Got a chance to get out to a 1000 yard range back home with my Dad this morning. I had 23 rounds left for my 260 to play with so we each shot a group at 100 to make sure it was dialed in and to get warmed up and then ran a target out to 500 yards. It was 26 degrees out with no wind and there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground. Good day to shoot!
I printed this 3 shot group at 500 that measured 2.5" from edge to edge.
Then we had some real fun....at the back edge of the range there is a great big rock, part of an old rim rock that is at 1106 yards. I picked out a snow spot on the rock and dialed in 9.7 mils and let it fly and was dead on for height but missed about 8" to the right. There was a 1-2 mph wind and the next shot connected with the snow spot. I'm estimating that first snow spot was probably 10-12" big. I found another one just up from it that was probably 6" big and we tried to connect with it. I finally did hit it on the last shot, but probably shot an 8-10" group around it which isn't too bad at that distance. It was way too much fun. I can't wait to get home and load some more ammo and get out to test it out some more at extended ranges.
I printed this 3 shot group at 500 that measured 2.5" from edge to edge.
Then we had some real fun....at the back edge of the range there is a great big rock, part of an old rim rock that is at 1106 yards. I picked out a snow spot on the rock and dialed in 9.7 mils and let it fly and was dead on for height but missed about 8" to the right. There was a 1-2 mph wind and the next shot connected with the snow spot. I'm estimating that first snow spot was probably 10-12" big. I found another one just up from it that was probably 6" big and we tried to connect with it. I finally did hit it on the last shot, but probably shot an 8-10" group around it which isn't too bad at that distance. It was way too much fun. I can't wait to get home and load some more ammo and get out to test it out some more at extended ranges.
