Shot a 1000 yards today

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Today a new shooting friend(Jayson) and i were shooting at the private range behind my house, We were shooting at 100 and 250 yards I had my PSS in 308 and a sav,223hb,Jayson was shooting his PSS in 308 also,After a while Jayson spotted a clearing in the wood abought 1000+ yards away and we were soon shooting at a rock abought the size of a watermellon.It was cool outside not hot and no wind,I was shooting the 223hb and managed to put a few on target,Jayson was also getting zeroed in hitting it quite a few times with his Federal Match ammo,I was able to hit the rock a number of times with my PSS.I was stoked it seemed easey? it felt like we could hit the rock all day:)
Jayson volenteered to hike up to the clearing and set up some steel targets next time he comes up, Witch i will gladly accepted:p now it time to make some more match ammo:rolleyes:
 
Seeing how he lives in Pinion Hills CA, I'm guessing some big mountains.:neener:

It's funny that both brothers are on the board at the same time, where are you MrKubota.:)
 
If you're going to fire a high powered rifle, it doesn't matter if the target is 1000 yds or 10 yds the bullet will still travel the same distances granted angle is comparable. Should always shoot towards a mountain (of course knowing nothing is between you and the mountain) out here in CA there's plenty of 'em.
 
I was stoked it seemed easey? it felt like we could hit the rock all day
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With no wind (and assuming a big watermelon), it's not that difficult. However, when Mr. Wind comes along, you will soon find out it's a whole 'nuther ball game.

Don
 
abought 1000+ yards away
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Was this a guesstimate?

I was shooting the 223hb and managed to put a few on target
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That's real good shooting with .223. What bullet weight, etc? What scope?

If you can hit a rock the size of a watermellon all day at 1000 yards, you really ought to try LR target shooting.
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Amen to that. I feel that I have had a good day putting 6 shots out of 10 into a man sized target at 1000 yards (measured).

With no wind (and assuming a big watermelon), it's not that difficult. However, when Mr. Wind comes along, you will soon find out it's a whole 'nuther ball game.
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Don't forget his good buddy Mr Heat Mirage.....it can be brutal in Florida.
 
1000 yards

I would have to say that we guessed on the distance.
out of the 223 i was shooting 75gr hpbt molly loaded with Varget and out of the 308 i was using SMK 169 loaded with Varget,
On top of the PSS i have a Leupold vari-xlll 6,5-20x50mm 3/4 mil dot
and on the Sav m112 223hb i have a Barska 6-24x42 with mil dots
 
???????????

I`m still kind of new to all this stuff?in my day you zeroed in your scope at 100 yards and you just learned where to put it if it were further?
I was shooting with a kid who pulled a pice of paper and a pin and then moved scope sights? He said since we were shooting up a hill 30 degrees
and the target was so far away he figgered it was 80 inches low?
 
So, you held over the target rather than adjusting the scope by dialing in more elevation? If so, you would have had to hold about 33 feet above the rock to hit it if it was 1,000 yards away.

Don
 
Hey gents....I am giving bigger jon the benefit of the doubt. I don't think he is trying to BS us. I believe him to be sincere. My only concern is the 1,000 yard guess...especially from an angled position. I shoot longer distances on a fairly regular basis and I can judge 100, 200, 300...even 600 yards fairly accurately. 1000 yards+ is a different ballgame. I have shot with others that have told me that they were shooing out to 1000 yards (their estimate) and when I measured it off it was a little under 700 yards.


Anyway....good shooting bigger jon....especially if you are using holdover and Kentucky windage to hit your target.
 
BrainOnSigs,

I don't think Jon is trying to BS us either. In all likelyhood it was nowhere's near 1,000 yards, and that distance just came to mind. Many shooters have no idea just how much a bullet drops when fired at that distance.

Don
 
I agree the distance was likely less than 1000... As posted recently, I tried my hand at making the .270 Winchester accurate to 1000 yards with handloads and MatchKings, we measured it carefully... and DAMN, it's a looooong shot. Whoever said 6 out of 10 on a man-sized target is right on... and even a casual wind is murderous. With the .270, I had ~22 feet of holdover, or 100 clicks exactly. I had to shim the scope, and even then was at the very limit of adjustment. Very difficult!
 
Me, I am impressed that at 1000+ yards away, bigger jon could tell the rock was watermelon-sized. I am also impressed that they could tell when the rock was being struck by a .223 bullet. Having shot at 1000 yards with a .50 BMG, it can even be tough to spot when they hit a target unless the target shatters, but somehow I don't think they were getting all those hits on a watermelon sized rock that was getting shattered with each shot.
 
Redranger1 I'm kind of with you on that. THR members Raydog and ZakSmith both helped me to make a hit that they laser rangefound to be 980 yds and the experience was memorable to say the least. Although there are perhaps well intentions behind the comments regarding a safe backstop, I don't often read these admonishments whenever someone quotes their 100 yd accuracy. That being said, I heartily agree that range finding is very difficult for nearly everyone I've ever met. Add to that the inherent difficulties of kentucky windage at long distances and I can see where some of these posters are coming from. In conclusion I'd like to be the third poster to congratulate bigger jon on his/her shot because it's not like hitting a watermelon sized anything is all that friggin easy with a .223 once you get past 700 yds let alone further.
 
I`m going to be working on setting up a walk n shoot at the ranch it will include a hafe mile walk with targets from 100 to 1000 yards using both 223 AR types along with a sniper types,will have all targets set to distance with my range finder and for the long range shots i`ll need to use my GPS, when were working on the above ill get the correct distance with my GPS and let you all know.I was holding at least 35 to 40 feet above the target at 1000 OR SO YARDS? with the 223 i didnt have enoughf ammo to move my sights.
 
Bigger Jon,

Beware the Addiction. LR (1000 yrd) can get in your blood.

Suggestion, load the .308 with 175 SMK's to approx 2735 fps. There is a fair harmonic node at that speed (generally). You should find it with approx 44.2, grains of Varget (watch your pressures). Dial in about 34.5 moa on your scope and start learning the wind.

At 1000 yrds you are definetly pushing the ballistics of the .308 168 grn SMK and the .223, although the .223 77 grn does fair. The 175 grn is on solid ground.

LP
 
bigger jon,

Trying dialing between 35 and 40 MOA additional elevation into your scope next time. It's alot better than holding 35 to 40 feet into the sky above your target.

Don
 
Man I cant wait to get out into the desert now that its cooled down some. Ive got a k31 I wanna try at 600, and for my birthday next month Im getting the Savage tactical in .308 with the HS presision stock...its gonna be fun to see what these rifles can do.
The 7.5x55 GP11 round is a great long range round...Its a twin to the US match round, I dont think that is a coincidence.
 
Estimating distance is the biggest challenge when it comes to shooting. I'm good out to about 250 yards. I try to practice estimating distance whenever I can.
 
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