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Jose
I've had an NRA Long Range Expert classification since 2004, but that was all at 600 yards. Since this year began, 600 yard scores are no longer part of the Long Range aggregate, so now my 600 yards scores are going to my Mid Range Prone classification (Master currently).
Well, this weekend I went to the Indiana Long Range championship at Camp Atterbury. Saturday was a Palma style match consisting of 15 rounds each at 800, 900, and 1000 yards. Sunday was a 40 round (two strings of 20) match at 1000 yards.
I am very pleased at my first true long range performance. Saturday's match was a 139-2X at 800 and a 142-3X each at 900 and 1000 for a 423-8X. Sunday was a 179-4X and a 189-3X at 1000 for a 368-7X. The 179 was a screw job from the people marking my target and that's all I'll say on that.
Still, all in all, I finished the weekend with a 791-15X out of a possible 850 points, which is a respectable 93.06%. Still an expert class score, but when I look back at my rolling 120 shot average in Long Range scores (including a 600 yard match fired last Nov, which still counts as LR), I end up with a 94.48% average. The cutoff for Long Range Master is 94%, so I moved up in class pending recept of scores by the NRA.
On top of that, I won the Expert class for the weekend aggregate score and took second in the Palma (iron sighted, sling supported 308 rifles only) sub aggregate. BTW, I shot all weekend with an iron sighted 308 while most people were using scopes in the matches where they were allowed and shooting much flatter, faster cartridges like 6mm XC, 6.5-284, and 260 Remington.
All in all, a good weekend.
Well, this weekend I went to the Indiana Long Range championship at Camp Atterbury. Saturday was a Palma style match consisting of 15 rounds each at 800, 900, and 1000 yards. Sunday was a 40 round (two strings of 20) match at 1000 yards.
I am very pleased at my first true long range performance. Saturday's match was a 139-2X at 800 and a 142-3X each at 900 and 1000 for a 423-8X. Sunday was a 179-4X and a 189-3X at 1000 for a 368-7X. The 179 was a screw job from the people marking my target and that's all I'll say on that.
Still, all in all, I finished the weekend with a 791-15X out of a possible 850 points, which is a respectable 93.06%. Still an expert class score, but when I look back at my rolling 120 shot average in Long Range scores (including a 600 yard match fired last Nov, which still counts as LR), I end up with a 94.48% average. The cutoff for Long Range Master is 94%, so I moved up in class pending recept of scores by the NRA.
On top of that, I won the Expert class for the weekend aggregate score and took second in the Palma (iron sighted, sling supported 308 rifles only) sub aggregate. BTW, I shot all weekend with an iron sighted 308 while most people were using scopes in the matches where they were allowed and shooting much flatter, faster cartridges like 6mm XC, 6.5-284, and 260 Remington.
All in all, a good weekend.