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New ELR Record, Have You Seen This?
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<blockquote data-quote="jimisbell" data-source="post: 1964071" data-attributes="member: 114969"><p>Dont ask me how far I can shoot because I dont know. My father was small bore champion of CA (22 cal) in the 1930s. I am curently 83 years old and in excellent health (looking forward to 150 years) and my father died 50 years ago. I have been shooting, not competition, all my life. My wife of 65 years died in March. That background led me to this Forum. I needed something to do.</p><p></p><p>Two weeks ago I purchased a Savage single shot Lapua 338 and started gathering the "kit" to try LR and eventually ELR. Why, because it was cheap and as I said, I needed something to do.</p><p></p><p>I will most likely never (never say never my father always told me) make such a shot, but that feat, if you can call it that, has inspired me to try this hobby. I said, "if you can call it that", because I too looked at 69 to one and questioned the feat. But, if it had been me the ammo cost, alone, to get the first hit....if ever....would be enough to retire on. But, it WAS an inspiring event!!! My congratulations and undying admiration to the team.</p><p></p><p>LRTACTICAL said,</p><p>"one last point, during the 1990's we attempted to shoot 2000 yards with my 300 win mag only to have 1-3 hits out of 10 impact a 6x6 target. This 300 win mag was the same rifle I made the leech cup shoot off in 97. Fast forward to today, with all of the technology and improved rifles, ammo and ballistic solvers, we have seen 10 in a row at a mile under 14 inches. The point is, we are learning and getting better.</p><p>We are just having fun and learning about how to push the limits and get better at ELR."</p><p></p><p>This I can understand completely. If you are having fun, 69 shots is reasonable, just not reliable. The target isnt moving so it will still be there for the next shot....LOL</p><p></p><p>I hope I can find support in this hobby from this forum....mostly right now I just need a place to shoot 1000 yds. Longest range I can find in Corpus Christi TX area is 200 yds.!! I have yet to fire the first round from this rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimisbell, post: 1964071, member: 114969"] Dont ask me how far I can shoot because I dont know. My father was small bore champion of CA (22 cal) in the 1930s. I am curently 83 years old and in excellent health (looking forward to 150 years) and my father died 50 years ago. I have been shooting, not competition, all my life. My wife of 65 years died in March. That background led me to this Forum. I needed something to do. Two weeks ago I purchased a Savage single shot Lapua 338 and started gathering the "kit" to try LR and eventually ELR. Why, because it was cheap and as I said, I needed something to do. I will most likely never (never say never my father always told me) make such a shot, but that feat, if you can call it that, has inspired me to try this hobby. I said, "if you can call it that", because I too looked at 69 to one and questioned the feat. But, if it had been me the ammo cost, alone, to get the first hit....if ever....would be enough to retire on. But, it WAS an inspiring event!!! My congratulations and undying admiration to the team. LRTACTICAL said, "one last point, during the 1990’s we attempted to shoot 2000 yards with my 300 win mag only to have 1-3 hits out of 10 impact a 6x6 target. This 300 win mag was the same rifle I made the leech cup shoot off in 97. Fast forward to today, with all of the technology and improved rifles, ammo and ballistic solvers, we have seen 10 in a row at a mile under 14 inches. The point is, we are learning and getting better. We are just having fun and learning about how to push the limits and get better at ELR." This I can understand completely. If you are having fun, 69 shots is reasonable, just not reliable. The target isnt moving so it will still be there for the next shot....LOL I hope I can find support in this hobby from this forum....mostly right now I just need a place to shoot 1000 yds. Longest range I can find in Corpus Christi TX area is 200 yds.!! I have yet to fire the first round from this rifle. [/QUOTE]
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