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The Basics, Starting Out
A Couple Questions for the New Guys in Long Range Shooting
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<blockquote data-quote="Fox Hunter" data-source="post: 1023009" data-attributes="member: 39861"><p>, </p><p> </p><p>#1 frustration is a place to shoot over 400 yds that isn't 100 miles or more away. Not having a place to shoot long near by translates into Rifle/load work up that must be well planned. If something doesn't go as expected it could be weeks or months until the next trip. Once we do get set up, there is equally little practice with the actual rifle. We used to try to minimize the lack of practice by shooting match .22lr at long range for the cartridge but we can't find .22 anymore. </p><p> </p><p>#2 Going to look for a club with a range that is within 4 hours drive where we could plan a monthly weekend trip to the range to practice/ compete in something like F open. Probably will be in central or western PA or WV or VA.</p><p> </p><p>#3 A series of miracles.</p><p> </p><p>#4a Dry firing with tell tales. By that I mean dry firing with a dime on the muzzle without knocking it off. Another item is a ping pong ball on the dime this is a lot harder than just a dime alone. </p><p> </p><p>#4b Magnificently frustrated with VLD bullets. One shooting session we can get them to shoot better than 1/2 MOA and a few times less than 1/4 MOA (that doesn't happen often) The next time out with the same loads won't shoot less the 2 or 3 MOA. When I find some Sierra MK or perhaps a box or two of A-Max We'll try those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fox Hunter, post: 1023009, member: 39861"] , #1 frustration is a place to shoot over 400 yds that isn't 100 miles or more away. Not having a place to shoot long near by translates into Rifle/load work up that must be well planned. If something doesn't go as expected it could be weeks or months until the next trip. Once we do get set up, there is equally little practice with the actual rifle. We used to try to minimize the lack of practice by shooting match .22lr at long range for the cartridge but we can't find .22 anymore. #2 Going to look for a club with a range that is within 4 hours drive where we could plan a monthly weekend trip to the range to practice/ compete in something like F open. Probably will be in central or western PA or WV or VA. #3 A series of miracles. #4a Dry firing with tell tales. By that I mean dry firing with a dime on the muzzle without knocking it off. Another item is a ping pong ball on the dime this is a lot harder than just a dime alone. #4b Magnificently frustrated with VLD bullets. One shooting session we can get them to shoot better than 1/2 MOA and a few times less than 1/4 MOA (that doesn't happen often) The next time out with the same loads won't shoot less the 2 or 3 MOA. When I find some Sierra MK or perhaps a box or two of A-Max We'll try those. [/QUOTE]
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