Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Chatting and General Stuff
Long Range Competition
Benchrest Comp Question
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Hombre0321" data-source="post: 677009" data-attributes="member: 17547"><p>Dennis, Long Range benchrest is a humbling experiance. You need skills to shoot at the longer distances and confidence in your rifle and your loads. You will need to spend hours on the range perfecting your wind reading. As to what glass, you didn't mention what power scope you were using at your 100, 200 and 300 yard match. I can tell you this most point blank benchrest shooters (100 and 200 yds) are shooting at a minimum a 36 power scope with many of them shooting 45 power scopes. To excell and not just compete you need this kind of power. </p><p> </p><p>Seeing bullet holes at distances longer than that is a problem no matter what scope or power you are using. Out past 500 yds it can be almost impossible to see them on a good day and complettly impossible on the bad days. Mirage alone can keep you from seeing them. On those days you must have a very good load that you believe in and try and shoot a condition as it pretains to the wind. You have to know when to shoot and when to wait, to do that you are going to have to learn the wind and what it does to the bullet and when it does it.</p><p> </p><p>Those problems are what keep us all coming back. It sure is not all of those "Fake" wood trophys.</p><p> </p><p>Roland</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hombre0321, post: 677009, member: 17547"] Dennis, Long Range benchrest is a humbling experiance. You need skills to shoot at the longer distances and confidence in your rifle and your loads. You will need to spend hours on the range perfecting your wind reading. As to what glass, you didn't mention what power scope you were using at your 100, 200 and 300 yard match. I can tell you this most point blank benchrest shooters (100 and 200 yds) are shooting at a minimum a 36 power scope with many of them shooting 45 power scopes. To excell and not just compete you need this kind of power. Seeing bullet holes at distances longer than that is a problem no matter what scope or power you are using. Out past 500 yds it can be almost impossible to see them on a good day and complettly impossible on the bad days. Mirage alone can keep you from seeing them. On those days you must have a very good load that you believe in and try and shoot a condition as it pretains to the wind. You have to know when to shoot and when to wait, to do that you are going to have to learn the wind and what it does to the bullet and when it does it. Those problems are what keep us all coming back. It sure is not all of those "Fake" wood trophys. Roland [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Chatting and General Stuff
Long Range Competition
Benchrest Comp Question
Top