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First 5 shots at 1000yds
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02-18-2019, 05:50 PM
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Great start Kurt!
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02-18-2019, 05:58 PM
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Great start Kurt!
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Thanks Cat. It seems like all my trips have been rushed this winter and the snow is too deep to get into the pit where it’ll be easier to read the wind. I’m looking forward to the spring when the days are longer and I can get into the pit where I’ll be able to see the effects on the grass and leaves from the wind. The Swarovski app is really helpful with the long distance shooting, even if you don’t have a Swarovski scope.
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Thanks Cat. It seems like all my trips have been rushed this winter and the snow is too deep to get into the pit where it’ll be easier to read the wind. I’m looking forward to the spring when the days are longer and I can get into the pit where I’ll be able to see the effects on the grass and leaves from the wind. The Swarovski app is really helpful with the long distance shooting, even if you don’t have a Swarovski scope.
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We’ll have to hook up so you can try out my camera - no more running back and forth and it even spots the misses for you!
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Thanks for sharing.
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We’ll have to hook up so you can try out my camera - no more running back and forth and it even spots the misses for you!
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Ya, I can’t tell if I hit the target until I drive up to it, 1000yds is a long shot, lol.
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02-18-2019, 06:12 PM
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Thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure.
It’s been a lot of fun so far, I’m hoping to be able to post up a 1/2 MOA group or better at 1000yds, the wind makes it a heck of a lot more difficult doing this at 1000yds than at 100yds that’s for sure.
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02-18-2019, 06:13 PM
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You need a big dirt pile or something so you can spot your misses. I use a 24x24” Ar500 plate painted white with just an orange dot in the Center. Set up a spotting scope so some one can spot for you.
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02-18-2019, 06:17 PM
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You need a big dirt pile or something so you can spot your misses. I use a 24x24” Ar500 plate painted white with just an orange dot in the Center. Set up a spotting scope so some one can spot for you.
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My target camera tracks every shot , even when the bullet hits the snow bank!
I don’t know why I didn’t buy one when they first cane out what with all the long range shooting I do !
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I’ve got a bullseye target cam now but have only tried it out to 400 yards. It seems to work pretty good. Looking forward for all this white crap to disappear so I can try it at 1100.
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I’ve got a bullseye target cam now but have only tried it out to 400 yards. It seems to work pretty good. Looking forward for all this white crap to disappear so I can try it at 1100.
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From the limited time I used mine today it is EXACTLY what us long Rangers need!:sHa_shakeshout:
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Nice start for both rifles, Kurt!
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I don’t know how safe that is shooting down a road/trail.
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I don’t know how safe that is shooting down a road/trail.
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It’s an unmaintained road that dead ends at a gravel pit, the only way there is to drive past me. The entrance to the gravel pit is right where we are.
You can see the road in the center right of the pic, the pit is at the end of the road.
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We’ll have to hook up so you can try out my camera - no more running back and forth and it even spots the misses for you!
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Don't put the camera to the left of the target unless it is armor plated or works with holes in it
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Sorry buddy. I couldn't help myself after you laughed at me for tossing my rod in the drink. LOL.
That is a helluva nice rifle. Like seriously nice.
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02-18-2019, 08:27 PM
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Awesome stuff Kurt,,, yes'er to getting out there.
I'm still on the 800 meter stuff this winter. Dam cold in the North.
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Sorry buddy. I couldn't help myself after you laughed at me for tossing my rod in the drink. LOL.
That is a helluva nice rifle. Like seriously nice.
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I deserve that, and probably a lot more!
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Great job, definitely not a bad start. If you don’t mind I may have a better spot for you to shoot that far on crown west of Edmonton. It’s a maintained road so it’s always cleared by a grater, but it’s a dead end road too. Fully treed in so it helps with wind.
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Nice shooting Kurt, nice to see it all come together after all the time and planning that goes into building the rigs.
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That 3/5 on the paper shows how easy it is to miss or wound an animal at long distance, even with top quality equipment.
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That 3/5 on the paper shows how easy it is to miss or wound an animal at long distance, even with top quality equipment.
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It sure does, but it also shows that with very little long range expirience that it’s possible to put 2 out of five bullets 1” apart at 1000yds which is pretty impressive, not to mention they are on bullseye. And keep in mind that was my first attempt at 1000yds.
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Very nice
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That 3/5 on the paper shows how easy it is to miss or wound an animal at long distance, even with top quality equipment.
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True but this was paper....wounded in some areas.....poor Tammy
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It sure does, but it also shows that with very little long range expirience that it’s possible to put 2 out of five bullets 1” apart at 1000yds which is pretty impressive, not to mention they are on bullseye. And keep in mind that was my first attempt at 1000yds.
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All true, it shows that you were able to calculate the trajectory very well, but even slight variations in the wind made the difference between almost hitting the bullseye, and missing the entire target. Even if you could accurately measure the wind at your shooting location, a slight gust, or a change along the 1000 yards to the target, makes consistent shooting at 1000 yards very difficult, in all but dead calm conditions.
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That 3/5 on the paper shows how easy it is to miss or wound an animal at long distance, even with top quality equipment.
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Today's long range hunting craze is the new 'magnumitis'. 95% of hunters have no business shooting at a deer at 1000 yards.
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It sure does, but it also shows that with very little long range expirience that it’s possible to put 2 out of five bullets 1” apart at 1000yds which is pretty impressive, not to mention they are on bullseye. And keep in mind that was my first attempt at 1000yds.
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Maybe you're in that 5% group....? You have some nice gear there.
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All true, it shows that you were able to calculate the trajectory very well, but even slight variations in the wind made the difference between almost hitting the bullseye, and missing the entire target. Even if you could accurately measure the wind at your shooting location, a slight gust, or a change along the 1000 yards to the target, makes consistent shooting at 1000 yards very difficult, in all but dead calm conditions.
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Wind or the animal taking a step while the bullet is on it's way.....
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Wind or the animal taking a step while the bullet is on it's way.....
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Misses and wounding of animals can and are made at ranges as little as 100 yards as well.
Nobody seems to get on that band wagon however .
It is a hunter’s obligation to make the very best shot possible for a quick kill, regardless of range .
Shooting a target at any range shows shots on a target , what the shooter does with that data is up to them.
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