I have had my PSA 16" Dissapator with a HF barrel for sometime now, but I haven't really had time to put it through some distance shooting until today.
We were shooting 300/540/600 yards.
This rifle performed outstanding. I was using 62 grain M855 and 55 grain SP bullets.
I didn't have any trouble busting the gongs and silhouette targets.
At 540 yards my DPMS rear sight elevation turret was set on 5 +2 clicks with 55 grain ammo, and with 62 grain M855 it was set to 4 + 4 clicks. I was impressed with the improved BZO setting with this 16" barrel using rifle length hand guards.
At 300 yards I was right on the 3/6 marking. And I could not miss the target it seemed. Using 55 grain SP from Black Hills. <---- AWESOME AMMO!! I have used this ammo since I started shooting .223, and it never lets me down.
600 yards was a little of a stretch using 55 grain ammo, always has been, but this is my first 16" rifle. I am use to 20" rifles.
The 62 grain M855 shot much better at 600 yards. Later while we were packing I found that I had a magazine full of my 69 grain SMK hand loads that I use for HP matches out of my, now long gone, 20" AR-15.
The conclusion for me is that I fell like i have one heck of a rifle. It is light, short, and has a great sight radius for those longer shots. Just what I wanted. Two thumbs up for the 16" PSA Dissy I bought 7 months ago. Now to load up these 75 grain pills over some medium powder.
I also shot my buddies Rem 700 SPS 20" .308 with a fixed 10x scope with cool turrets for dialing in. What an awesome, super-awesome rifle. Felt like an extension of my body. I have got to get one of these. That thing is way to accurate for its own good.
One thing I noticed today after having to take a break from shooting. It is super fun to shoot reactive targets. Steel, balloons, or anything that shows a hit is a hit. X's are cool, but sometimes a life size silhouette at 600 yards and an 66% size silhouette at 540 yards puts life like situations into prospective. There wasn't a shot that hit steel today that wouldn't have been effective in the field.
Great shooting guys.
We were shooting 300/540/600 yards.
This rifle performed outstanding. I was using 62 grain M855 and 55 grain SP bullets.
I didn't have any trouble busting the gongs and silhouette targets.
At 540 yards my DPMS rear sight elevation turret was set on 5 +2 clicks with 55 grain ammo, and with 62 grain M855 it was set to 4 + 4 clicks. I was impressed with the improved BZO setting with this 16" barrel using rifle length hand guards.
At 300 yards I was right on the 3/6 marking. And I could not miss the target it seemed. Using 55 grain SP from Black Hills. <---- AWESOME AMMO!! I have used this ammo since I started shooting .223, and it never lets me down.
600 yards was a little of a stretch using 55 grain ammo, always has been, but this is my first 16" rifle. I am use to 20" rifles.
The 62 grain M855 shot much better at 600 yards. Later while we were packing I found that I had a magazine full of my 69 grain SMK hand loads that I use for HP matches out of my, now long gone, 20" AR-15.
The conclusion for me is that I fell like i have one heck of a rifle. It is light, short, and has a great sight radius for those longer shots. Just what I wanted. Two thumbs up for the 16" PSA Dissy I bought 7 months ago. Now to load up these 75 grain pills over some medium powder.
I also shot my buddies Rem 700 SPS 20" .308 with a fixed 10x scope with cool turrets for dialing in. What an awesome, super-awesome rifle. Felt like an extension of my body. I have got to get one of these. That thing is way to accurate for its own good.
One thing I noticed today after having to take a break from shooting. It is super fun to shoot reactive targets. Steel, balloons, or anything that shows a hit is a hit. X's are cool, but sometimes a life size silhouette at 600 yards and an 66% size silhouette at 540 yards puts life like situations into prospective. There wasn't a shot that hit steel today that wouldn't have been effective in the field.
Great shooting guys.
