Shooting the 6.5 Creedmoor out to 1000 yards

After a year of working on load development and learning, learning and more learning. I finally took it out to 1000 yards to qualify at the range this weekend. I've learned a ton as a new shooter. I want to thank everyone on the high road who helped along the way. Attached is the video of me shooting out to 1000 yards for the first time. Note: in this video I did miss all 3 shots at 1000 when I went back the next day and shot it again I realized there is a hit indicator on the target (flashing light) it is very tough to see your misses at this distance even dialed all the way up to 25x magnification on my Kahles 525i scope. Its very helpful to have someone with a spotting scope to help. there was virtually no wind this weekend but beyond 800 yards you do get a little spin drift from the rotation of the bullet causing it to drift right a bit.

Varminterror said:

What was your wind call that day?

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Holding left edge or slightly off

Toprudder said:

Frontline Defense! I am a member there, and I have met you several times. Didn't know it was you.

I have been shooting 223 out to 700 yards there, and have been thinking of getting a 6.5C rifle so I can go farther. You have a nice setup!

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Thanks bud look forward to seeing you there again!

Varminterror said:

That was your hold, but what was your call - what windspeed? Frame rates kind of mess with the mirage, so it’s hard to tell on video whether the indicator is lying or not.

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There was virtually no wind. Just holding for spin drift.

Thanks to all of you. I am still learning.

Toprudder said:

I shot at this range last weekend, and the combination of mirage, sun angle, and wet ground made it virtually impossible to see where the bullets hit the berm. I can't wait until it warms up a bit and the ground drys out.

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Thats our problem our berms are clay so you dont really see the dirt kick up.

Steve in NC said:

You guys that are having issues spotting your shots due to lack of impact evidence... have you ever tried to watch the bullet trace in the air? If you never have, back off on your scope power a little to make it easier at first. Pull the trigger and look back through the top of the scope ASAP and look for the bullet trace. With some practice you can do this 95% of the time regardless of the condition of the ground. You have plenty of time when firing at 1000yds. At 600yds it is tough with dealing with recoil and shorter time of flight.

Wasn't sure if ya'll were aware of this or not. If you are, not a problem and sorry to waste your time.

Steve

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Oddly,
I found this much easier with my .22LR, Last I had my Ruger precision rimfire out I was able to see most of the bullet traces out to 300 yards. I will back off the zoom but I didnt see any of these with the 6.5 Creedmoor.