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Hitting a softball at 1000 yds
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<blockquote data-quote="Weaselthis" data-source="post: 1872221" data-attributes="member: 19417"><p>I shoot monthly matches at 1000 yd.....prone w/ a rear support bag. I have a VERY accurate 18lb custom target rifle with which I'm VERY familiar. I shoot at the same range each time. I'm VERY familiar w/ the topography and prevailing winds. </p><p></p><p>Our targets are 20" wide by 30" tall . (Premium geared to wind calling ability). The 10 ring is 4"x 6" and the X-Ring is 2"x 3". I'm thrilled when I can keep 10-12 rounds (match dependent) in the 9 and 10 rings. Certainly doesn't happen all the time. </p><p></p><p>Last match we had, IIRC, we had 50 pretty good shooters compete for the "1000 yd Cold Bore Champ" competition. Tina juuuuust missed the X-ring by 1/8'" high, and won. A very few of the rest of the crowd could only manage to hit the 9 ring (8" x 12"). MOST of the rest of us were happy to hit the rest of the target with a 6-7-8 count. That's 50 good shooters, who shoot the same course repeatedly, & can't hit the X-ring consistently, and THEY all have custom, super accurate, heavy, target rifles. </p><p></p><p>MY hunting rifles can't compete at that level and I'm pretty sure a lot of folks would say the same about theirs. Sorry, but I gotta call "BStuff" on the "<u>several" </u>who said they could, <u>"consistently"</u>, no matter what THEIR definition of consistently is. </p><p></p><p>I have hit a milk jug "consistently", 8/10, times at 500y w/ my hunting rifles, and hit the milk jug SOME of the time, 5/10, at 600y, which is why I don't shoot animals any further. If anything, long range competition has taught me what my limitations are. YMVMV!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weaselthis, post: 1872221, member: 19417"] I shoot monthly matches at 1000 yd.....prone w/ a rear support bag. I have a VERY accurate 18lb custom target rifle with which I'm VERY familiar. I shoot at the same range each time. I'm VERY familiar w/ the topography and prevailing winds. Our targets are 20" wide by 30" tall . (Premium geared to wind calling ability). The 10 ring is 4"x 6" and the X-Ring is 2"x 3". I'm thrilled when I can keep 10-12 rounds (match dependent) in the 9 and 10 rings. Certainly doesn't happen all the time. Last match we had, IIRC, we had 50 pretty good shooters compete for the "1000 yd Cold Bore Champ" competition. Tina juuuuust missed the X-ring by 1/8'" high, and won. A very few of the rest of the crowd could only manage to hit the 9 ring (8" x 12"). MOST of the rest of us were happy to hit the rest of the target with a 6-7-8 count. That's 50 good shooters, who shoot the same course repeatedly, & can't hit the X-ring consistently, and THEY all have custom, super accurate, heavy, target rifles. MY hunting rifles can't compete at that level and I'm pretty sure a lot of folks would say the same about theirs. Sorry, but I gotta call "BStuff" on the "[U]several" [/U]who said they could, [U]"consistently"[/U], no matter what THEIR definition of consistently is. I have hit a milk jug "consistently", 8/10, times at 500y w/ my hunting rifles, and hit the milk jug SOME of the time, 5/10, at 600y, which is why I don't shoot animals any further. If anything, long range competition has taught me what my limitations are. YMVMV! [/QUOTE]
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