Gave it a try at 1050 yards today. UPDATE

[kbaerg]

I decided to give this ELR a try with my Savage 300 win mag. I had to make my setup in the back of my pickup as the grass was too tall to shoot from the ground. I drove down the road and ranged our steel plate till my rangefinder (leica 1600) read 1050 yards consistantly. The wind was varing from 10-14mph. I dialed 26.8 MOA for elevation held 5 MOA for wind and sent three downrange when the wind was down. After the shots I packed up my gear and walked down to the steel. After measuring I had a group size of 3-1/2" horizontal and vertical of 7". My target was a 10" circle on a 4ft X 4ft steel plate. I didn't get a pic of the target but drew a pic of what the group looked like. End result, it was fun to get out a little past 1000 and get humbled by the ballistics and wind that go on.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Re: Gave it a try at 1050 yards today.

Sounds like a good day!

 

[FEENIX]

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You gotta love them Savage rifles ... they simply rocks!

 

[8andbait]

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That is some nice shooting, the back of a truck on a windy day probably adds almost 1/2 moa to your group. I shoot from the back of my truck for the same reason you did and it's always worse than off the ground so nice going. Good wind call also.

 

[kbaerg]

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Thanks, I may try and get out again if the rain holds off. I also will bring a trimmer and see if I can clear a small window in the grass to allow me to try off the ground, maybe a less windy day also.

 

[Deleted member 48126]

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You gotta love them Savage rifles ... they simply rocks!

That field is gorgeous! I would really love a savage if it wasn't such an ugly rifle! but seriously great shooting! That's some fun and rewarding shooting right there.

 

[FEENIX]

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That field is gorgeous! I would really love a savage if it wasn't such an ugly rifle! but seriously great shooting! That's some fun and rewarding shooting right there.

The only thing ugly is the envy!

 

[gohring3006]

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The only thing ugly is the envy!

Now that's funny.....I don't care who you are...


To the OP, What bullet are you running?
My first time was with a 30-06, it took 39moa with a 200 SMK. I recently purchased a 300 Wby mag, and I'm going to run the 208 amax for now.

 

[kbaerg]

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I am running the Berger 215 VLD, 73gr. H1000, CCI250 primers. They are seated 50 thou. off the lands Velocity is at 2730fps. I also noticed I mixed my elevation in first post. It should be 28.6 not 26.8.

 

[StrutNut]

Re: Gave it a try at 1050 yards today.

What rifle did you shoot? Any mods?

 

[Deleted member 48126]

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The only thing ugly is the envy!

Maybe...just maybe.

 

[kbaerg]

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Rifle is a plain Savage 110FCP in a HS stock, 24" barrel with yhm 30 cal. titanium suppressor . Trigger is set down to 2.5 (based on my trigger scale several times). Bedded recoil lug and added a Karsten cheek rest

 

[Mikecr]

Re: Gave it a try at 1050 yards today.

Just 3 shots, really?
That's .64moa precision, how was it for accuracy?
How does it shoot at half that distance?

 

[MMERSS]

Re: Gave it a try at 1050 yards today.

Just 3 shots, really?
That's .64moa precision, how was it for accuracy?
How does it shoot at half that distance?

IMO, looks like the OP is going down the right direction toward accuracy. The post reminds me of conducting uncertainty estimates a few years past. Over a period several days, the plotting of hits under estimates with an associated varying range started to develop a pattern. This pattern informed my decision on what caliber(s) (not cartridge) with what I hunt with today. I sure enjoyed those days, just as I'm sure the OP does and will continue to do.