Shooting through the smoke - 09/15/20
Well, I couldn't stand it any longer. My clubs range is shut down because of the smoke hazard. That is in Washington 50 miles away. Here it is no better, but I decided to go out today and throw an NRA 500 yard target downrange at 500 yards. Any of you guys still getting out and shooting, despite a little smoke or wind? I was shooting my S&W M&P 10 6.5 creed and my Tikka CTR 6.5 creed. Both rifles shoot better than what the targets display, as I could only make out the black silhouette of the F class repair center target. Generally I can see the X and the white rings inside the black circle. Not today:
Here are the results from the CTR.
First target shot:
Works out to be a .669 MOA and a score of 100-8X
After I adjusted the scope, I shot a slightly better score, but with a bigger moa:
Score of 100-9X, .883 MOA
Now for the M&P 10 Performance center 6.5 creedmoor:
This rifle usually shoots pretty good. The NXS 3.5-15x56 didn't let me down. I just could't see the damn target. I fired off 10 shots in 16.4 seconds and here are the results:
First group from the old girl. Not a very impressive score of 99-6x.
The next target scored a little better:
100-4x
Today really reminded me of shooting in a bad snow storm, where you can barely see the target. Good thing I have a solid backstop. How about you guys, are you being affected by this damn smoke and if so, are you still shooting? These rifles were shot in the prone position with Harris 6-9 swivel bi-pod and rear sandbag. Here's how big that damn 500 yard target is:
Here are the results from the CTR.
First target shot:
Works out to be a .669 MOA and a score of 100-8X
After I adjusted the scope, I shot a slightly better score, but with a bigger moa:
Score of 100-9X, .883 MOA
Now for the M&P 10 Performance center 6.5 creedmoor:
This rifle usually shoots pretty good. The NXS 3.5-15x56 didn't let me down. I just could't see the damn target. I fired off 10 shots in 16.4 seconds and here are the results:
First group from the old girl. Not a very impressive score of 99-6x.
The next target scored a little better:
100-4x
Today really reminded me of shooting in a bad snow storm, where you can barely see the target. Good thing I have a solid backstop. How about you guys, are you being affected by this damn smoke and if so, are you still shooting? These rifles were shot in the prone position with Harris 6-9 swivel bi-pod and rear sandbag. Here's how big that damn 500 yard target is: