DLrocket89
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- Dec 29, 2012
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Hi everyone,
Hoping to try getting into F-class next year. My question - how good do I have to be to not make a complete moron of myself? My matches will likely be 600 yard matches...the longest I'll have the chance to shoot before the match is 400 yards. Right now, at about 350 yards I'm hitting a 4" steel plate 9 out of 10 times.
The rifle is a Savage Trophy Hunter XP in 6.5x284 Norma... 24" barrel, dialed in with 143 gn ELD-X's (using it for hunting too), running an Athlon Argos 8-34x scope. Hoping to rebarrel it before shooting next year, same caliber, more like 30" for higher velocities.
My friend just picked up a 260 rem Savage and hopefully will be joining me, he's got the same concerns.
He just picked up some 300-yard F-class targets. If we were to shoot a few strings, what are we looking for on score? Do we need to be averaging an 8? a 9? I have no "concerns" about winning, just don't want people looking at me and shaking their heads is all.
Thanks everyone!
Dustin
Hoping to try getting into F-class next year. My question - how good do I have to be to not make a complete moron of myself? My matches will likely be 600 yard matches...the longest I'll have the chance to shoot before the match is 400 yards. Right now, at about 350 yards I'm hitting a 4" steel plate 9 out of 10 times.
The rifle is a Savage Trophy Hunter XP in 6.5x284 Norma... 24" barrel, dialed in with 143 gn ELD-X's (using it for hunting too), running an Athlon Argos 8-34x scope. Hoping to rebarrel it before shooting next year, same caliber, more like 30" for higher velocities.
My friend just picked up a 260 rem Savage and hopefully will be joining me, he's got the same concerns.
He just picked up some 300-yard F-class targets. If we were to shoot a few strings, what are we looking for on score? Do we need to be averaging an 8? a 9? I have no "concerns" about winning, just don't want people looking at me and shaking their heads is all.
Thanks everyone!
Dustin