RecoilRob
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Well, I finally got to stretch the AR-50's legs at 1000yds at the Thunder Valley Rifle Club range in OH. Learned a lot and met a lot of great people. Great day at the range even with temps in the mid 40's and a 20+mph wind playing hell with things.
Biggest thing I learned is a bullet travelling 1000yds WILL be moved around by the wind...a LOT! Even the mighty 50 BMG with A-Max bullets. Time of flight is well over 1 full second to impact and this was amusing. THUMP, recover from the recoil, re-aquire the sight picture in the scope, move rifle over to my target.....then SPLASH! There is the impact! First round I was dismayed thinking that I will never get dialed in because I didn't see the impact....I just had to wait a bit and there it was!
Before the targets came out, most of us didn't know if we would even be rewarded with holes in our record targets. Happily, I HAD HOLES!!
But, I lost a shot on my second record target so was DQ'd. Oh well, chalk it up to learning experience and I'll do better next time.
The group in the picture is 4 shots into 8.25" around the 12:00 9 ring with a lousey,flinch flyer down at 8:00 in the 7ring blowing it up to 18.25". The rifle is obviously able to shoot better than the owner but he is willing and going to get better.
It was a great experience and one that I would recommend to all. Oh, the range has 1 MILE targets on the next hillside to the right of the 1000yd berm. And, a 600yd berm for the smaller calibers.
Biggest thing I learned is a bullet travelling 1000yds WILL be moved around by the wind...a LOT! Even the mighty 50 BMG with A-Max bullets. Time of flight is well over 1 full second to impact and this was amusing. THUMP, recover from the recoil, re-aquire the sight picture in the scope, move rifle over to my target.....then SPLASH! There is the impact! First round I was dismayed thinking that I will never get dialed in because I didn't see the impact....I just had to wait a bit and there it was!
Before the targets came out, most of us didn't know if we would even be rewarded with holes in our record targets. Happily, I HAD HOLES!!
But, I lost a shot on my second record target so was DQ'd. Oh well, chalk it up to learning experience and I'll do better next time.
The group in the picture is 4 shots into 8.25" around the 12:00 9 ring with a lousey,flinch flyer down at 8:00 in the 7ring blowing it up to 18.25". The rifle is obviously able to shoot better than the owner but he is willing and going to get better.
It was a great experience and one that I would recommend to all. Oh, the range has 1 MILE targets on the next hillside to the right of the 1000yd berm. And, a 600yd berm for the smaller calibers.
