Well it's 108 in Tucson and in the mid 80's up in Elk country and we have 8-10 more days of this heat wave. 86 up in unit 10 and 9 today.
Barbour Creek student take antelope @ 1507 yards
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It's been crazy hot
. I'm headed up tomorrow to park the trailer in 6a for my turkey hunt. Probably should have just left it up there when I was up to help on the archery elk hunt.
VLD Pilot
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I love seeing this kind of shooting. What I don't enjoy is reading some of the negative Nellies that put down members on this site for doing what this site is set up for. Long Range hunting !!! If people don't like reading the stories, move on. Don't criticize and cast doubt of the shots. Find another forum that welcomes haters and projectionists. Furthermore, I have a 500/600 yard range. I've shot 1000 yard matches and have taken one mile plus shots on targets with good success. Not new to LR shooting but I definitely would love to take a course or two at Barbour Creek. Mostly for wind calls but just for an experience I haven't yet had.
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LRNut
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I was out yesterday and shot at 784 and 1183 yards. Wind call at 784 was 2.5 MOA and I hit just above my circle. Wind at 1183 was fast and flat, and I estimated it at 12, but when I put it in my SIG, it said to hold 5.5 (or something like that). It didn't look like a 5.5 wind, so I held 4.5. I hit about 3.5 to 4 inches right as you can see. So what? I can't do it 90% of the time, and neither can anyone else. Apparently that doesn't matter to a lot of you. I can count with one finger the number of videos on LRH that have shown hitting an animal that wasn't recovered; perhaps I am wrong.
I recorded the wind speed yesterday in the desert; pretty typical afternoon wind. To make a shot as long as the OP, you must nail the speed within 1/4 mph. The TOF for this shot approached 3 seconds. The wind is changing more than 1/4 mph almost every second.
I recorded the wind speed yesterday in the desert; pretty typical afternoon wind. To make a shot as long as the OP, you must nail the speed within 1/4 mph. The TOF for this shot approached 3 seconds. The wind is changing more than 1/4 mph almost every second.
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GSRetrievers
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What are you shooting that takes so long to get to 1200? My big gun gets there in 1.4 my little gun 1.7.
marksman1941
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Thats .308 territory. A 168smk takes 3.2 to hit 1500 yards
LRNut
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I was talking about a 6.5 creed at 1507. I calculated TOF using factory published ballistics and JBM Ballistics. The shots at 1183 where a .338 LM shooting 285 ELDMs at 2850. That particular shot was 2870, and when I saw the velocity, I thought I was going to hit low, because at that range, that is often the case.
GSRetrievers
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I am getting to right at 2200 in about 3 seconds with my 338 at about 50' elevation.
singlejacker
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Nice shot, got er did!
I attended Barbour Creek this past weekend with my son and 2 close friends. 3 of the 4 have never shot past 250 yards ever. Our goal was to improve our shooting skills and become better shooters for hunting and target practice. We were all impressed with the staff and owners and especially by James Eagleman our instructor. No one ever pressured us to buy anything or encouraged anyone to take shots outside their skills and comfort zone. As a hunter of 40 plus years, reloader and a studier of ballistics I was impressed with the class. We all easily hit 1000 yard targets with 3 hitting golf balls and vlay pidgeons at 1000 yards. We can't wait to take the level 2 course and become more proficient shooters. Before anyone comments on shots taken by students I encourage you to take the class and see what you have been missing. Before Friday I had never met anyone from Barbour Creek. Thank You for everything you taught us this past weekend.
4xforfun
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So, I see all of these posts about caliber choice and balistics. No where in the OP does it mention ANYTHING about caliber and speed. Not even on the first page.
Where did you guys get the cartridge and speed info from?
Where did you guys get the cartridge and speed info from?
It was in the video, which has since been taken down.
skinny pedal
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i agree with VLD Pilot. if you dont like this kind of hunting or shooting then move along and quit bashing people for posting long range shots on a long range hunting forum. and good for the one that made the shot that is a great accomplishment and years of bragging rights.
4xforfun
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Would sure like to see the video!!!
