Nightcrawler
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At what ranges do you use your semiauto battle rifles? How far out do you practice to? Scope or irons?
Currently, I can from the prone easily hit a torso-sized target (made from four sheets of 8x11" paper) at 200 yards, but that's the longest range I have access to.
Eventually, I want to be able to do the same at 600 yards, with open sights, with my FAL, off of the bipod. I'd like to be able to reliably hit one sheet of paper from the standing at 200 yards also, but I have a ways to go before I achieve either of these goals.
So give me some confidence boosters. Tell me about your long ranged shooting with your M1A, M1 Garand, FAL, HK91, clones, or whatever. I'm only interested in rack-grade rifles. No match-grade, supermatch, free-floated barrels, or what have you. Please specify what kind of scope you use (magnification) if you use optics.
Also, if you've used a VEPR, Saiga, Dragunov, or Romak-3 at these ranges, chime in too. I'm always interested in hearing about these rifles.
People have told me that it's a silly waste of time, that if I want to shoot at that range (500+ yards) I need to be using a scoped bolt gun with a bipod and $2.00 a round match ammunition.
I don't buy it, though. I think my rack-grade DSA STG-58A is quite capable of reliably hitting a man-sized target at 600 meters, I just need to get there myself.
Inspire me with your shooting abilities, so I keep on practicing!
Currently, I can from the prone easily hit a torso-sized target (made from four sheets of 8x11" paper) at 200 yards, but that's the longest range I have access to.
Eventually, I want to be able to do the same at 600 yards, with open sights, with my FAL, off of the bipod. I'd like to be able to reliably hit one sheet of paper from the standing at 200 yards also, but I have a ways to go before I achieve either of these goals.
So give me some confidence boosters. Tell me about your long ranged shooting with your M1A, M1 Garand, FAL, HK91, clones, or whatever. I'm only interested in rack-grade rifles. No match-grade, supermatch, free-floated barrels, or what have you. Please specify what kind of scope you use (magnification) if you use optics.
Also, if you've used a VEPR, Saiga, Dragunov, or Romak-3 at these ranges, chime in too. I'm always interested in hearing about these rifles.
People have told me that it's a silly waste of time, that if I want to shoot at that range (500+ yards) I need to be using a scoped bolt gun with a bipod and $2.00 a round match ammunition.
I don't buy it, though. I think my rack-grade DSA STG-58A is quite capable of reliably hitting a man-sized target at 600 meters, I just need to get there myself.
Inspire me with your shooting abilities, so I keep on practicing!