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<blockquote data-quote="IAshooter" data-source="post: 2085803" data-attributes="member: 65996"><p>It's tough to find many places to shoot 1000+ yards here in Iowa, but it can be done. The first attempt I ever made @ 1000 yards was a few years ago with my Savage 243 that had a 24" light varmint CBI 1-8 twist wearing a Vortex Viper PST 6-24X50. I was sending 105gr A-max's down range. That's the pic of me, the gun and target for my member pic. I managed a respectable 4-3/4" 3 shot group at 1000 yards with the first 3 shots I sent down range to the target. We had great wind conditions that day of only about 3-4 mph just coming over my left shoulder at about 7 o'clock. The Strelok Pro ballistics app I have on my phone and my Weatherflow weathermeter provided the needed calculations after previous confirmation at 500 and 750 yards. [ATTACH=full]243140[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I was able to stretch it out a little bit further this year shooting with some buddies using my factory Savage GRS in 6.5 Creedmoor with a Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25X56 sitting on top sending Sierra 140gr HPBT Match down the barrel. This day the wind was a little trickier coming from about 2 o'clock at about 6-8 mph. Again I verified at shorter ranges of 740 and 860 if I remember correctly and these were the 3 shots sent down range at the target that was out @ 1132 yards. It was a 3 shot group that measured under 3 inches. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]243141[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This is a pic of the other guys and the range that day and a pic of my rifle. This is a practice range the boys use to practice for PRS competition shooting.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]243142[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]243143[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IAshooter, post: 2085803, member: 65996"] It's tough to find many places to shoot 1000+ yards here in Iowa, but it can be done. The first attempt I ever made @ 1000 yards was a few years ago with my Savage 243 that had a 24" light varmint CBI 1-8 twist wearing a Vortex Viper PST 6-24X50. I was sending 105gr A-max's down range. That's the pic of me, the gun and target for my member pic. I managed a respectable 4-3/4" 3 shot group at 1000 yards with the first 3 shots I sent down range to the target. We had great wind conditions that day of only about 3-4 mph just coming over my left shoulder at about 7 o'clock. The Strelok Pro ballistics app I have on my phone and my Weatherflow weathermeter provided the needed calculations after previous confirmation at 500 and 750 yards. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Savage 243 1000 yards.jpg"]243140[/ATTACH] I was able to stretch it out a little bit further this year shooting with some buddies using my factory Savage GRS in 6.5 Creedmoor with a Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25X56 sitting on top sending Sierra 140gr HPBT Match down the barrel. This day the wind was a little trickier coming from about 2 o'clock at about 6-8 mph. Again I verified at shorter ranges of 740 and 860 if I remember correctly and these were the 3 shots sent down range at the target that was out @ 1132 yards. It was a 3 shot group that measured under 3 inches. :) [ATTACH type="full" alt="savage group 1132 yards.jpg"]243141[/ATTACH] This is a pic of the other guys and the range that day and a pic of my rifle. This is a practice range the boys use to practice for PRS competition shooting. [ATTACH type="full" alt="north english range.jpg"]243142[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Savage GRS at range.jpg"]243143[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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