Amazing shot Billy Dixon Bashny.Net

This figure is drawn from what he saw ohrenevshy Indians, remembering what happened to their descendants.





He walks in the Wild West legend of Billy Dixon, better known as "shot of the century».

The story tells of a shot at 1539 yards (about 1.5 km) from the 13mm rifle afflicting Indian sitting on a horse.

Shot very unusual - "slow ball" rifle black powder flying distance for 5 seconds or more, after a distance of flying on such a steep trajectory that hit the target height of 1.8 meters is necessary to determine the distance to an accuracy of 2.5 meters. < br />
If you also take into account that he was shooting without optical sight, the case - a fantastic



Billy Dixon

After 5 seconds, an Indian on horseback, could go far from their initial place. We can assume that it was one of the leaders to observe the course of the battle.

Of course, there will always be those who would say - yes, he just fired in the wrong direction and accidentally hit. - Yes. But he really was, and went down in history as the best marksman of the 19th century. In addition, his shot was another significant consequence other than the glory of unrivaled arrow and killed the Indian.

The rest of the Indians sensibly decided that in this situation it except to catch a bullet in the head and there is nothing to make the legs.

But his arms 50-90 Sharps:



Comparative trajectories of bullets .50-90 and 7.62 NATO



Currently competitions in shooting at long distances from the weapon on behalf of fellow black powder Dixon, in whose honor the same name Dixon Creek in the United States.

Here and gain fame.