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900 yard golf ball shoot? What are your opinions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 71855" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>GG,</p><p></p><p>Yes this sounds like nothing but pure luck to get a hit, and even at that obviously there was not much of that going around.</p><p></p><p>I have been to the Dynamite shoot in Missoula MT and they put a 1/2 stock of Dynamite in a regular coffee can and paint it orange and set them out at various ranges out to near 1000 yards. </p><p></p><p>I did not shoot as I was just there on a weekend trip and heard about it but I do not believe you could use range finders on that shoot either. Plus there were several different ranges at a mucher target.</p><p></p><p>Only thing is that there were several occasions that the targets were hit with smaller caliber rifles, .224. 6mms, 6.5 and never set off the explosives. The 7mms were about 50-50 on setting off the charge but the big 30s, 338s and 50s set them off with any type of hit to the cans. </p><p></p><p>Was fun to watch but really made me wish I had packed the Kahn in the truck. They shot most of the day and there were several hits every hour. Especially once guys started figuring out the ranges.</p><p></p><p>Also went to a local shoot down near Billings MT where a local 50 cal group was disposing of out of regualtion propane tanks at ranges from 1000 to a mile.</p><p></p><p>The tanks were pained bright white and set out in the middle of a plowed field that must have been 50 square miles. IT was huge, there was nothing as far as you could see with even the 60x spotters.</p><p></p><p>Again I did not shoot as this was another unplanned thing.</p><p></p><p>It was quickly learned that a lead cored bullet like the 750 gr A-Max would seldom ignite the tanks that were filled half full.</p><p></p><p>Mild steel core AP rounds would set the tanks off at times but only the API or tracers would set them off all the time. The only problem was that these tend to be less then accurate at this range so hits were sparse but when the did land home they were pretty impressive.</p><p></p><p>One guy had a supply of the new Raufoss rounds and they shot very well. He the longest hit and explosion at a bit over 1600 yards. There were no hits at a mile on the 5 gallon tanks but to be fair the mirage was severe and it looked like a little white bubble floating out in the distance. </p><p></p><p>Later,</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 71855, member: 10"] GG, Yes this sounds like nothing but pure luck to get a hit, and even at that obviously there was not much of that going around. I have been to the Dynamite shoot in Missoula MT and they put a 1/2 stock of Dynamite in a regular coffee can and paint it orange and set them out at various ranges out to near 1000 yards. I did not shoot as I was just there on a weekend trip and heard about it but I do not believe you could use range finders on that shoot either. Plus there were several different ranges at a mucher target. Only thing is that there were several occasions that the targets were hit with smaller caliber rifles, .224. 6mms, 6.5 and never set off the explosives. The 7mms were about 50-50 on setting off the charge but the big 30s, 338s and 50s set them off with any type of hit to the cans. Was fun to watch but really made me wish I had packed the Kahn in the truck. They shot most of the day and there were several hits every hour. Especially once guys started figuring out the ranges. Also went to a local shoot down near Billings MT where a local 50 cal group was disposing of out of regualtion propane tanks at ranges from 1000 to a mile. The tanks were pained bright white and set out in the middle of a plowed field that must have been 50 square miles. IT was huge, there was nothing as far as you could see with even the 60x spotters. Again I did not shoot as this was another unplanned thing. It was quickly learned that a lead cored bullet like the 750 gr A-Max would seldom ignite the tanks that were filled half full. Mild steel core AP rounds would set the tanks off at times but only the API or tracers would set them off all the time. The only problem was that these tend to be less then accurate at this range so hits were sparse but when the did land home they were pretty impressive. One guy had a supply of the new Raufoss rounds and they shot very well. He the longest hit and explosion at a bit over 1600 yards. There were no hits at a mile on the 5 gallon tanks but to be fair the mirage was severe and it looked like a little white bubble floating out in the distance. Later, Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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