Where can I go to shoot at distance in NE Mass

dcmdon said:
Don't knock it until you try it. You need to do all the stuff as far as dope and wind holds you need at 1000+ yards with a centerfire rifle. It's fantastic practice.
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i do it all the time, but, sshhhh! :)
 
Reading Rifle start participating in service rifle matches 200/300/600 all in the same day.

To avoid membership needed issues you could always find CMP# or NRA Rifle matches at clubs around you. Many are 200 yards or more.

Don’t let the phrase Rifle match get to you in the end. You’re only competing against yourself to improve your skills
 
mac1911 said:
Reading Rifle start participating in service rifle matches 200/300/600 all in the same day.

To avoid membership needed issues you could always find CMP# or NRA Rifle matches at clubs around you. Many are 200 yards or more.

Don’t let the phrase Rifle match get to you in the end. You’re only competing against yourself to improve your skills
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Mesatchornug said:
And the Back 40...


I think you're thinking of Granby
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Some of these ranges were where they originally set up.. and then they change locations to a different city, but they keep the same name Grammy’s awesome. But it’s the same thing. I go up there and start strifing with the belt feds.. the police show up every time. No matter where I shoot in Massachusetts the police show up every time.
 
On my birthday, I got to renew. If they renew mylicense if it actually happens, but it tear my property apart. I’m not gonna stop no matter what anybody says.
 
Shirley has 200, Harvard has 300, reading has 600 and many other clubs have 2 or 3 hundred but you need to be a member and may have to qualify.
 
dcmdon said:
Don't knock it until you try it. You need to do all the stuff as far as dope and wind holds you need at 1000+ yards with a centerfire rifle. It's fantastic practice.
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I just started reaching out to 300 yds with my Tikka T1X rimfire. I'm struggling reading the wind. I gotta ask my club about getting wind flags.
 
dcmdon said:
Don't knock it until you try it. You need to do all the stuff as far as dope and wind holds you need at 1000+ yards with a centerfire rifle. It's fantastic practice.
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My club has a long range out to 500 yards, and I take my 10/22 every time I go! 300 yards is a pretty safe bet unless the wind is not cooperating. When it's calm enough, I dial up a total of 70 minutes and shoot the plates at 400. Every once in a while, if the wind is really still, I manage to dial up some more and lob them out to 500. It's quite satisfying to shoot, have a sip of coffee, check the time, and then see that 8" plate wiggle ever so slightly when the bullet finally gets there!

For those interested in the numbers involved, I zero at 50 yards. With a 40 MOA rail and Arken SH4 4-16x I'm able to dial in enough elevation to compensate for the 39 foot drop with MiniMags at 500 yards with no holdover required! At 300 yards drop is about 10' and 400 its about 22'.
 
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Road_Clam said:
I just started reaching out to 300 yds with my Tikka T1X rimfire. I'm struggling reading the wind. I gotta ask my club about getting wind flags.
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You can put your own in and just pick them up when you are done.

300 is difficult with .22 LR.

One thing I found is that I can't skimp on the ammo.

At 50 yards, out of my Bergara or my CZ, CCI standard velocity makes pretty much 1 hole. At 100 yards it's 2 inches. At 200 yards it's 8 inches.

Eley Match (at about $16/box) is only marginally tighter at 50 yards, but at 100 is about an inch and at 200 yards is about 3 inches.

For years I thought my Kidd 1022 fell apart between 100 and 200. Then I tried good ammo and found its as good as my bolt guns. ha.
 
dcmdon said:
You can put your own in and just pick them up when you are done.

300 is difficult with .22 LR.

One thing I found is that I can't skimp on the ammo.

At 50 yards, out of my Bergara or my CZ, CCI standard velocity makes pretty much 1 hole. At 100 yards it's 2 inches. At 200 yards it's 8 inches.

Eley Match (at about $16/box) is only marginally tighter at 50 yards, but at 100 is about an inch and at 200 yards is about 3 inches.

For years I thought my Kidd 1022 fell apart between 100 and 200. Then I tried good ammo and found its as good as my bolt guns. ha.
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EXACTLY what i'm observing at 300 . I'm shooting at a 16" gong and i'ts 50/50 hit or miss. It's also difficult to spot my hits. If i'm shooting all alone I can hear a faint "ping" on the steel but any shooting neighbors and no go on hearing the ping. But like you commented I enjoy the challenge. I too am shooting CCI std vel while i'm learning the new gun and learning the wind.
 
Road_Clam said:
EXACTLY what i'm observing at 300 . I'm shooting at a 16" gong and i'ts 50/50 hit or miss. It's also difficult to spot my hits. If i'm shooting all alone I can hear a faint "ping" on the steel but any shooting neighbors and no go on hearing the ping. But like you commented I enjoy the challenge. I too am shooting CCI std vel while i'm learning the new gun and learning the wind.
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Wind is the challenge when shooting .22 at longer ranges. It's a great way to learn how to use the markings in a scope when the wind is pushing those bullets a few minutes in one direction or the other. Also consider that elevation changes happen when the wind is blowing at you and away from you, and it can be quite a challenge hitting smaller plates at distance.

I've shot SV, Lapua, SK, and Eley through the two .22 rifles I take out to the long. The 10/22 loves Lapua, but there's no way I'm spending $.40 per round to fight the wind beyond 100 yards! I generally shoot SV out of my Savage MKII at 300 and MiniMags out of the 10/22 at 300-500. Luckily, the barrel I selected when I buit the 10/22 seems to really perform well with MiniMags and Aguila SE. It makes afor a fun and cheap afternoon,

10/22 build: Brownell's receiver, KIDD barrel, Magpul stock. The Athlon scope has been replaced with an Arken.
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Savage MKII in Boyd's stock. Athlon 12x scope mounted on a 40 MOA rail.
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Out at the long. The next clearings up from 400 are 440 then 500.
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