24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,624
Campfire Outfitter
OP Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,624
Went out with a couple of buddys on Saturday to shoot past 1000 and get the data solidified.

After shooting at 1250 and solidifying data, we moved to 1 mile or 1760 yards verified by the Vectronix. We are shooting at 18�X 34� plates with some pretty good right to left wind at 10 mph. Neither my Creedmoor or my .300 had enough elevation travel to get there, so maxing out the travel and then holding over a little more was in order. Makes it tough to be precise with the target in the lower left FOV of the scope trying to hold over and out from the reticle.




None of the shots made an impact at 1 mile even though they were damn close; so close we were calling them hits through the spotter.

We moved in 240 yards to 1520 and the .300 had enough travel to get there. I was able to put 5 rounds on the plate.


[Linked Image]


It was quite interesting to see how shooting at that distance really uncovers load problems. Vertical stringing loads are not your friend at long range.

LOL!


Originally Posted by Bristoe
The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
BP-B2

Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,210
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,210
A blast isn't it? I do most of my shooting less than 800 yards because of convenience. But I pop off several hundred rounds a year at 1400+ yards. The mathematics of it all amazes me every time I make a long range cold bore hit.

Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 9,123
A
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
A
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 9,123
Good shootin!

Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 357
I
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
I
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 357
Fun stuff. "Real" long range really tells you how good your technique, equipment, and loads are. Thoroughly satisfying to hear the steel at those ranges.

Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,624
Campfire Outfitter
OP Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 10,624
You really find the limits of all of those components as well.

Not to mention just how far you should attempt a shot on game with your equipment and skill set in the given atmospheric conditions.

Then again, lots of work and practice at extreme range may "enlarge" your limit; your limit may have been 500 but with experience there and further it becomes a chip shot.

From what I see, past 1500 is the world of the .338's and up!


Originally Posted by Bristoe
The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
IC B2

Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 57,371
R
Campfire Kahuna
Offline
Campfire Kahuna
R
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 57,371
My best ever group at 1580 yards as I recall the distance was the right wind long enough to load and fire 3 rounds. Made something like a group of around 7 inches on a 55 gallon drum.

Of course it was not even as small as a 338 mag.... twas a 50.

Still I'd like to have a 338 Edge or Lapua.


We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
752 members (10gaugemag, 10ring1, 160user, 10gaugeman, 02bfishn, 12308300, 87 invisible), 2,843 guests, and 1,218 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,702
Posts18,400,046
Members73,820
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.083s Queries: 14 (0.003s) Memory: 0.8121 MB (Peak: 0.8609 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-29 00:27:29 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS