# Anyone see the show about sharpshooters on the History Channel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242 "2007-02-14T19:18:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242/1 "2007-02-14T19:18:06Z")
They had a guy who was shooting airborne _aspirin_ with a .22 rifle! Those guys are amazing! One guy used two pistols and got off 12 shots in less than a second! I need to stop using so many exclaimation points! ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242/2 "2007-02-14T19:24:34Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] They had a guy who was shooting airborne _aspirin_ with a .22 rifle! Those guys are amazing! One guy used two pistols and got off 12 shots in less than a second! I need to stop using so many exclaimation points! [/QUOTE] Yep that was pretty cool. The guy shooting asprin was shooting with a 22. cal. He also had a 12 ga. auto shotgun I think and was sponsored by Binelli. Also the guy unloading and reloading his 6-shooter was pretty impressive. I seriously doubt the guys of western lore were as fast…but that is completely conjecture. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242/3 "2007-02-14T21:37:12Z")
Didn’t see the show, but am curious. When he shot the asprin, was he shooting a standard .22 bullet, or was he using rat shot? That would turn his .22 into a mini shotgun, and make his marksmanship still impressive, but not quite as awe-inspiring… ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242/4 "2007-02-14T22:09:32Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] Didn’t see the show, but am curious. When he shot the asprin, was he shooting a standard .22 bullet, or was he using rat shot? That would turn his .22 into a mini shotgun, and make his marksmanship still impressive, but not quite as awe-inspiring… [/QUOTE] It was a regular .22 lr I think. No rat shot. Marc ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242/5 "2007-02-14T22:09:40Z")
[QUOTE=Oakminster] Didn’t see the show, but am curious. When he shot the asprin, was he shooting a standard .22 bullet, or was he using rat shot? That would turn his .22 into a mini shotgun, and make his marksmanship still impressive, but not quite as awe-inspiring… [/QUOTE] He tossed what looked like maybe a Bayer-type aspirin into the air with his left hand while holding the rifle against his right shoulder. He was firing a .22 caliber _slug_ from a rifle. The same guy threw 8 skeets into the air the same way and shot all of them before hitting the ground using a semi-auto shotgun (Benelli I’m assuming because of his sponsorship with them.) One of the pistol shooters hit a playing card on its edge cutting it in half. The shotgun guy goes through 50,000 rounds a year, one of the pistol guys goes through 80,000. That’s a hell of a lot of lead. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242/6 "2007-02-14T22:19:29Z")
And he did 7 clays in one toss with a pump it seems like. It’s been a while since I saw it, but I think there was a long standing record (6?) with a pump, so this guy does 7 with a pump then goes on and does one more with a semi auto. Like I say, it’s been quite a while, I might be totally wrong here. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-see-the-show-about-sharpshooters-on-the-history-channel/392242/7 "2007-02-14T22:32:18Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] One of the pistol shooters hit a playing card on its edge cutting it in half. [/QUOTE] Most of the other stunts impressed me. This one, not so much. For one thing, **I** can do it. 😃