhD in physics with broad knowledge in the sciences. What in particular do you disagree with that you believe I've said about evolution? And if you could could provide a link to posts I've made where you think what I've stated is incorrect, that would be even more helpful.