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<blockquote data-quote="ToKeepAndBear" data-source="post: 623219" data-attributes="member: 34194"><p>Good advice for the OP. First round hits in wind become much more difficult past 500 yards. Do not think that a high velocity, high BC bullet will make up for a lack of experience. </p><p></p><p>My buddy and I shot last weekend in mountainous terrain over a valley at 550 and 670 yards with a 15mph wind that had frequent gusts to 30mph. He was shooting a 7mm Rem Mag with Berger 168 VLDs traveling at 2950fps and I was shooting a 260 Rem with 142SMKs at 2750fps. The 670 yard target was exponentially more difficult than the 550 yard target for both of us (targets 15x20in). (At 670 yards my 260 has wind drift of 40 inches in a full value 15mph wind and 80 inches with a 30 mph gust. You can imagine that hitting a 15 inch wide target can become a little tricky.) </p><p></p><p>If you shoot only when conditions are "good" or only in flat terrain then you will not know your true capabilities. Seek out those days that have some of the most challenging conditions. Also, try quickly hiking up hill with your rifle for 5 minutes before forcing yourself to get into position and take a shot within 30 seconds. This will elevate your heart rate and breathing and also more closely simulate real world conditions. Try firing an accurate second shot within 5 seconds in case an anchoring or correction shot is needed. Just cause you can shoot a 4-5 inch group, at 1000 yards at the range, when conditions are nice does not mean you can make the same shot in the field.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ToKeepAndBear, post: 623219, member: 34194"] Good advice for the OP. First round hits in wind become much more difficult past 500 yards. Do not think that a high velocity, high BC bullet will make up for a lack of experience. My buddy and I shot last weekend in mountainous terrain over a valley at 550 and 670 yards with a 15mph wind that had frequent gusts to 30mph. He was shooting a 7mm Rem Mag with Berger 168 VLDs traveling at 2950fps and I was shooting a 260 Rem with 142SMKs at 2750fps. The 670 yard target was exponentially more difficult than the 550 yard target for both of us (targets 15x20in). (At 670 yards my 260 has wind drift of 40 inches in a full value 15mph wind and 80 inches with a 30 mph gust. You can imagine that hitting a 15 inch wide target can become a little tricky.) If you shoot only when conditions are "good" or only in flat terrain then you will not know your true capabilities. Seek out those days that have some of the most challenging conditions. Also, try quickly hiking up hill with your rifle for 5 minutes before forcing yourself to get into position and take a shot within 30 seconds. This will elevate your heart rate and breathing and also more closely simulate real world conditions. Try firing an accurate second shot within 5 seconds in case an anchoring or correction shot is needed. Just cause you can shoot a 4-5 inch group, at 1000 yards at the range, when conditions are nice does not mean you can make the same shot in the field. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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