Hitting a softball at 1000 yds

[Pauleye]

I agree with the previous poster. I shoot F class at 1000 yards and I wish I could shoot consistently at that yardage. I guess som people think they have bigger "guns"

 

[Eagleye208]

I have been shooting 1000 yards for over 25 years now. Often the nearest match has 4 classes. Unlimited, Heavy barrel (17 lbs max) Sporter and Hunter ( 10.5 lbs max) I have managed to win or at least place in every class at some time or other. My best group in Hunter class (Factory rifle 9x optics 10.5 lb max) is 5-7/8 inches. There have been smaller groups shot in this class a couple of times, but to say a factory hunting rifle will consistently hit a softball at 1000 is pure BS. Even the heavy custom rifles with big optics and skilled drivers cannot make such a claim. Dave

 

[Bro Dave]

Too summarize all previous posts = bullpucky

 

[Savage 22-243 AI]

I've talked to several guys in the past who all claim their hunting rifles can consistently hit a softball size target at 1000 yds. I'd love to hear whether this is a factory rifle or custom. If it's a custom, what components these rifles use, what ammo components are used as well.

Very possible just not probable in most cases. A lot of factory guns will shoot that well set up right out of the box. Most shooters can not.
We sight in on clay targets at 1000 yds before shooting a group and others starting a match. One day you hit most of the clay targets. Next time you just can't seem to break them. Groups at 1000 yds are all over as far as group size goes. 2.00" best ever to 24" and bigger. When the rifle can do its part the weather never seems to.

Fake news!

 

[sp6x6]

Arkansa-So true,Cody is member here,local to my are but I dont know him.Seems that group of shooter was denied a record at one point,they would know details.Friend of mine has stacks of targets in 3's,but 5 shot practice.And as you know sitters are very important to them.My friends have shot many records in that discipline,Cody knows the LA,& TM.These guys have tens of thousands of rounds an most years ,even decades behind there comp rig

 

[DJ Fergus]

Rifle being capable and shooter being capable are two different things.......

Lots of custom long range rifles are capable, with the right ammo. The shooter being able to make it happen consistently, factoring in environmentals, is a different story. Wind, mirage, etc are all wild cards at 1000 yards. Sometimes people will take their 100 yard group size and extrapolate that out to a 1000 yard group. Example, "my gun will shoot a 1/2" group at 100, so I can hit a 5" target no problem at 1000". That's the kind of person who most likely has never shot at 1000 yards. Most factory ammo doesn't have a low enough velocity extreme spread to group well vertically at that range. So you have to have a rifle that is capable, a well tuned load, and be pretty **** good (or lucky) calling the wind to hit a target that sized consistently at that range.

Some of the statements that I see on this forum leads me to believe that alot of them always shoot with very little wind or are experts at judging the wind. Between those two I'm going to guess that there's way more of them shooting in low wind conditions. Like you said. Wind is the wild card & it seems that it's hardly ever the same. For example an 8mph wind is not always the same magnitude all the way down range to your target. Even it it's from the same direction Everytime.

 

[johnish]

I can tell you all that no matter what the range is, or the conditions I can consistently release the trigger and fire the rifle.
That's it. Somedays I am better at hitting stuff, somedays I just walkaway scratching my head.
I practice for long range to make my normal shots more consistent and accurate.

 

[Marksman232]

I use to be pretty good softball player and could hit one 300' with the wind behind it! I am in with Tangent on this one. Basketball maybe.

Fake news!

 

[Pointman]

Not sure I can recognize a softball at 1K yards.

 

[Greyfox]

There is a big difference between what my rifles can do, and what happens with the conditions, and making the right call. While I have rifles that have demonstrated the ability to hit a target the size of a softball, putting everything together to do it, is another story.. All these rifles use carefully constructed and well tested hand loads. The rifles have ranged from full customs to factory rifles with some minor modifications, ie, trigger, stock.

 

[BillLarson]

I've talked to several guys in the past who all claim their hunting rifles can consistently hit a softball size target at 1000 yds. I'd love to hear whether this is a factory rifle or custom. If it's a custom, what components these rifles use, what ammo components are used as well.

I CALL B.S...
bill larson

 

[Randy Tidwell]

I've written this before.

Back in the late 70s and early 80s I managed a small chain of hunting and fishing stores.

I used to keep my first rail gun set up on the back counter with a cover over it.

When I would get tired of guys bragging about their Ruger 77 22-250 shooting 1/4" groups all day long, I would pull the cover off and say "If you want to talk accuracy, I will be happy to do that!" After seeing the shock look on their faces I would say "But if you just want to BS, we can do that to after I cover her back up!"

It was amazing how fast the stories changed...... LOL

Not sure how many guys on here have actually shot 1000 yards, I have. I'm with you Bill, BS!

I don't believe I could hit one a 1000 yards with this 6 Dasher 1 out of 10 shots.

 

[Ronald W Schaefer]

I'm pretty impressed with Fierce Firearms as "factory" precision rifle. Hitting a soft ball "consistently" at 1000 yds...Pshah. My son has a .300 WM in Sendero that's had a little work done and a Fierce firearm CT Carbon edge in 6.5 CM...both shooting hand loads. He can hit a cantaloupe about 3 of 5 at 700...and he practices a lot. By the way, he has access to a ton of cantaloupes that are gonna go bad anyway.

 

[Tangent]

I sure hope someone does not call you out on this and make you leave your home range to prove it.

Haha, his name must be Mike Wilson, and once he made the world record, it must be easy every single time after that, LOL.

I'd say let him do it at his home range. Let him do it from a bench, with any equipment he wants. 5 shots at 1,000 yards being 0.16 MOA with a 22-250, LOL. A +/- 0.3-mph wind will blow that group, and that assumes everything else is perfect. I love the internet, haha.