first time past 1000

[jimbires]

I got out yesterday with the 338 lapua to try out the long range spot I found . Thursday we got about 10" of snow . yesterday it was 50* , the snow was all but gone and very windy . I didn't think about how soft and mushy the ground was going to be until I got there . the ground was pretty firm at 600 yard . I had a hard time using the bipod at 787 yards and 1070 yards , it kept sinking . I found a couple small rocks to put under my bipod legs , but then it was hard to preload because I would push it off the rocks . I still had a good time and learned I need to sharpen up on my wind reading .it was a right to left wind , and I didn't come close to correcting enough for it . I shot 3 shots at 614yards the rifle was clean so I wanted to see if the cold clean bbl grouped with the other two . then I was going to shoot 2 shots at each distance and work my way back to 1600 yards . I shot two at 787 yards . while moving to 1000 yards it started to rain . 1000 yards is in a bit of a dip and it was swampy , so I went to 1070 shot 2 packed up and came home . 1070 yards was thick gooey yellow clay mud , I really had a hard time trying to get just a little bit solid on the bipod even with rocks under the legs .

I made a template and put three targets on one cardboard . my white paint stopped spraying , so I used ford blue .




bottom is 614 yards , 2.5" group , about 12" left of center .


middle is 787 yards , 3 3/4 " , about 13" left of center


top is 1070 yards , 12.5" between the two holes , about 10 - 12 " left .

 

[Elkman]

Outstanding l Jim, you did great. I bet if you take away the wind and soupy ground those will tighten significantly. When I have mud or wet conditions to shoot from. I lay down a 12 X 24 piece of plywood on the ground to help forearm stability, and also shoot from a shooting mat.

 

[DrMike]

Excellent results for a first try! Congratulations. Good to see the results.

 

[truck driver]

That looks Dang good to me Jim considering the conditions you were shooting under. The big 338 is getting it done.

 

[JD338]

Good shooting Jim.

JD338

 

[salmonchaser]

Sounds like a good training day. Lessons learned could save a hunt someday and you didn't get your rig stuck.


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[TackDriver284]

Excellent shooting Jim, especially in bad shooting conditions, I can imagine what better shooting conditions will bring.

 

[TenMileHunter]

Fantastic shooting. Very impressive.


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[jimbires]

thanks fellas , I learned a few things . now I need dry ground and practice .

 

[.300winmag]

Looking good! Looks like your dope was dead nuts for elevation too! That's always comforting! What Bullets are you flinging?

 

[jimbires]

Looking good! Looks like your dope was dead nuts for elevation too! That's always comforting! What Bullets are you flinging?

Thanks , I'm using the dope from my G7BR2 range finder . it looks like these are going to work together . I'm shooting the 300 gr Berger elite hunter bullets .

 

[sask boy]

Jim that is some great marksmanship. Thank you for the post and photographs.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[jimbires]

Jim that is some great marksmanship. Thank you for the post and photographs.

Blessings,
Dan

Thank you Dan , I feel I've got a decent load , and a capable rifle . now I need to work on the hard part , me the shooter . Jim

 

[.300winmag]

Looking good! Looks like your dope was dead nuts for elevation too! That's always comforting! What Bullets are you flinging?

Thanks , I'm using the dope from my G7BR2 range finder . it looks like these are going to work together . I'm shooting the 300 gr Berger elite hunter bullets .

Great combo with the G7 and the Bergers in the Lapua! Nice job, again!

 

[35 Whelen]

Thats layin em in thar Jim. Good work!

 

[jimbires]

thanks E . I'm having a good time shooting at these longer distances . that wind can be tricky stuff . the 550 yard range I've been using had trees along both sides , and kind of blocked the wind . I just didn't realize how much the trees affected the wind there . this new place I'm using is pretty open , and gets a lot of wind . the wind swirls and changes directions down range . I've already seen 3 different winds inside 1000 yards . I had 3 rounds I wanted to shoot so I went out last weekend and shot these 3 from around 850 yards . I had 2 atta boys , the wind changed , and I shot 1 what ta heck . I think this is going to be a tricky place to shoot , but will teach me to watch the wind .


850 yards , ata boys !




850 yards , WTH? as Paul Harvey would say , now you know the rest of the story . HA

 

[jimbires]

today two shots from 1109 yards . one would be a clean cold bbl . the other is the one I had a case head separation on . I'm guessing the lower one was the case head separation shot . I dialed 26.0 elevation 1.0 right windage . I had a steady right to left wind at about 3 - 5 MPH

 

[.300winmag]

Nice job!

 

[SJB358]

Very nice Jim. That's really cool stuff!

 

[Elkman]

Outstanding Jim, great shooting, once you know the distance its always the wind.