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What "tools" are you guys using to get out to 1000 yards?
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<blockquote data-quote="matemike" data-source="post: 1000312" data-attributes="member: 78984"><p>A good spotter to me is #1.</p><p> </p><p>The first time I shot at 1,000 I had nothing; no spotting scope, no wind meter, and no range finder. I was shooting at a range with targets at known distances though. All I had was a bone stock Browning 7mm Rem Mag with a Zeiss 3-9x36 scope. I had a Sunday morning news paper rolled up in a towel as my rest, and some hand loaded bullets which I had zeroed my gun for the day before. When I tested them I got 1.51"-1.75" groups at 300 yards. </p><p> </p><p>The next day a spotter/coach met me at the range free of charge and we shot at 300 to get things established. Then we drove back to the 1,000 range. I said I wanted to start at 600 having never ever in my life shot past 300 yards. He shrugged and asked why I wanted to waste my bullets. So 1,000 it will be. He gave me a MOA value to come up, which didn't agree with an online ballistic calculator I used and I told him this. We agreed to split the difference. First shot at 1,000 hit the bottom edge of the black circle, 7 inches to the left of center. Second shot hit the bottom again, 4 inches to the right of center. He said my elevation is consistent, the rest is the mild wind effects of the day. He said come up one more half MOA. I did and the third and fourth shots hit 4 inches left of the target center and on the X mark elevation. He said good shootin', you're on your own buddy. Gave me the gate code and I can go there whenever I want now. </p><p> </p><p>I still need to bring a pit pig at minimal, but I think a good spotter is more valuable than any piece of equipment you could purchase. That goes for real world hunting scenarios and range shooting both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="matemike, post: 1000312, member: 78984"] A good spotter to me is #1. The first time I shot at 1,000 I had nothing; no spotting scope, no wind meter, and no range finder. I was shooting at a range with targets at known distances though. All I had was a bone stock Browning 7mm Rem Mag with a Zeiss 3-9x36 scope. I had a Sunday morning news paper rolled up in a towel as my rest, and some hand loaded bullets which I had zeroed my gun for the day before. When I tested them I got 1.51"-1.75" groups at 300 yards. The next day a spotter/coach met me at the range free of charge and we shot at 300 to get things established. Then we drove back to the 1,000 range. I said I wanted to start at 600 having never ever in my life shot past 300 yards. He shrugged and asked why I wanted to waste my bullets. So 1,000 it will be. He gave me a MOA value to come up, which didn't agree with an online ballistic calculator I used and I told him this. We agreed to split the difference. First shot at 1,000 hit the bottom edge of the black circle, 7 inches to the left of center. Second shot hit the bottom again, 4 inches to the right of center. He said my elevation is consistent, the rest is the mild wind effects of the day. He said come up one more half MOA. I did and the third and fourth shots hit 4 inches left of the target center and on the X mark elevation. He said good shootin', you're on your own buddy. Gave me the gate code and I can go there whenever I want now. I still need to bring a pit pig at minimal, but I think a good spotter is more valuable than any piece of equipment you could purchase. That goes for real world hunting scenarios and range shooting both. [/QUOTE]
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