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So, yes its a great cat and a fine mount.....I helped Joe get it loaded and then hung on his wall with the help of another friend because of the injury to Joes arm. I mention this because the injury also made it possible for me to be invited to shoot in place of Joe as partner of another friend.
The long range shoot was casual but private, and observed all normal protocal and safety rules. Two man teams was the rule, 10 team limit, 8 teams participated.
The shoot took place here in north east Washingtons mountainous region that provides challenges of the extreme nature, especially on the targets from 1000 to 1250 yards. There were a couple novelty targets which required a mix of exterme precision and luck. Also, they set up three double or nothing targets that were of particular fun and challenge.
So in the spirit of it being beyond fun, and a great way to spend a saturday, Ill only say that my partner and I finished very near the top as a team and personally, but emphasis would be most highly placed on the experience overall first, and personally, second.
My main point would be that I was using the .243 I posted here after we developed Joes, and that it shoots nearly exactly the same load with the same unbelievable results. I will add the mix of rain, fog, hail and snow prevented any of us from a notable performance on the longest targets, but that lower on the hill where there at times was little to no wind, many of the rifles performed with amazing accuracy.
So in the end, my Savage action, Benchmark barreled gun was as good as any gun there, as was a Ruger RPR in .243 being shot by another shooter. SO........you can be enoying this fast growing sport even if you cant afford a custom rifle. Taking a capable "Box" gun 2 the "Bench" can deliver incredible results with serious reloading technique and honed shooting skills. Affordable and relatively easy with all the information on line and in load manuals. Russ
The long range shoot was casual but private, and observed all normal protocal and safety rules. Two man teams was the rule, 10 team limit, 8 teams participated.
The shoot took place here in north east Washingtons mountainous region that provides challenges of the extreme nature, especially on the targets from 1000 to 1250 yards. There were a couple novelty targets which required a mix of exterme precision and luck. Also, they set up three double or nothing targets that were of particular fun and challenge.
So in the spirit of it being beyond fun, and a great way to spend a saturday, Ill only say that my partner and I finished very near the top as a team and personally, but emphasis would be most highly placed on the experience overall first, and personally, second.
My main point would be that I was using the .243 I posted here after we developed Joes, and that it shoots nearly exactly the same load with the same unbelievable results. I will add the mix of rain, fog, hail and snow prevented any of us from a notable performance on the longest targets, but that lower on the hill where there at times was little to no wind, many of the rifles performed with amazing accuracy.
So in the end, my Savage action, Benchmark barreled gun was as good as any gun there, as was a Ruger RPR in .243 being shot by another shooter. SO........you can be enoying this fast growing sport even if you cant afford a custom rifle. Taking a capable "Box" gun 2 the "Bench" can deliver incredible results with serious reloading technique and honed shooting skills. Affordable and relatively easy with all the information on line and in load manuals. Russ
