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.





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!

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.

Good shootin!

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.

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!

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.