50 BMG Barrett M107 — Off-Hand First-Shot-Hit at 1000 Yards
Shooting a 50 BMG, off-hand, at 1000 yards may seem absolutely nuts, but read on — this story should make you smile. At the Texas Triggers Ranch (Sonora, TX), former Army Ranger and Sniper Team Leader Ryan Cleckner, shooting OFF-HAND, hit a torso-sized steel silhouette target at 1000 yards with a 50-caliber Barrett M107. That would be impressive enough, but consider this — Ryan hit the target on his first shot. And yes he was shooting standing (on his hind legs), holding the 37-pound rifle with his arms (no support).
Watch VIDEO of Ryan Cleckner Shooting Barrett M107 Off-Hand at 1000 Yards
Jumbo-Sized Ammo, and Jumbo-Sized Recoil
The ammo Ryan used in his 50 BMG Barrett pushes a 661-grain bullet at 2900 fps muzzle velocity. This load (fired from this 37-pound rifle), has 12,357 ft-lbs of energy at the muzzle, and 81.88 ft-lbs of recoil energy. To put things in perspective, an 18-pound, .308 Win F-TR rifle, shooting a 168gr bullet at 2750 fps, has 7.99 ft-lbs of recoil energy. So, Ryan was shouldering a weapon that delivered more than Ten Times the recoil energy of a .308 Win. (Energy numbers calculated with Point Blank software). And he made it look easy. Kudos to Ryan for proving what a properly-trained marksman can do. Rangers Lead the Way….
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Damn!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Shot! That’s a lot of rifle to shoulder.
The M107 is a wonderful platform for distance shooting. We hosted a shoot recently with our shop M107 shooting prone at 500yds. Better than 65% 1st hit ratio with 1st time 50BMG shooters. Really good when you consider that many of these shooters were also taking their 1st shots past 200yds and a few hadn’t shot any guns before that day and still got hits.
The muzzle blast is punishing, but the recoil isn’t really all that bad for most.
,,,and just why is the host of Top Shot hangin around?
Editor: He is one of the owners of the Texas Triggers operation and ranch.
The kick from 50’s that I’ve shot is very easy to handle. Those big muzzle brakes turn what could be dangerous levels of recoil into basically a shove. It pushes you back, but doesn’t punch you. From just a recoil standpoint, I’d much rather shoot a 50 than a shotgun. The muzzle blast, however, is a different story.
Anyway, awesome shot!
I’m calling shenanigans on the first shot claim.
Very nice to see Ryan still playing with the Barrett self-loader. Haven’t seen him or Colby in awhile. They had the right combination for that shot with a fresh Barrett factory gun and ammo, I remember the combo well from when I did the weapons testing for Top Shot. The gun is heavy but you can balance and shoot it without too much difficulty. The muzzle brake absorbs so much of the recoil that these semi-autos really don’t kick any harder than a .308. Bottom line, that’s a good shot. Nicely done.
Sorry Colby. Stupid auto spell corrector changed your name on me again buddy. Cheers – D
Would like to see him shoot a round of High Power Silhouette. That would show us if this was luck or not lol. It was a single great shot to be sure and it surprised him most of all I think.
My Ryan sir, if I have ever, in any way, ever ever ever offended you, even in the slightlest. PLEASE accept my apologies, PLEASE!!!!
“Mr” that is. Sorry sir it will never happen again.