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<blockquote data-quote="44-40" data-source="post: 2837409" data-attributes="member: 126985"><p>I first started long range shooting about 30 years ago. I chamber my own barrels and true the actions. Nothing is sent out. Example the Bartlein barrel blank arrived at noon.. I built my Dasher from a barrel blank, trued the action, chambered the barrel threaded for a muzzle brake, installed m16 extractor, machined a bolt knob, and loaded ammo for it, and was out shooting the next day at noon. So I have an advantage in cost. But back then 30 yrs ago it was a 308 26" and 27" barrels, with a heavy load of Varget, which was 8 lb kegs were $112, volume buying Lapua bullets by 3000 lot to get a discount, Lapua brass and Fed 210M primers...once settled nothing changed for the life of the barrel, a new barrel may require a slight variation in powder charge at barrel change.</p><p>No muzzle brake on these 308 rifles, a jewell 2oz trigger on a trued Remington 700 action. Practice schedule was 85 rds every week sometimes more often shooting from the prone on a mat. Never fired a long range shot off a bench...ever. the local rifle club is only 200 yds ...so I quit that. </p><p>Never had the fancy electronics, only a Lica range finder. Tried so wind meters but they were usless. I used a Leupold M3 10X USMC scope mil dot to MOA on the turrent...but you learn to convert. It's capable of shooting eggs at 1000 yds with good eyesight, and I did. Got the USMC scout sniper manual and my subscription to Precision Shooting mag. Put it all together my way. I ran 17,000 rds at 1000 to 1400yds with the 308, same recipe. Before changing equipment. Shot out across a wide canyon with a couple thousand feet drop, it was logged bare for the whole distance. Learning the wind was interesting high up and it doesn't last for 30 sec. It can be blowing in opposite direction on the target side as it hits a mountain and turns back around on your side. I shoot with in 5 seconds of loading the round, everytime. Your hitting a pop can, and the barrel is hot don't stop until the wind blows ya off target. The elevation changes 10" up or down at 1000 yds depending on conditions, at the time. But there is a general elevation for a certain time of year. I call wind in mils, a guesstimate, feels like a 2 mil wind ... dial over 2 mils, adjust with respect to the angle. Fire, spot impact, discipline in your work ya only get one sighter for effect, and move fast before the wind changes. Even works in combat, with small arms fire going off in the background. Nowadays I have a bunch of electronics but lost interest in LR shooting and you must keep it up to be good at it, and you must have the right mindset, mentally move the bullet into the target while waiting for impact, never a doubt that you'd hit even on ridiculously small targets. Like shooting basketball, ya quit for awhile and ya can't find the hoop. It's more expensive than ever and time consuming. Plus all the negative encroachments on 2nd ammendment rights & regulations. I Still have access to lots of public land a few miles from home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="44-40, post: 2837409, member: 126985"] I first started long range shooting about 30 years ago. I chamber my own barrels and true the actions. Nothing is sent out. Example the Bartlein barrel blank arrived at noon.. I built my Dasher from a barrel blank, trued the action, chambered the barrel threaded for a muzzle brake, installed m16 extractor, machined a bolt knob, and loaded ammo for it, and was out shooting the next day at noon. So I have an advantage in cost. But back then 30 yrs ago it was a 308 26" and 27" barrels, with a heavy load of Varget, which was 8 lb kegs were $112, volume buying Lapua bullets by 3000 lot to get a discount, Lapua brass and Fed 210M primers...once settled nothing changed for the life of the barrel, a new barrel may require a slight variation in powder charge at barrel change. No muzzle brake on these 308 rifles, a jewell 2oz trigger on a trued Remington 700 action. Practice schedule was 85 rds every week sometimes more often shooting from the prone on a mat. Never fired a long range shot off a bench...ever. the local rifle club is only 200 yds ...so I quit that. Never had the fancy electronics, only a Lica range finder. Tried so wind meters but they were usless. I used a Leupold M3 10X USMC scope mil dot to MOA on the turrent...but you learn to convert. It's capable of shooting eggs at 1000 yds with good eyesight, and I did. Got the USMC scout sniper manual and my subscription to Precision Shooting mag. Put it all together my way. I ran 17,000 rds at 1000 to 1400yds with the 308, same recipe. Before changing equipment. Shot out across a wide canyon with a couple thousand feet drop, it was logged bare for the whole distance. Learning the wind was interesting high up and it doesn't last for 30 sec. It can be blowing in opposite direction on the target side as it hits a mountain and turns back around on your side. I shoot with in 5 seconds of loading the round, everytime. Your hitting a pop can, and the barrel is hot don't stop until the wind blows ya off target. The elevation changes 10" up or down at 1000 yds depending on conditions, at the time. But there is a general elevation for a certain time of year. I call wind in mils, a guesstimate, feels like a 2 mil wind ... dial over 2 mils, adjust with respect to the angle. Fire, spot impact, discipline in your work ya only get one sighter for effect, and move fast before the wind changes. Even works in combat, with small arms fire going off in the background. Nowadays I have a bunch of electronics but lost interest in LR shooting and you must keep it up to be good at it, and you must have the right mindset, mentally move the bullet into the target while waiting for impact, never a doubt that you'd hit even on ridiculously small targets. Like shooting basketball, ya quit for awhile and ya can't find the hoop. It's more expensive than ever and time consuming. Plus all the negative encroachments on 2nd ammendment rights & regulations. I Still have access to lots of public land a few miles from home. [/QUOTE]
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