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LOL, was that a one, or two-mile hike? And what were you using for bait in the feeder??

I think he went 2 miles and is using grasshoppers for bait.

OH by the way my long range rifle weighs 13 lbs. 338 lapau all custom and with a 8-32x56 nightforce scope,including ammo , bi-pod too,and this rifle can get the job done.rifle was built by a machinist who builds rifles that have won 1000 yard national titles and also does custom work for a ammo company too,he`s one of the best !

Sweet!!

Willing to share his name?

And we've come to expect no less from you.

If it's Greg, I'll vouch for him all day long......

yes it was Greg Walstrom > straight line machine< 320 -272-4897 Jerry Simonson when this great benchrest barrel machinist was alive showed Greg a few tricks too !

So you'r comfortable to 600 yards.
And your range goes to 1000.
You've got the guns and scopes.
Have you ever considered just putting up a target at 1000 yds, add more clicks on the scope, and just shoot?
If you feel you need help, ask a friend to spot hits for you.
Put some clay birds on the dirt near the target and zero in on those first. Actually they can be more fun anyway.
After about 3 trips to the range you will be ready to offer lessons. lol

I used to shoot with Jerry back in the day. He did most of my work when he was alive. I am currently shooting a Dasher barrel he chambered, and still have one of the last ones he ever did waiting in the wings.

Greg was a machinist first, and Jerry taught him the ins and outs of chambering barrels.

Greg already knew how chamber rifles, but Jerry had some secret accuracy solutions that only Greg got to learn from Jerry because they got to be good friends.Greg is not your standard machinist guy, you would have to go to his one man shop and see his work to understand his ability. Greg has done a lot of medical proto type stuff for engineers in the medical field too ,many machinist who shoot rifles have Greg do the barrel work for them also,that`s how good he is as a machinist. actually I introduced Greg to Jerry I was lucky I got to know Jerry when we shot 100-200 yard matches and Jerry was a super guy to be around.

yes what this gentleman posted is a great ideal ,myself I have always enjoyed those clay targets at 1000 yds ! good post ! Pete53

Awesome picture! I thought my hunting environment was an ass kicker...Not even close. Humbling, actually. 😎

Hiviz clays are a lot of fun and way lighter than hauling out steel. 😎

Come here...and I'll teach ya for just a good ribeye steak and a couple Flying Tiger Amber beers!!

A 'real hunter'! Dude....at 78 years age I got more time wiping my a rse in the woods than you'll ever spend hunting! Your story is akin to "yeah...when I was little I had to walk ten miles to school through a snow storm every morning"! More BS!

Right.

I taught myself.

I did pass.

I'm going to be in trouble now.

yep thats funny ! keep wipe`n your butt.

Update; I had to postpone the class last year as a bison hunt came available and I did that instead. I just completed the level 1 class at the nra Whittington center and had a great time and learned a lot. I was comfortable shooting to 600 yards and had hunting experience to 585 prior to class. I left class comfortably and consistently shooting 1200 yards. No I will not take shots at that distance at game as I quickly learned that variables change quickly that will affect results at that distance and I have a lot to practice in reading wind and affect of changing weather. The class was 3 days with day 1 being classroom and range time days 2 and 3. There are 3 levels of this course then masters classes if someone really wanted to do extreme long range. The same instructor does all of the classes and was very helpful and able to adjust to skill level of all shooters in the class of 10. The range goes to 2 miles and is the location of the king of 2 miles event. We were limited to 1200 yards but day 3 were able to stretch to the other targets if able. The goal ( expectation) was to maintain 1 moa at all targets engaged and for me 1200 yards was my limit. Getting lucky and lobbying a round at at the Target was not satisfactory you had to have 3 consecutive hits within the 1 moa expectation to move on. Range went from 100 yards on out. Overall I enjoyed the class and learned how to use my equipment as well as learned the limitations of myself and my equipment ie a light weight hunting rifle is not an ideal long range tool.

Most important lesson..learning when NOT to shoot.

Sounds like you have a place to practice what you`ve learned...do that as much as you can.

Wolf Precision Shooting school in Somerset Pa. Jamie Dodson runs a great course. He now supplies all the rifles and ammo, suppressed 6.5 Creeds built by him and Kahles scopes.