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West Texas marksman reportedly breaks distance record with 3-mile shot
Updated at 6:45 p.m.: Revised to include a comment from Guinness World Records.
A West Texas man has taken aim at becoming one of the world's top marksmen.
Bill Poor, 41, says he hit a target from 3 miles away with a .408 bullet on Jan. 14 near Midland.
Hitting a target from that distance would break the record of 2.8 miles set by retired Navy SEAL Charles Melton in September.
For Poor, it was a shot that was three years in the making.
"It didn't happen overnight," he said. "It took a lot of homework and a lot of science."
More at ...West Texas marksman reportedly breaks distance record with 3-mile shot | Guns | Dallas News
Updated at 6:45 p.m.: Revised to include a comment from Guinness World Records.
A West Texas man has taken aim at becoming one of the world's top marksmen.
Bill Poor, 41, says he hit a target from 3 miles away with a .408 bullet on Jan. 14 near Midland.
Hitting a target from that distance would break the record of 2.8 miles set by retired Navy SEAL Charles Melton in September.
For Poor, it was a shot that was three years in the making.
"It didn't happen overnight," he said. "It took a lot of homework and a lot of science."
More at ...West Texas marksman reportedly breaks distance record with 3-mile shot | Guns | Dallas News