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Pseudo sort of long range practice
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 346444" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Mike,</p><p> </p><p>I'm always amazed that more centerfire shooters don't still shoot smallbore as well, and that many seem to regard it as kid's stuff that you outgrow when we move on to highpower toys. Nothing further from the truth! There is NO better trainer out there than a smallbore, so yeah, you're onto the "secret." I have my highpower and smallbore silhouette rifles set up identically; M700s for the HP guns and 40-Xs for the smallbores, but in the exact same stocks, same barrel contours, same triggers, scopes, etc.. When I'm on the gun, I can feel literally no difference between the two until the shot breaks. I do the same with my prone guns (usually an M70 for CF and another 40-X for rimfire); same stock, same trigger, same sights, etc.. Ditto for my service rifles, with an Accuracy Speaks .22 LR identically matched to my competitive ARs.</p><p> </p><p>We frequently shoot a 200 yard match after our State Championships or regionals, just for fun as a side match. That's a real stretch for a 22 LR, and is very much akin to shooting 1,000 with a centerfire. Based on that, I'd call 300 yard shots as little more than a random contest to find the field's most unlucky PD on that particular day. It will teach you a lot about wind, though, and any time on a gun is always a potential training op, so go for it!</p><p> </p><p>A word about ammo, though. Smallbore is a bit of a different world here, and as backwards as this sounds, avoid the high velocity ammo and go with standard velocity stuff; usually better accuracy and notably less wind drift.</p><p> </p><p>Kevin Thomas</p><p>Lapua USA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 346444, member: 15748"] Mike, I'm always amazed that more centerfire shooters don't still shoot smallbore as well, and that many seem to regard it as kid's stuff that you outgrow when we move on to highpower toys. Nothing further from the truth! There is NO better trainer out there than a smallbore, so yeah, you're onto the "secret." I have my highpower and smallbore silhouette rifles set up identically; M700s for the HP guns and 40-Xs for the smallbores, but in the exact same stocks, same barrel contours, same triggers, scopes, etc.. When I'm on the gun, I can feel literally no difference between the two until the shot breaks. I do the same with my prone guns (usually an M70 for CF and another 40-X for rimfire); same stock, same trigger, same sights, etc.. Ditto for my service rifles, with an Accuracy Speaks .22 LR identically matched to my competitive ARs. We frequently shoot a 200 yard match after our State Championships or regionals, just for fun as a side match. That's a real stretch for a 22 LR, and is very much akin to shooting 1,000 with a centerfire. Based on that, I'd call 300 yard shots as little more than a random contest to find the field's most unlucky PD on that particular day. It will teach you a lot about wind, though, and any time on a gun is always a potential training op, so go for it! A word about ammo, though. Smallbore is a bit of a different world here, and as backwards as this sounds, avoid the high velocity ammo and go with standard velocity stuff; usually better accuracy and notably less wind drift. Kevin Thomas Lapua USA [/QUOTE]
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