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<blockquote data-quote="M67" data-source="post: 822431" data-attributes="member: 26259"><p>Had a blast on saturday, shooting the 7mm in the morning in fair weather, putting lead on steel @970m on the 2. shot (16" gong), and grouping nicely from thereon.</p><p> </p><p>After some work on the range we shot a few groups on paper, @some 560m, me using the 6.5x55 Sauer 200STR - but a couple of poor shots opened my 10shot group to 205mm, 8". I had forgotten the bipod in the car, so i shot off a treestump, half sitting behind it, not too bad i say - wing was picking up too.</p><p> </p><p>Walked up on the "1200m" hill, and shot some on the same 16" steel from 1025 and 1230m - but now i had brought out the big "Hammer", i do not like to shoot a lot with the barrel burning 7mm, so 338LM it is. </p><p>1.7-2.5 mrad of wind we had, from about 8 o'clock, and at 1025 the gong was without a chance. The 6.5s kept missing a lot, but the 338, and a little discerning wind-picking - i cant remember missing even once...</p><p>@ 1230m the story was altogether different, and i believe we shoot into another wind swirl, as watch the near trees didnt work at all - i put 5 about 7 out of 15 on steel, all but one shot just barely missing.</p><p>Shot 1. missed grossly, by about a meter, since i thought we would have the same wind as on 1k, but i was actually down to about 1.5mrad for the longer shot...</p><p> </p><p>Now i worked alittle with myself but brought not the 7mm to the 1540m firing point, but the 338. The reason was it was now raining heavily, and i wantet something tha would show hits clearly on the mountainside, and also i am still not "sure" of the 7mm at this range. The 338 has proven itself beyond 2km, and the dope is in my book.</p><p> </p><p>Reason for poor spotting</p><p><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/P1010592_zps86641192.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>I fired a few shots but none connected, nor was spotted, dialling 3.0 for wind, which was now rather fierce on the treetops.</p><p>But visibility vaned and i packed it in - only to see a lightup in the weather, so i made ready again. Much less wind now so i dialled 1.5 and sent a bullet up on the hill. </p><p> </p><p>"1.5mils right" called from behind, two spotters with big Swaro scopes really help, since i saw nothing</p><p><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/P1010591_zpsfb6fcb9d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>next shot was a few inches high, so i went 2 clicks down - and of course hit low... But then there was cheering from the spotters, and i saw the plate swing. About 10kgs of steel, so the 338 still packs a punch @ 1540m. We were almost done cheering by the time the distant ring came back - "seven seconds away".</p><p> </p><p>Next time 7mm.</p><p> </p><p>K</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M67, post: 822431, member: 26259"] Had a blast on saturday, shooting the 7mm in the morning in fair weather, putting lead on steel @970m on the 2. shot (16" gong), and grouping nicely from thereon. After some work on the range we shot a few groups on paper, @some 560m, me using the 6.5x55 Sauer 200STR - but a couple of poor shots opened my 10shot group to 205mm, 8". I had forgotten the bipod in the car, so i shot off a treestump, half sitting behind it, not too bad i say - wing was picking up too. Walked up on the "1200m" hill, and shot some on the same 16" steel from 1025 and 1230m - but now i had brought out the big "Hammer", i do not like to shoot a lot with the barrel burning 7mm, so 338LM it is. 1.7-2.5 mrad of wind we had, from about 8 o'clock, and at 1025 the gong was without a chance. The 6.5s kept missing a lot, but the 338, and a little discerning wind-picking - i cant remember missing even once... @ 1230m the story was altogether different, and i believe we shoot into another wind swirl, as watch the near trees didnt work at all - i put 5 about 7 out of 15 on steel, all but one shot just barely missing. Shot 1. missed grossly, by about a meter, since i thought we would have the same wind as on 1k, but i was actually down to about 1.5mrad for the longer shot... Now i worked alittle with myself but brought not the 7mm to the 1540m firing point, but the 338. The reason was it was now raining heavily, and i wantet something tha would show hits clearly on the mountainside, and also i am still not "sure" of the 7mm at this range. The 338 has proven itself beyond 2km, and the dope is in my book. Reason for poor spotting [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/P1010592_zps86641192.jpg[/IMG] I fired a few shots but none connected, nor was spotted, dialling 3.0 for wind, which was now rather fierce on the treetops. But visibility vaned and i packed it in - only to see a lightup in the weather, so i made ready again. Much less wind now so i dialled 1.5 and sent a bullet up on the hill. "1.5mils right" called from behind, two spotters with big Swaro scopes really help, since i saw nothing [IMG]http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c137/Ken1931/P1010591_zpsfb6fcb9d.jpg[/IMG] next shot was a few inches high, so i went 2 clicks down - and of course hit low... But then there was cheering from the spotters, and i saw the plate swing. About 10kgs of steel, so the 338 still packs a punch @ 1540m. We were almost done cheering by the time the distant ring came back - "seven seconds away". Next time 7mm. K [/QUOTE]
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