Range: 500 yards (460 meters).
Ammo: American Eagle 55 grain bulk "AR.223"
Rifle: Classic Green 1:10 twist, bipod removed from rifle.
Optic: Trijicon Acog TA11F 3.5X35mm
Optic mount: Swiss Arms STANAG Acog mount.
Shooting position: Prone using magazine as rest.
Wind: Gusting 5-10kmh from left.
Elevation: 1200ft above sea level.
Target: Figure 12, Circle is 12" in diameter.
10 round group in blue. 10 out of 10
Aiming center mass. Trying to fire between wind gusts, rounds drifting right.
8 rounds under 10"
The 9th and 10th kicks it out to 13.5".
15 round group in yellow. 14 out of 15
Aiming at head, wind has died down with only the occasional gust.
12 rounds under 10"
The 13th opens it up to 11"
14th opens group up to 15.5" Sh!tty!!
The 15th round is awol (went just over the target)
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All 24 rounds landed within a 16" circle.
15 shot group.
10 shot group.
I have found a new place to shoot that will allow me to shoot at 600 and finally 660 yards (600m). Should be fun to see if the little 55's hit good or just drop out of the sky
Aug 2012 600 yard update:
Range: 600 yards (550 meters).
Ammo: American Eagle 55 grain bulk "AR.223"
Rifle: Classic Green 1:10 twist, bipod removed from rifle.
Optic: Trijicon Acog TA11F 3.5X35mm
Optic mount: Swiss Arms STANAG Acog mount.
Shooting position: Prone using magazine as rest.
Wind: Steady 5 kmh from 1 O'clock with occasional gust to 10-15kmh.
Elevation: 1800ft above sea level.
Target: Figure 11. 17"W X 44"H.
Well I am starting to see some consistently missed shots at this range as things are becoming very dependent on the wind. Still I am pleased with the AE55's performance and am achieving around a 70% hit rate on average at this range.
Here is the best group of the day, a 5 shot that I found rather odd, normally my groups shoot into a rounded pattern not a perfectly straight line so wtf?
The barrel was getting warm from shooting up a steel gong lower down the hill at 400 yards so it could be stringing, I let the rifle cool and things went back to normal after that. Still weird that they all went perfectly in line vertically.
5th round in right leg. Will try at 700 yards next time out.
Ammo: American Eagle 55 grain bulk "AR.223"
Rifle: Classic Green 1:10 twist, bipod removed from rifle.
Optic: Trijicon Acog TA11F 3.5X35mm
Optic mount: Swiss Arms STANAG Acog mount.
Shooting position: Prone using magazine as rest.
Wind: Gusting 5-10kmh from left.
Elevation: 1200ft above sea level.
Target: Figure 12, Circle is 12" in diameter.
10 round group in blue. 10 out of 10
Aiming center mass. Trying to fire between wind gusts, rounds drifting right.
8 rounds under 10"
The 9th and 10th kicks it out to 13.5".
15 round group in yellow. 14 out of 15
Aiming at head, wind has died down with only the occasional gust.
12 rounds under 10"
The 13th opens it up to 11"
14th opens group up to 15.5" Sh!tty!!
The 15th round is awol (went just over the target)
.All 24 rounds landed within a 16" circle.
15 shot group.
10 shot group.
I have found a new place to shoot that will allow me to shoot at 600 and finally 660 yards (600m). Should be fun to see if the little 55's hit good or just drop out of the sky
Aug 2012 600 yard update:
Range: 600 yards (550 meters).
Ammo: American Eagle 55 grain bulk "AR.223"
Rifle: Classic Green 1:10 twist, bipod removed from rifle.
Optic: Trijicon Acog TA11F 3.5X35mm
Optic mount: Swiss Arms STANAG Acog mount.
Shooting position: Prone using magazine as rest.
Wind: Steady 5 kmh from 1 O'clock with occasional gust to 10-15kmh.
Elevation: 1800ft above sea level.
Target: Figure 11. 17"W X 44"H.
Well I am starting to see some consistently missed shots at this range as things are becoming very dependent on the wind. Still I am pleased with the AE55's performance and am achieving around a 70% hit rate on average at this range.
Here is the best group of the day, a 5 shot that I found rather odd, normally my groups shoot into a rounded pattern not a perfectly straight line so wtf?
The barrel was getting warm from shooting up a steel gong lower down the hill at 400 yards so it could be stringing, I let the rifle cool and things went back to normal after that. Still weird that they all went perfectly in line vertically.
5th round in right leg. Will try at 700 yards next time out.
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