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Nice day out in the boonies, figure I'd share. Last time I went out I misjudged how quickly it got dark and ended up not being able to find my steel target. Luckily it was still there this morning, two weeks later, it was out at about 1k from where people normally shoot so I wasn't super concerned. But I would have been bummed because its pricey to replace.
Got there a bit late today because of slow drivers when going through the mountains to get to the desert. Temp 77f, wind was decent at 5mph. Did some data gathering with temps dropping from the summer. Shot at 300, 400, 600, 800, 963. Didn't walk back to spray paint the targets from 800 and 963, because I was running out of light again. hence the two groups (or lack thereof). I shot one sighter on target, adjusted, then shot a 4 round group. When I started at 600 the wind really kicked up halfway between me and the target, it was around 9mph at my position and 16-18mph at the target. It was also really gusty which made me realize that despite practicing a ton the last couple of years I still have ways to go. And it sucks to shoot long range alone without anyone spotting your rounds. Wasted about 10 rounds shooting into the hillside to get dialed in at 800 yds.
Either way it was a fun day.
Shooting 168gr NOS CC over 42.5gr TAC @ 2640fps, out of a R700 26" 1-12".
Target is 12" wide, 19" tall
Temp 77
Hum 35%
Wind 5-18mph throughout the day
Press 29.62
Alt 125ft
The rifle...
300yds
400yds
600yds
800yds on the right side (wind died a bit), 963yds on left side (wind picked up again) missed 2 of 5
This guy scared the crap out of me crawling right onto my arm while shooting
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Got there a bit late today because of slow drivers when going through the mountains to get to the desert. Temp 77f, wind was decent at 5mph. Did some data gathering with temps dropping from the summer. Shot at 300, 400, 600, 800, 963. Didn't walk back to spray paint the targets from 800 and 963, because I was running out of light again. hence the two groups (or lack thereof). I shot one sighter on target, adjusted, then shot a 4 round group. When I started at 600 the wind really kicked up halfway between me and the target, it was around 9mph at my position and 16-18mph at the target. It was also really gusty which made me realize that despite practicing a ton the last couple of years I still have ways to go. And it sucks to shoot long range alone without anyone spotting your rounds. Wasted about 10 rounds shooting into the hillside to get dialed in at 800 yds.
Either way it was a fun day.
Shooting 168gr NOS CC over 42.5gr TAC @ 2640fps, out of a R700 26" 1-12".
Target is 12" wide, 19" tall
Temp 77
Hum 35%
Wind 5-18mph throughout the day
Press 29.62
Alt 125ft
The rifle...
300yds
400yds
600yds
800yds on the right side (wind died a bit), 963yds on left side (wind picked up again) missed 2 of 5
This guy scared the crap out of me crawling right onto my arm while shooting
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk - now Free
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