So you understand my confusion. It [b]had[/b] an effective range of 1600 yards, meaning it used to be effective up to that range but no longer is. A mile equates to 1720 yards, anything [b]over a mile[/b] is more than that, if that gun used to be effective up to 1600, even if it still was, it would have to travel another 120 yards to be a mile shot. Anything more than that is near impossible to pull off, a weapons effective range is its peak effectiveness before nuisances like gravity and wind take full control of the bullet. Other then that I like the gun.