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916 yards on steel - sitting with shooting sticks
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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1437989" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>This is my inspiration to use my hiking poles as shooting sticks at my Silhouetta steel range (960 yards max).</p><p></p><p>Been hitting with my 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger Precision Rifle and Atlas bipod at 960 yards from my shooting mat with regularity in competition.</p><p></p><p> I've practiced in my back yard getting my hiking pole handle straps looped quickly and getting into positions. Now to actually shoot from them at my range. I'll use my 6.5 CM Ruger American Predator. It's very accurate at any distance I've tried up to and including 960 yards. And the barrel does not even "walk" shots when it heats up. Amazing for such an inexpensive rifle (well inexpensive until I added a Timmy trigger and Boyd's laminated Classic stock).</p><p></p><p>If you're wondering, my hiking pole handle straps are twisted then looped over the opposite pole handle and the poles are actually X'd. One strap, usually the left one for consistency, must always be passed up <em>through</em> the other strap where it leaves the handle. The rifle forearm then rests on the overlapped straps. Height is usually done by spreading the poles further apart or closer together. Adjusting the hiking pole length via the flip locks is too slow but I practice it anyway in case there is no room to spread the pole tips in the field.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1437989, member: 54178"] This is my inspiration to use my hiking poles as shooting sticks at my Silhouetta steel range (960 yards max). Been hitting with my 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger Precision Rifle and Atlas bipod at 960 yards from my shooting mat with regularity in competition. I've practiced in my back yard getting my hiking pole handle straps looped quickly and getting into positions. Now to actually shoot from them at my range. I'll use my 6.5 CM Ruger American Predator. It's very accurate at any distance I've tried up to and including 960 yards. And the barrel does not even "walk" shots when it heats up. Amazing for such an inexpensive rifle (well inexpensive until I added a Timmy trigger and Boyd's laminated Classic stock). If you're wondering, my hiking pole handle straps are twisted then looped over the opposite pole handle and the poles are actually X'd. One strap, usually the left one for consistency, must always be passed up [I]through[/I] the other strap where it leaves the handle. The rifle forearm then rests on the overlapped straps. Height is usually done by spreading the poles further apart or closer together. Adjusting the hiking pole length via the flip locks is too slow but I practice it anyway in case there is no room to spread the pole tips in the field. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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