Third Milsurp Online Match - Just built the 1,000 yard range, see page 14

[Ardent]

Oh MAN, that group was the 1919! I was SURE it was the Ross group gazing over, that's one accurate gun.

 

[Ardent]

Well did 500 yard irons tonight, had the rifle scoped but arrived at the range to find my mount had shot loose. Explained the end of the previous day. So I pulled the scope and went irons.

Shot 500-14 / 500-15, a poor start but something. I hit 6x12" piece of steel 4 times out of 6 rounds (mag +1) on initial sight in, then my rear sight went loose! On re-sight in I only got 2 and 3 on paper respectively. Targets to come,

 

[Ardent]

500-14, too bad there isn't points for hitting tape! Will better this shortly I'm sure.

 

[desporterizer]

Ardent, your targets are cursed! I never get a decent group out of them.Here is the best I could come up with using surplus, in light rain, getting eaten alive by bugs. 1942 91/30 sniper with Chinese ammo.

I have a hard time shooting at 100 at my range cause the tables are so low. This is a ten shot group at 50 using the same ammo. I pulled the two shots to the right trying a different grip. Its not the pipes laddie, its the piper.

 

[Ardent]

I'll get you posted! Sorry I missed this, made it out again too with the M1 Garand .308, 100-91. I hear you on the bugs, I was choking on black flies in my shoot, trying to ignore the bites! Literal clouds of the buggers.

 

[Ardent]

 

[Ardent]

500 yards again tonight for two of us, and we have scores to post, one is the new 500 yard record over all three matches (only contested in 2 matches mind you), looks like 500-39 with a Garand, the other 500-5 from my friend using the same rifle.

 

[Ardent]

Checked the edge hit with other bullet holes, in my opinion she's a solid 55% or more on paper, thread gets to judge final score however and I'll score it as 500-34 in the rankings until I hear.

 

[J996]

Nice shooting Ardent and beautiful rifles!

I sold my Norwegian so I am unable to continue playing. If you bump the allowed rifle action from 1965 up to 1988 I'll start giving you some competition Crap turns out the beast is 2 lbs over the weight limit also haha, I tried.

 

[Ardent]

Well we'll be happy to have you back whenever you get a Mauser or something to play with!

I've recorded my edge hit as "0" in the standings until I caliper it, it's really a close call and don't want to make the wrong one. I'm afraid my target overlay pic isn't perfectly laid out, looks slightly off round to me.

 

[Ardent]

Calipered it, and my 55% on was correct, determined by calipering a full paper hit, the dark measures .275" for a .308 hole with springback, 1/2 of that is .1375", set the caliper for that and put it on the edge of the dark. Caliper's over the edge of the paper:

 

[Ardent]

We just built our 1000 yard range tonight, sent some 168grs at it but no dice, need to handload better bullets or shoot my M118 stash.

That tiny white spec on the far end, on the right side, is a 6'x6' target board.

 

[Ardent]

1,000 yard range, will do my best to hit that damn paper a kilometre away.

 

[Zdragunov]

I am jealous that's an awesome spot to shoot.

 

[IronCanadian]

How close did you come Ardent, did you at least hit the board?

 

[desporterizer]

Are those black spot bugs?

 

[Ardent]

We only fired ten at it using the 1000 mark on the Garand sight, even with a 6'x6' board being out just 4 MOA makes you go over or under sight setting wise, no contact on those quick 10. We'll dial it in and be smoking the board next time.

Yep, those are bugs, Northern Air Show runs May thru Sept.

 

[Ardent]

How close did you come Ardent, did you at least hit the board?

I'll get her... Closest five with the .308 Garand, 1,000 yards shooting M118 Special Ball.

 

[Ardent]

Tried again last night but too windy, drift was as much as the width of the target board on gusts,

 

[IronCanadian]

I'll get her... Closest five with the .308 Garand, 1,000 yards shooting M118 Special Ball.

That's pretty damn good for 1,000 yards.