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24 Apr 2016 - Recap of NorCal Mar '16 Shoots (by SW RD, Lynn Dragoman, minor edits by Facilitator)
We held another 2054 yard match today and Mitch won it for the third time in a row shooting a standard 338 Lapua in cold and windy conditions. Congratulations Mitch!!! Shaun Brady earned an achievement point today as well.
We had two new shooters today one had to leave early and one stayed until 3:30PM. Robert's combination didn't have enough elevation so I had him shoot my 338 Snipe-Tac and he got 2 hits on his first three shots at 2054 yards making him our quickest hitting Shooter ever. Way to go Robert. His next shots started out with two more hits so this guy is going to be one to watch at future events. On his first ever record string he came up one hit short of Mitch and he was shooting this gun for the first time.
The day would have gone much quicker but we had light issues that required several trips to the gong. We thought we had it ironed out only to have WhiteMamba shoot a T post into two pieces. Apollo had his radio set up on the T post that didn't get hit but the listening device went down with the gong ripping up the wires and cracking the display.
Despite all the issues it was a great learning day.
Shakey was shooting a 763 grain bullet on top of 248 grains of powder and all that was left of his bullets after hitting the gong was the boat tails.
Some pics in the Gallery. Gallery
24 Apr 2016 - Recap of SoCal 4/16 (by Facilitator)
A small but enthusiastic crew assembled in mild weather and twitchy winds. When the 2080 yard shoot ended TJ was our winner and Tu was runner up. None shot well enough to move to the next distance. TJ was shooting a mostly factory-stock AR-30 in .338 LM, with modified Magpul PRS buttstock, NF 8-25x56 ACACR optics, Lapua Lock Base 250 gr projectiles, and Knights Armament's "BulletFlight", a low-cost iPhone app. Tu, shooting from inside the back of his SUV, was brazing with his DTA/HTI in .375 CT, the largest caliber shot today. Some pics in the Gallery.
BTW, it was noted that, notwithstanding the forecasted mid-80 weather, it was cold during most of this shoot. Conclusion...will be shooting every month, indefinitely (i.e., no Summer break for "heat").
We held another 2054 yard match today and Mitch won it for the third time in a row shooting a standard 338 Lapua in cold and windy conditions. Congratulations Mitch!!! Shaun Brady earned an achievement point today as well.
We had two new shooters today one had to leave early and one stayed until 3:30PM. Robert's combination didn't have enough elevation so I had him shoot my 338 Snipe-Tac and he got 2 hits on his first three shots at 2054 yards making him our quickest hitting Shooter ever. Way to go Robert. His next shots started out with two more hits so this guy is going to be one to watch at future events. On his first ever record string he came up one hit short of Mitch and he was shooting this gun for the first time.
The day would have gone much quicker but we had light issues that required several trips to the gong. We thought we had it ironed out only to have WhiteMamba shoot a T post into two pieces. Apollo had his radio set up on the T post that didn't get hit but the listening device went down with the gong ripping up the wires and cracking the display.
Despite all the issues it was a great learning day.
Shakey was shooting a 763 grain bullet on top of 248 grains of powder and all that was left of his bullets after hitting the gong was the boat tails.
Some pics in the Gallery. Gallery
24 Apr 2016 - Recap of SoCal 4/16 (by Facilitator)
A small but enthusiastic crew assembled in mild weather and twitchy winds. When the 2080 yard shoot ended TJ was our winner and Tu was runner up. None shot well enough to move to the next distance. TJ was shooting a mostly factory-stock AR-30 in .338 LM, with modified Magpul PRS buttstock, NF 8-25x56 ACACR optics, Lapua Lock Base 250 gr projectiles, and Knights Armament's "BulletFlight", a low-cost iPhone app. Tu, shooting from inside the back of his SUV, was brazing with his DTA/HTI in .375 CT, the largest caliber shot today. Some pics in the Gallery.
BTW, it was noted that, notwithstanding the forecasted mid-80 weather, it was cold during most of this shoot. Conclusion...will be shooting every month, indefinitely (i.e., no Summer break for "heat").
