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Anyone Else Into Long Range/Precision Rifles?
- Thread starter Old Longhair
- Start date
ronaldj2
Well-known member
Life tends to do that
I wish that I had a place to shoot a mile, but there's only one range in the state that has that option available to the public, and that's a good 4 hour drive from here.
What are you using for that distance? (just out of curiousity)
It's a hoot! Last year a few folks I know organized a private shoot out at NRA Whittington center in Raton, NM. It was a long drive from Michigan, but worth it. The comradery, challenge, and knowledge gained was priceless.
A local gun shop has purchased land to put in a ½ mile facility 40 minutes from me, and they're working through the court process now to get the township to grant the necessary permits. When they prevail, I'll be there every weekend.
I shoot a 7 Practical which is a 300 win mag that is not only necked down to 7mm, it also has the shoulders blown out a bit and all I ever do is to neck size, trim to length, load shoot and repeat.
I have also used a stock 7 mag with good success but like the heavier bullets and therefore needed a tighter twist, so I re-barreled. I also used a 6.5 Creedmor out to 1500 yards without much trouble.
I have also used a stock 7 mag with good success but like the heavier bullets and therefore needed a tighter twist, so I re-barreled. I also used a 6.5 Creedmor out to 1500 yards without much trouble.
My bad. I mis-typed. They're putting in a 3/4+ mile range. I believe they said 1375yds (3/4mi = 1320yds).
800yds is pretty easy for a lot of rounds. Go beyond 1K and things can start getting dicey, as the requirements for better glass and heavier projectiles to buck the wind enter the equation.
I can get 850 at the neighbors farm pretty easily when crops aren't in the way. After the corn comes down this fall I'm going to investigate a little more to see if I can go a bit over 1K, but I expect that will be about the max. I'm working up loads for my 6.5CM with the new 145gr Barnes Match Burners, and they're looking rather promising for use out to a mile.