Turkeytider
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.223 to a mile. Woof!
Joiled the 1 mile club today
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I recently took a 2-day long range class and while that exact question did not come up, the instructor had great praise for the 6.5 CM. And he was former Army/ Ranger Sniper and his current hunting rigs include 300 Norma mag. He still participated in making fun of the 6.5 CM with the usual joking.
Calvin45
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That's on my list. But first, the half mile 
Farthest I'm able to shoot currently, whether at the range or on farmland being mindful of where houses are located is about 600 yards give or take.
But they're actively working on lengthening our local range to 880
Farthest I'm able to shoot currently, whether at the range or on farmland being mindful of where houses are located is about 600 yards give or take.
But they're actively working on lengthening our local range to 880
I have several guns that could be capable of doing this….. there is a problem though. I don't have enough adjustment on the scopes to get them there. Those 2 guns would be, a 6 dasher and 7 saum. The gun I have taken out to a mile, is a modern 300 winmag. It has .195 freebore on it which allows me to shoot a 215 Berger at 2,975fps. When I take it out to a mile, I only have to adjust 66MOA. If I was to take the 6 dasher out that far, it would be 210 MOA. I don't think the caliber is the limitation is my main point. Sorry to derail the OP. Congratulations again, it's a small club you're in!
HRM Johnny
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An excellent point sir! Thank you.
Keystone7mm
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My current setup, according to 4DOF, can get me out to 2150 yards with my fast loads. Possibly further if I don't use all my zoomies.
We have room to get out there on my friends property if his neighbor doesn't mind the target being placed in his field. The next goal is 2000. That would be pretty sweet!
awesome man! You will get there man!
I have an Arken EP-5 in mils on my 7 PRC
Zeroed it at 200 yards
I have 23.5 mils elevation in the turrets after zero plus holdovers in the reticle
18 mils to hit the mile and 23.5 should get me to about 2000, if not I'll just holdover as needed
16x magnification was enough for me to make hits and see misses but couldn't quite see where my impacts were on the plate
Next time maybe I'll try 18-20x
Zeroed it at 200 yards
I have 23.5 mils elevation in the turrets after zero plus holdovers in the reticle
18 mils to hit the mile and 23.5 should get me to about 2000, if not I'll just holdover as needed
16x magnification was enough for me to make hits and see misses but couldn't quite see where my impacts were on the plate
Next time maybe I'll try 18-20x
Turkeytider
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All things considered, especially the fact that I shoot factory loads, should my club range go to 1K from 500, my 1K rifle will in all likelihood be 6.5 CM. Love my Savage .223, however, and would keep it to shoot at small gongs to about 600 or so.
Nice!! Congrats!
