Taking advantage of cool weather, Bill Poor and his team did this back in January of this year at a ranch near Midland, TX, using a .408 CheyTac rifle ($10,000 to $14,000) and Cheytec ammo ($750.00 for 100 rounds). Ouch.
Dallasnews.com initially said in West Texas marksman reportedly breaks distance record with 3-mile shot that the Guinness World Records would likely decline to give him the record, but an update to the article said they relented and gave it to him.
See also Abilene Reporter-News article World record might be a longshot for Tuscola man which embeds a 51 second video.
What a remarkable shot.
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2:35 PM 8/21/2018
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