Is this Long Range?

ryandpahl

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Had some fun yesterday at the range, this is my first attempt at shooting beyond 1000 yards :

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As usual your videos are very good however I am wondering if those are your cattle in the line of fire? If not I am pretty sure you would have rousted them prior to commencing fire...
 
spacesaver said:
Classic!!; @1:20 someone in the background burps!! What caliber?
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.308WIN

Berger 168Gr. HPBT @2.800"
43.4Gr. Varget ~ 2660FPS
CCI BR2 in remmy brass

rsp1761 said:
As usual your videos are very good however I am wondering if those are your cattle in the line of fire? If not I am pretty sure you would have rousted them prior to commencing fire...
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No not mine, However, those cattle are used to the sound of gunshots. I'm not the only one shooting on that land. Also, the owner would be more than happy to butcher the cow after a missed shot...he just needs market price in exchange. That would be one expensive bullet!
 
Good quality on the vid , no wind noise, no morbid obesity mixed with a beard wrapped up with a Arkansas drawl as is the standard form for youtube shooting vids ;)
 
Nice job and it sounded like you guys were having lots of fun.

I find that it is easier to spot hits on a steel plate or boulder that is on the ground. The drum wouldn't react to the impact.

Keep it up.

Jerry
 
mysticplayer said:
I find that it is easier to spot hits on a steel plate or boulder that is on the ground. The drum wouldn't react to the impact.
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I wanted a large target that was easy to spot. 45 gallon drum seemed like a good choice, plus, it was free. Hits on the bottom will make it rock, but not as much as I wanted...shot 7 or 8?

I thought drums were made from a heavier gauge steel and was expecting the it to hold up a little better. I didn't expect those .22LR rounds to be able to penetrate both sides...otherwise I wouldn't have shot at it after setting it up.

Live and learn!!!
 
What, no usual three shot 100 yrd grouping to brag about:p Nice to see REAL long range shooting for a change. Wish there was somewhere on the island I can stretch my 338lm legs. Fill the barrel with tannerite next time:p
 
ryandpahl said:
I wanted a large target that was easy to spot. 45 gallon drum seemed like a good choice, plus, it was free. Hits on the bottom will make it rock, but not as much as I wanted...shot 7 or 8?

I thought drums were made from a heavier gauge steel and was expecting the it to hold up a little better. I didn't expect those .22LR rounds to be able to penetrate both sides...otherwise I wouldn't have shot at it after setting it up.

Live and learn!!!
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If you know someone or can weld, just tack on some steel plate to that drum and you will be thrilled at how that will sound when you hit it. Then the drum will also be more likely to sway.

Bolting the plate on would do just fine but welding is so much faster.

I would have a few plates of various sizes just to increase the fun. Wind flags are also a great idea so you can see the changes and adjust before the shot.

Alot can happen over 1500+yds of real estate.

Tannerite - now that will get the neighbours attention.

Fun, fun, fun...

Jerry
 
An old skillsaw blade hung from your crossbar would ring like a bell and dance like hell. I discovered that they shatter when you use a 338LM however.
 
Thanks for the ideas, definately going to try some saw blades since I have a few of those laying around.

Not sure how usefull wind flags will be, the shot is over a gully, I guess they can't hurt. And I had looked into Tanerite, But wasn't sure if it was legal in Canada?

The idea is to shoot this target from one mile, 1760. Jerry's Fault, I read his .223 article and decided to see if I could make it happen with my .308WIN. The problem was finding an angle on the property that allowed a straight sight line without a hill getting in the way. This video was not really planned, In the near future I will to go back with multiple cameras for a proper documentary.

I have 1000 175SMK's waiting for load developement.
 
rsp1761 said:
As usual your videos are very good however I am wondering if those are your cattle in the line of fire? If not I am pretty sure you would have rousted them prior to commencing fire...
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I'm no rancher but they look like Herefords which are pretty docile I think. Definitely good eating.
 
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