To Whom It May Concern,

My son wanted me to relate to you of my making my longest shot. Thanks to my ACI that he had given me as a gift.

I routinely hunt for sheep on the slopes of Mauna Kea, on the island Hawaii. In the past I've made shots as far out as 540 yards, hitting a Sheep in the neck but on level terrain using a 7mm Rem. Mag.

On Occasions, I have missed shots at closer ranges all on either the upslope or downslope of the mountain. I usually hunt elevations between 9500-11500 feet. The Sheep are scarce, and trophy Rams are scarcer. So it is with great frustration when you miss a once in a lifetime Trophy at a close range.

A Trophy Ram is considered to be anything equal to greater than 25". On Wednesday, April 23, 2003, about 6:30am, I hunted my favorite area. I saw a group of Rams (6) about 700 yards downslope of me, at about 9,500' elevation. It was 37 degrees with the wind blowing downslope directly to the sheep.

Using a Leica Laser Rangefinder, I ranged the closest Ram to be 647 yards. I ranged it twice confirming the range. I chambered my Weatherby Ultra Light Magnum, cranked my 3.5-10 Leupold to maximum magnification and sighted on the closest Ram. I took a reading from my ACI, got 97%. I ranged the Ram again, confirmed 647 yards. The ballistics and sight-in for my 300 Weatherby for 625 yards (the corrected range per ACI) for dead on hold was +21 clicks. I clicked the scope up, rested my rifle on a lava rock, and held on the Ram just behind the left shoulder. I took my rifle off safety and touched off my shot. During recoil, even from that distance and with the wind blowing downslope, I heard a twack and knew I had hit home. The Ram ran about 75 yards and fell down dead. Upon recovery, the Ram measured 25" on both horns and the shot was exactly where I had aimed.

Thanks to your great product and my son for giving it to me, I have now been able to fulfill a rifleman's lifelong dream, that of making a perfect difficult long range shot.

Sincerely,

Abraham Sakamoto, proud owner of ACI tool!