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Have not been able to get back out to my long range rock chuck spot again until yesterday. This was a first shot cold barrel kill at 1402 yards. I don't even want to guess the part luck played in this shot.
The short range shot of the day was at 1306.

If you look a half-inch right and a little above my right elbow in the photo, the tiny black speck is an old mining cabin where I shot from.

Great shot!!

Amazing. What Rangefinder are you using?

That's crazy Brad. We've got to get together next season and let me spot some of those hits.

That's awesome cobrad. Nice shootin'.



Travis

Wow!!

Great shooting....

That is impressive.

Nice shootin.....what are the fine details of your rifle, looks to be a Bat action with a SB on top.......?

"Not bad for offhand with iron sights, left handed, but wearing your glasses makes it a lot less sporting."

Yeah, FINE shootin'!

Tom

Rick, I think Brad is using the Gunwerks G7. That said, 1402 yds exceeds the internal ballistic output by "2" yds. So either he extrapolated the extra 2 yards or pulled the temp, baro and distance off the G7 and input the data into some handheld device.

Alan

Thanks guys.
I am using a G7 BR2. I ranged the rock face below the 'chuck at 1399 to get a ballistic solution from the range finder. I'm going back up next weekend to see if I can get another hundred yards, but will have to print out a sheet from the software for solutions. Next year I'll resort to a small hand-held computer.

Ackleyfan, the rifle is built on a BAT HR action with integral 20 MOA rail, Kreiger #19 taper barrel cut to 28", chambered for 7 Rem mag, throated for the Berger 180 gr VLD, with a neck diameter of .307. RWS neck-turned brass is used. Trigger is a 20 oz. Jewell, Stock is a Greybull with the bedding block milled out and conventional bedding of the action. Scope is a 4-16x50 Schmidt Bender PMII.

Do they still sell the grey bull stock?

I would have done the same thing with G7.



Brad,

If you have a smart phone you can simply download like Shooter, Ballistic, Strelok, etc. for a minimal amount of money and be using it by this coming weekend. I can talk you through both the download as well as using Shooter; very easy.

Alan

I had Shooter on my last smart phone, but after the phone drown,I never put it on my new one. I would appreciate it if you would care to instruct how to get it up and working on a droid.

Yes they do. If his website, greybull precision isn't up, find John Burns here on the campfire. He is Mr. Greybull Precision.

Would be hard to top your build..and the results show it!

Amen......I've often though a camping/rock chuck trip would be pretty cool.

Great shooting Cobrad WTG.

I printed out data sheets in 10 yard increments to 2000 yards and went out to do a little testing a couple days ago. My next goal is a mile. I found a place I can shoot that distance and made a few shots to see. There were marmots there, but they would not come up on the rocks where I need them.
I'll get out and try again sometime in the next week.

Chucks (I've only shot yellow bellied marmots) are ridiculously fun to see and shoot. They're cool little critters in general, and when they sit out there at 500+ (or 1k+ in Brad's case) they present a GREAT hunting practice target.

Plus, as seen in Brad's pics, they're found in some pretty badass places.

Although I have not yet used that particular program, I may still be able to help.

Point your Android browser to the Google Play store and be prepared to pay about 10 bucks.

Shooter ballistic program for Android on the Google Play store

Anybody who is not familiar with the program can use a regular browser on a computer to visit the same url to read about the program and see some of its excellent graphics.

Cheers from Sweden (where we suffer a real shortage of rock chucks to shoot).

John

16x for a 1400 yd Rock Chuck shot, and folks think they need HIGH Zoom on deer, elk, and bear for distances 1/3 - 1/4 that...makes you wonder. Nice rifle and shooting, congrats.

Well done!

Need? Who says anything about need? But then why didn't the shooter use a fixed 6X? Or even a fixed 4X?

JFC....another gem....

I have to say that Schmidt Bender is unlike any scope I've used before. The optics are phenomenal! I would not have believed 16X could offer this kind of capability. My 'smith was emphatic that this was THE scope to use on his rifles. Now I know why he was so adamant about S&B.
I was out today shooting at marmots at a measured mile. I believe this is probably the limits of the scope... or at least my eyes even with this scope. I had some very near misses, but no mile marmot, yet.
To console myself I went up another drainage with my elk rifle and pounded two off the same rock at 631 yards with the 2.5-10 Nightforce compact mounted on that rifle. It too is a custom, built by Allen Precision. Stiller action, Satern barrel, Jewell trigger, Manners MCS-SL carbon fiber stock. I took a few shots at 978 yards, with a couple near misses and a couple at 1008 with no near misses. I think this may be pushing too far for this 8 lb, scoped, rifle. So far it has knocked off marmots out to 600 yards with a very satisfying regularity. [img:center][/img]

Man you live in a beautiful part of the world!

I couldn't agree more.
My folks grew up in MN. They moved here when I was starting school. I went back there once and all I could think was it's a nice enough place, but thank heavens they moved here. I love this place.

yes a lot better to look at then iowa corn fields that's for sure

I'll gladly takes those crappy Iowa cornfields any day. I'd be squashing big bucks left and rigt.

Ya' definitely can't drive a combine up to the rock-chuck spots...grin

Well we do have those.... an tanner ur def right there!

Hey Tanner, that spot looks familiar... have you found my marmot hunting place?!
You and I have talked about this before, Lets get together and go shoot some.

Brad, Go into your ap store and download it again. If you have the same platform you will not have to purchase it again. I have used my original Shooter program on three different phones over the years.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.
Brad

A 1400 yard rockchuck would be a commendable feat even if you had used a few rounds to get onto him. A first round hit at that range is phenomenal. Congrats! And, I can relate to taking a "frustration shot" at a closer 'chuck after awhile. I'm glad I'm not the only one!

Here's to ya' Brad. You are da' man sir! Looks like another article for VHA Mag., ehh? Still shootin' those JLK Low Drags? I kinda' gave up on mine--they sure shoot great but don't give great terminal effect on coyotes out of my AR. Miss those marmot trips from years ago--these guys were from a 7-08 XP/140 NBTs built by Chunk Youngblood (taught Greg Tannel, when I believe Tannel was a kid cleaning the auto shop Chunk managed a long time ago), in my youth...another long time ago--

They didn't work for me also. Accuracy was fine, but all they ever did was wound animals. Once I switched to Nosler Ballistic Tips the wounding stopped.

Steve, good to hear from you.
I'm still using the JLK's. Got a PD at 683 yds with them last winter. I've got about 700 of them left, then it'll be time for a new barrel anyway.
I'm thinking 6XC for higher BC bullets that are more frangible. I've been pretty impressed with the Berger hunting VLD's I'm using on these long range marmots.
I've thought about an article for VHA. When hunting seasons are over I'll give it some real thought.

I spotted some Marmots on Mt. Hoffman at the North end of Yosemite National Park a couple years back. Patiently waiting for a permit from Obama to shoot them.