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Found this on some website, i don't think the pic is too big, if it is, delete it and then i'll post a link to it.

Here's what they said on the website.

"Last shot of the Day." This shot was during a routine target session and was made at 140 yds on a cool fall day Oct.2000. The rifle used was a Rem 700 VS w/3.5X10 leupold and Harris bipod.. and 168 gr fed Gold medal Match ammo. Courtesy of Ptl. J.B. Conley

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Have you seen the playing card that has a bullet passing through it, side on? Its in the Guiness Book of Records I think.

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Very impressive but you can never know from what range that shot was taken but still very nice to see.

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How cool is that smile.gif

Shame it's not in colour though smile.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (placebo @ July 10 2002,18:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">How cool is that smile.gif

Shame it's not in colour though smile.gif<span id='postcolor'>

You can see the strobe light in the baloon, it auto-exposes the film at the exact time.

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those were some awespme pics. I wonder what kinda of guns they used.

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Well, i think i posted what gun was used to fire through the shell smile.gif

So at least you already know it about one gun...

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ July 10 2002,06:17)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">"Last shot of the Day."  This shot was during a routine target session and was made at 140 yds on a cool fall day Oct.2000.  The rifle used was a Rem 700 VS w/3.5X10 leupold and Harris bipod.. and 168 gr fed Gold medal Match ammo.  Courtesy of Ptl. J.B. Conley

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That is one incredible shot! I mean, its in the very center of the shell!

Also, this one was shot by an actual guy holding a rifle. The playing card one was done with some kind of bench rest equipment. Saw something on TV about it. The idea of it was just to capture a bullet passing through a card with some special purpose camera equipment. Or so i remember. Feel free to correct me confused.gif

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A bullet penetrating baloons:

baloon.jpg

A bullet ripping a card apart:

cards_09p.jpg

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Sorry didn't see the earlier posts. /me slaps myself with keyboard wink.gif

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Its good to know that I will be able to defend myself if we are suddenly attacked by an army of cards and balloons

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Aculaud @ July 10 2002,21:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (DarkLight @ July 10 2002,06:17)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">"Last shot of the Day."  This shot was during a routine target session and was made at 140 yds on a cool fall day Oct.2000.  The rifle used was a Rem 700 VS w/3.5X10 leupold and Harris bipod.. and 168 gr fed Gold medal Match ammo.  Courtesy of Ptl. J.B. Conley

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That is one incredible shot! I mean, its in the very center of the shell!

Also, this one was shot by an actual guy holding a rifle. The playing card one was done with some kind of bench rest equipment. Saw something on TV about it. The idea of it was just to capture a bullet passing through a card with some special purpose camera equipment. Or so i remember. Feel free to correct me confused.gif<span id='postcolor'>

What you say is completely right.

Anyway, i can hardly imagine how small that shell must be at a range of 140 yards...

Even with a great scope you still gotta try not to move too much...

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Even with a great scope <span id='postcolor'>

Even great scopes can be off.You have to calibrate them first and make shure its actually dead on. smile.gif I learned that the hard way, wondering why i was always off. wow.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ July 10 2002,23:31)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Sorry didn't see the earlier posts. /me slaps myself with keyboard wink.gif<span id='postcolor'>

can i slap you too? tounge.gif

anyway, whoever made that shot should be proud of himself. once in a lifetime shot. smile.gif

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There are lots of little factors involved: wind, humidity, temperature, parallax, head positioning etc. etc.

It was certainly a skilled shooter and some awesome equipment, but in the end, there was also good amount of luck involved.

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heh, i put .30cal into a .25 quarter dead center.Opps, i think thats defacing american property. wow.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ July 10 2002,23:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Its good to know that I will be able to defend myself if we are suddenly attacked by an army of cards and balloons<span id='postcolor'>

Can you think of anything worse? !

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