Joined the 1 mile club yesterday!

[epoletna]

Wow! that barrel is almost long enough to touch the target! Just sayin'

 

[CaptDru]

Wow! that barrel is almost long enough to touch the target! Just sayin'

27" without the muzzle brake. I think it is just over 29" with the brake

 

[skipglo]

Since your wife was all for you joining the mile club, maybe now the two of you should take a flight together and go for the 5 mile club!!!!!! Congrats on your accomplishments!

 

[DoneNOut]

I thought about the same thing. I think its going to have to be on an international flight. There is a lot more room in those. Should have done it when we went to Italy a couple of years ago.

How to go undetected is the next consideration. Or you both walk out with smiles on your faces and there you have it!

 

[Slick8]

Thanks for the pics.

I looked that place up and like what I see. That's a 4 hour drive for me but one of my wife's boys lives in Arlington so we could make a weekend of it.

 

[CaptDru]

Thanks for the pics.

I looked that place up and like what I see. That's a 4 hour drive for me but one of my wife's boys lives in Arlington so we could make a weekend of it.

I drove 5hrs and I live in Bay City. Where do you live? To me, it was worth it. Morning is classroom. He goes over a lot of info. Then shooting the rest of the afternoon. I used a total of 30 rounds. Oh, he also uses a lab radar to chrono your loads. The lab radar spit out the same info as my magneto speed sporter. That made me feel more comfortable as I thought my chrono might have been off.

 

[Slick8]

Just up the road in Richmond.

PM sent.

 

[DoneNOut]

I drove 5hrs and I live in Bay City. Where do you live? To me, it was worth it. Morning is classroom. He goes over a lot of info. Then shooting the rest of the afternoon. I used a total of 30 rounds. Oh, he also uses a lab radar to chrono your loads. The lab radar spit out the same info as my magneto speed sporter. That made me feel more comfortable as I thought my chrono might have been off.

I owe a lot of my success to Hornady 4 DOF app! Geez, all the variables computed automatically. Shooting 208 ELDM I can use all the features.

 

[Blueridgeguy]

Congratulations! That's awesome

 

[CaptDru]

I owe a lot of my success to Hornady 4 DOF app! Geez, all the variables computed automatically. Shooting 208 ELDM I can use all the features.

I really need to get a kestrel, but don't know which one to get. Don't know if I really need the elite ballistics one.

 

[Grizzly60]

That's awesome. Congratulations
You have a awesome wife.

 

[Grizzly60]

Congratulations! Does your wife have a sister?

The sister doesn't always turn out to be like wise. But with time you can evolve them some.
I know for a fact.

 

[C-130 Dude]

My wife bought me a Long range course for my birthday in March and yesterday was the class with Adam at North East Texas Tactical in Terrell, TX. I really never shot passed 500yds before, so I was pretty excited. I was also nervous because I did not know how my rifle, reloads and myself would perform passed 500yds.
We had class in the morning going over the basic concepts for shooting at LR and how to use the Applied Ballistics App. Around lunch we broke out our rifles, to go over them and our setup.
We began shooting at 100 to make sure our rifles were zeroed. We then jumped to 300 and started making our way down range out to 1500yds in 100yd increments. I had 1st round hits to 900. All center mass. I missed the 1000yd target but made the adjustment for another center mass hit on the second round. 1100-1400 were first round hits. 1500 I missed left, made the adjustment and hit it on the second round.
Then it was on to the mile target. The app called for 67.5 moa of elevation and 4.5 moa of windage. I ran out of elevation on my turret. It only went to 50moa, so I made up the difference by using my reticle. It was a little difficult for me, since I had to aim in the blank quadrant of the reticle. It took my 3 tries before I connected on the 4th. Needless to say I was pretty stoked! Felt good knowing that my equipment, reloads and myself were capable of accomplishing this. Sorry for the long post, but I am still excited about it.

Rifle and load info:
Rem 700 with 27" Bartlein in 6.5 PRC
NF SHV 5-20x56 with MOAR reticle
Harris bipod with rear bag
156 Bergers
ADG brass
Fed 210M
56.3gr H1000
2980fps
SD 6 ES 16
View attachment 454927

What a great gift from your wife. Congratulations!

 

[slam2107]

My wife bought me a Long range course for my birthday in March and yesterday was the class with Adam at North East Texas Tactical in Terrell, TX. I really never shot passed 500yds before, so I was pretty excited. I was also nervous because I did not know how my rifle, reloads and myself would perform passed 500yds.
We had class in the morning going over the basic concepts for shooting at LR and how to use the Applied Ballistics App. Around lunch we broke out our rifles, to go over them and our setup.
We began shooting at 100 to make sure our rifles were zeroed. We then jumped to 300 and started making our way down range out to 1500yds in 100yd increments. I had 1st round hits to 900. All center mass. I missed the 1000yd target but made the adjustment for another center mass hit on the second round. 1100-1400 were first round hits. 1500 I missed left, made the adjustment and hit it on the second round.
Then it was on to the mile target. The app called for 67.5 moa of elevation and 4.5 moa of windage. I ran out of elevation on my turret. It only went to 50moa, so I made up the difference by using my reticle. It was a little difficult for me, since I had to aim in the blank quadrant of the reticle. It took my 3 tries before I connected on the 4th. Needless to say I was pretty stoked! Felt good knowing that my equipment, reloads and myself were capable of accomplishing this. Sorry for the long post, but I am still excited about it.

Rifle and load info:
Rem 700 with 27" Bartlein in 6.5 PRC
NF SHV 5-20x56 with MOAR reticle
Harris bipod with rear bag
156 Bergers
ADG brass
Fed 210M
56.3gr H1000
2980fps
SD 6 ES 16
View attachment 454927

My wife bought me a Long range course for my birthday in March and yesterday was the class with Adam at North East Texas Tactical in Terrell, TX. I really never shot passed 500yds before, so I was pretty excited. I was also nervous because I did not know how my rifle, reloads and myself would perform passed 500yds.
We had class in the morning going over the basic concepts for shooting at LR and how to use the Applied Ballistics App. Around lunch we broke out our rifles, to go over them and our setup.
We began shooting at 100 to make sure our rifles were zeroed. We then jumped to 300 and started making our way down range out to 1500yds in 100yd increments. I had 1st round hits to 900. All center mass. I missed the 1000yd target but made the adjustment for another center mass hit on the second round. 1100-1400 were first round hits. 1500 I missed left, made the adjustment and hit it on the second round.
Then it was on to the mile target. The app called for 67.5 moa of elevation and 4.5 moa of windage. I ran out of elevation on my turret. It only went to 50moa, so I made up the difference by using my reticle. It was a little difficult for me, since I had to aim in the blank quadrant of the reticle. It took my 3 tries before I connected on the 4th. Needless to say I was pretty stoked! Felt good knowing that my equipment, reloads and myself were capable of accomplishing this. Sorry for the long post, but I am still excited about it.

Rifle and load info:
Rem 700 with 27" Bartlein in 6.5 PRC
NF SHV 5-20x56 with MOAR reticle
Harris bipod with rear bag
156 Bergers
ADG brass
Fed 210M
56.3gr H1000
2980fps
SD 6 ES 16
View attachment 454927

Congratulations , what an achievement . Hell I can't even see that far anymore