257 Ackley
Handloader
- Nov 25, 2008
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Just wanted to post a few pictures and give some detail on a p-dog shoot over the weekend with Jeff in Montana. Jeff was gracious to offer a chance to come shoot with him at a ranch close to his house.
I had my eyes opened up to a whole new level of precision shooting from a field standpoint watching Jeff do his "dial a dog" shooting with NF scopes and drop charts :shock: . The new rifle he was just breaking in was a custom 6.5 X 47 Lapua built on a BAT action, but the .223 rifle was an over-the-counter Tikka that he bought used from a guy that said it didn't shoot well :roll: . He was nice enough to let me have all the 300 yard and in shots, and focused on the 500 plus targets to make it fair
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Set up and ready to shoot...checking drop charts:
Jeff shooting the .223, the new Lapua is waiting for action:
One of the first at over 500 yards:
639 yards with a .223 (ranged)
That's gotta hurt:
947 yard shot with the Lapua and 140 grain bullet:
Jeff is letting them know that he is done shooting and they can come out a play again... :twisted:
Pointing to the far hill in the middle where the 947 yard shot was made:
We went out to Jeff's personal range Monday morning to shoot some steel. He has targets from 100 to 1050 yards. The 1050 yard target is 10" by 12", and is really small at even 22 power in the NF scope. I managed to hit it a couple times after the dope was dialed in. Jeff than shot a group of 3 shots under 2 inches, with 2 shots less than 1/4 inch apart :!: ...talk about the nut behind the bolt :roll: . Looking forward to doing this again soon!!
I had my eyes opened up to a whole new level of precision shooting from a field standpoint watching Jeff do his "dial a dog" shooting with NF scopes and drop charts :shock: . The new rifle he was just breaking in was a custom 6.5 X 47 Lapua built on a BAT action, but the .223 rifle was an over-the-counter Tikka that he bought used from a guy that said it didn't shoot well :roll: . He was nice enough to let me have all the 300 yard and in shots, and focused on the 500 plus targets to make it fair
.Set up and ready to shoot...checking drop charts:
Jeff shooting the .223, the new Lapua is waiting for action:
One of the first at over 500 yards:
639 yards with a .223 (ranged)
That's gotta hurt:
947 yard shot with the Lapua and 140 grain bullet:
Jeff is letting them know that he is done shooting and they can come out a play again... :twisted:
Pointing to the far hill in the middle where the 947 yard shot was made:
We went out to Jeff's personal range Monday morning to shoot some steel. He has targets from 100 to 1050 yards. The 1050 yard target is 10" by 12", and is really small at even 22 power in the NF scope. I managed to hit it a couple times after the dope was dialed in. Jeff than shot a group of 3 shots under 2 inches, with 2 shots less than 1/4 inch apart :!: ...talk about the nut behind the bolt :roll: . Looking forward to doing this again soon!!
