Think you can shoot 1" at 600 yards?

[redneck2]

These guys do

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2014/10/match-report-ibs-2014-600-yard-national-championship/

 

[taliv]

that's fantastic shooting!

 

[cslinger]

No. Well if I think about it more.....no

 

[scaatylobo]

NO

Never,and never thought so either.

That is amazing shooting.

 

[Nom de Forum]

Gee, how did they do that? I didn't see any ARs in the photos.

 

[itsa pain]

Gee, how did they do that? I didn't see any ARs in the photos.

Lol good one

 

[Voodoochile]

Only if the right dream is in play could I shoot a 1" or less group at 600 yards.

 

[wally247]

I have a hard enough time at 100-200 yards. 1" at 600 never even crossed my mind

 

[illinoisburt]

The equipment used for this type of shooting are specific to long range benchrest and really are not usable for other shooting disciplines. The next step up in accuracy shooting from here is basically rail guns. Definitely not knocking their accomplishments, it is impressive but totally not useful equipment for any application where I use rifles (ie position shooting and hunting).

 

[anothernewb]

Guess those weren't off the shelf $300 rifles and bulk were they...

Benchrest shooters are freaking amazing. Light years beyond my skills. I'm tickled when I can repeatedly hit a 6" gong at 200 yards. I do have one question though.. (and no offense meant here) when it comes to the firearm and the shooting platform - where does it stop being a "gun" in a practical sense and starts to become a machine firing device that happens to have a trigger.

*edit* illinoisburt beat me to it.

 

[jrdolall]

I can shoot one inch at 600 yards and beyond. The real problem comes when I try to get the SECOND bullet to hit near the first.

I can't shoot 1" at any distance with any gun any more. I an rip a target and shoot animals with the best of them but precision shooting is a thing of my past. MAYBE I could do it with proper equipment and a solid rest but I haven't tried that in 20 years.

 

[BP Hunter]

I have to agree with anothernewb and without being jealous or sarcastic. These are great shooters but I think with a regular rifle, a human is not capable of shooting with that type of accuracy without technology. And yes, I agree, these are great rifles.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

More than likely not, but I'd sure like to try and would love to put in the practice to try and get that good.

 

[Walkalong]

Let's see, for group shooting a "screamer" is .099 or smaller @ 100 yards, and .199 or smaller @ 200 yards, so that would be .599 or smaller @ 600 yards. I wonder if anyone shot any screamers?

But yes, that is some dang fine shooting.

 

[Sunray]

Bench rest guys and their 10 plus pound rifles(absolutely no reason not to use one for varmints) are an odd lot, but the rest of us have a great deal to thank 'em for. There'd be no match grade 6mm bullets without 'em, for one.

 

[redneck2]

it is impressive but totally not useful equipment for any application where I use rifles (ie position shooting and hunting

dunno 'bout that. I understand some of the 40# rail guns are over the top, but if you look at website, some of those remind me of real rifles

When you get into the Light Varmint class, you're using the same type stuff we use for prairie dogs

If you go to Varmint's Den, you can find guys that routinely hit regular eggs at 600 yards, and these are their PD rifles

 

[fotheringill]

Not me, no way, no how.

 

[Beentown]

If you go onto many other interwebz sites many boast of doing it with their Model 700 or Savage FP....consistently. Lol

I do cartwheels (only in my mind as I am not as young as I used to be) when I get a five shot group under 3" @ 400 yards. Off a bench, using a rest.

 

[Trent]

Nope. I can't do that.

Best load I have for my best rifle is .220 MOA.

If I did everything perfect, I'd still be well over an inch at 600 yards.

(And I can't do everything perfect.)

 

[Citadel99]

Probably not but I don't shoot with a wall of blocker trees either...

Mark

 

[stchman]

With the right rifle, the right scope, locked in a vise, calm conditions, and the right ammo, anyone can pull a trigger.

 

[benzy2]

I'd love to see them shoot on Camp Perry's 600 yard line. While still impressive and far beyond anything I could have done, seeing their "Wall of Wood" certainly cherry picks the ideal environment.

 

[Arizona_Mike]

That is really good. I had a great day of shooting yesterday. Generally on good days I can shoot 2/3 MOA at 200-300 and just under 1 MOA at 400-600 but can't imagine the skill level required to shoot that good. I got one group yesterday with PPU match 69gr at 600 yd about 1" high and 9" wide (gusty winds) but the vertical was luck. I was shooting 2 MOA all day with M193s. The 55 gr "got lost" somewhere over the rainnbow between 500 yd and 600 yd but I was able to walk 69 grainers all the way out. Managed to shoot about 8.5 hours before a significant change in wind direction caused me to get lost at 600 and it was too late in the day to back it up to 300 again. Berm was sand and the ground was wet so it was hard for my spotter to call misses.

The table and our chairs (at least we had a table and chairs) were unstable and sinking in the wet soil and we had to pull the trigger between Mosquito bites but no one was shooting back, we were making no effort to hide, and our first shots were nowhere near close. It seems the better you get the more you appreciate the huge chasm between good and great and the distance seems even more insurrmountable.

Mike

 

[gamestalker]

That is truly fantastic.

Goodness, and I thought my 1" groups at 200 were spectacular. I've managed to get ragged holes at 200 yds. from time to time, but at 600 yds., well, I probably wouldn't even be on the paper.

Just curious, what kind of glass do these guys shoot for those distances?

GS

 

[anothernewb]

Just curious, what kind of glass do these guys shoot for those distances?

GS

I'd try and borrow one from the keck observatory myself.