What 1,000 yards looks like

[Fjold]

For you guys who are interested in trying this, here's what 1,000 yard targets look like at the range in Cuyama (1X on my camera). Yes, those little white blurs to the left of the flags are the 6 feet wide target frames.


Here's how real shooters do it. Open sights on a tight sling with the AR and heavy bullets (loaded long and single loaded in the gun):
BTW this isn't me, I'm a scoped gun shooter.

[Foriegn power]

Skills.

[ZombieTactics]

Skills.

This does not look like 1,000 yards to me ... are you sure there isn't an extra zero in there?

[Foulball]

The guys that can hit those definitely have skills.

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[The Director]

That's like 5 miles, LOL!!!!

[patriot_man]

Wow. Open sights. That's pretty darn good.

[bombadillo]

I'm really diggin his tactical Uggs and sweatpants! Must be a mall

[GutPunch]

I'm really diggin his tactical Uggs and sweatpants! Must be a mall

Heh. You got to be relaxed to take a shot like that.

[CnCFunFactory]

If I have a need to send a bullet that far I generally use UPS, occasionally Fed Ex!

[choprzrul]

I was Frank's guest one morning at the Cuyama range. I can veryify that those little white dots are a looonnnnggggg ways down range. It takes five minutes to drive down the little trail to get there! I highly recommend going out there to see it for yourself. If nothing else, go out and watch and learn how to run the targets in the pit. Great fun and certainly worth your time.

Sooner or later the stars are going to align and I will be able to take my 300WM out to give it a try. They practice on Saturdays and do the competition on Sundays. Great stuff and still amazed at those guys with open sights using no support but a sling. True marksmen.

[PatriotnMore]

Wow I am going over the distance and sights in my memory, and my mind is perplexed. I remember the sight post being larger than the target @ 1000.

That is impressive shooting to say the least.

[pacrimguru]

you got to respect shooters like that. i know i'm not anywhere near that skilled.

[ponderosa]

I'm really diggin his tactical Uggs and sweatpants! Must be a mall

Heck if he was in spandex or a speedo and could make those shots I wouldn't care. Well, okay, maybe I would

What kind of groups do they get/expect/aim under those variables?

[five.five-six]

how heavy of bullets?

[Omega13device]

What kind of rear sight are you using to shoot 1k with irons?