I was fortunate enough to have a buddy that invited me to a private range this fall. We loaded up early and arrived at 11:30 am to find we had the range all to ourselves! The set up was awesome. There were / targets at 200, 300, 400, 600 and 1000 yards. My buddy brought all kinds of rifles and I brought my AR and 30-06. He is a very experienced shooter. I have never shot the long distances. We started out zeroing and checking the rifles at 50 yards and then moved out from there. We ended up spending 5 hours out there! What an absolute blast this was! I am hooked. I was able to hit targets at all distances including the 1000' ( small 8"x8" steel ). I shot my 30-06 out to 600 yards but it was kicking my ass ( shoulder ) so I never tried further. It is a cheap Remington 700 ( composite ) and I soon realized the light weight of it meant that energy was beating my shoulder!
I hope to get to do it some more next season.
Below is a video, taken from my iphone, placing it on the spotting scope. This target is the 1000 yard one. I am shooting my buddies Lapua .338. What a amazing weapon! I can only dream about owning one. I also included a couple pictures of the set up.
[video]https://youtu.be/qhgcYucqz3w[/video]
I hope to get to do it some more next season.
Below is a video, taken from my iphone, placing it on the spotting scope. This target is the 1000 yard one. I am shooting my buddies Lapua .338. What a amazing weapon! I can only dream about owning one. I also included a couple pictures of the set up.
[video]https://youtu.be/qhgcYucqz3w[/video]