6.5 CM at One Mile

[Hawk in WY]

Howa 1500 26 inch heavy barrel barreled action
MDT Chassis
Nightforce NXS 3.5-15 56

140 gr Barnes Match Burner
Hornady weight sorted range pick up brass
4X.2 gr H4350
2.87 COAL

66.5 MOA. No wind.

Edited to add: 6,200 feet elevation

Load is over maximum so work up carefully.

Complain all you want about a one shot group.

The objective was to see if the 6.5 CM could hit anything at one mile.

The hit was walked in obviously but the fifth shot.

Mission accomplished.

 

[acudaowner]

I am all a flutter in side while I am waiting to try my had at that thanks for the pics congrats .

 

[wil_pt]

Also interested in trying out my 6.5cm. The longest range I found is 1680yds so it’s a little short of 1 mile.

 

[spartan67]

nice shot!

 

[Mischievous]

View attachment 7406004

Howa 1500 26 inch heavy barrel barreled action
MDT Chassis
Nightforce NXS 3.5-15 56

140 gr Barnes Match Burner
Hornady weight sorted range pick up brass
4X.2 gr H4350
2.87 COAL

66.5 MOA. No wind.

Load is over maximum so work up carefully.

Complain all you want about a one shot group.

The objective was to see if the 6.5 CM could hit anything at one mile.

The hit was walked in obviously but the fifth shot.

Mission accomplished.

AWESOME! That's my goal. New to sport, and have MRAD 6.5CM, and taking course in early October. Loaded up on 1200 rounds ($ ouch) Hornady Factory Match ELD 140 gr.

 

[eugevita]

Very cool and congrats! I also was able to get my 6.5 B14HMR out to a mile, not easy but certainly not impossible!

 

[dragman]

Nice. Really crazy to not have any wind at that distance.

 

[cobus13]

That’s pretty cool.

 

[TheBoctor]

66.5 MOA. No wind.

Want to know how i know you're lying....? "No wind" in WY







Just yanking your chain, nice shot! I always try and stop at the mile plate in Green River when I'm passing through. The wind can make it sporty that's for sure and to not have it would be sweet!

 

[Hawk in WY]

Want to know how i know you're lying....? "No wind" in WY







Just yanking your chain, nice shot! I always try and stop at the mile plate in Green River when I'm passing through. The wind can make it sporty that's for sure and to not have it would be sweet!

There is some truth to this.

The range is just over the border into Idaho in the Big Hole Mountains.

No wind at the shooting position doesn’t say anything about wind 25 feet up over a canyon.

Here is the shooting position.

 

[TheBoctor]

Alright I'm thoroughly jealous.

 

[Hawk in WY]

It does amaze me that a little bullet will hit something one mile away. One mile is the end of the strip across the canyon.

600 yards to the first target.

 

[BikePilot]

That's awesome!

 

[Steel head]

I’ve witnessed two members here get get hits at 1810 yards with their 6.5 CM and have had my 260 at a bit over that.
If conditions are decent it’s not overly difficult.

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Good shooting, especially on a target that size. I shot steel at 1 mi with 6.5 CM earlier this year. But my target was 18"x24". I did have about 13 mph wind though. It took me 5-6 shots. Very satisfying...as you now know!
BTW, that's a sweet spot to shoot from. Off your back deck?

 

[EliMcBee]

Now that is a sweet back yard range.......

 

[Hawk in WY]

Good shooting, especially on a target that size. I shot steel at 1 mi with 6.5 CM earlier this year. But my target was 18"x24". I did have about 13 mph wind though. It took me 5-6 shots. Very satisfying...as you now know!
BTW, that's a sweet spot to shoot from. Off your back deck?

The front deck actually.

 

[hollywood1981]

Nice shooting there!

 

[Bound]

Great shot

 

[wil_pt]

I had the chance to stretch out my 6.5 creed yesterday before burning the barrel. Shot 5 rounds at 400 to check elevation, and was able to hit the 1660 yard target on 2nd shot using 147 eld match. I didn't feel quite as satisfied maybe because it was a full ox size target. It actually felt better hitting the 18x24 steel at 1570 yards.

 

[dms416]

I had the chance to stretch out my 6.5 creed yesterday before burning the barrel. Shot 5 rounds at 400 to check elevation, and was able to hit the 1660 yard target on 2nd shot using 147 eld match. I didn't feel quite as satisfied maybe because it was a full ox size target. It actually felt better hitting the 18x24 steel at 1570 yards.

It's a buffalo, not an ox

 

[dms416]

@wil_pt, Elmore Stock Farms in Laura, IL? 1680 rings a bell. Don't short yourself with 1660 dope, it's 1680 otherwise, I'd have first-round'd it my first time there. Plus it's not exactly a scale buffalo...

Pretty stoked I got it with a 20" 308 175gr SMK on the 2nd round. Last year, went 3 for 4 off the RRS tripod with a 130gr Fed GMM factory 6.5CM on "Elmore".

 

[wil_pt]

Yep. I thought the target was bigger than that . Photo was just sent to me by our contact.

 

[dms416]

I mean, yeah...it's a BIG target still. The body not counting the legs is probably 3-4 feet depending on where you measure. Tail to nose is probably about 6 feet. I kinda wish they'd put a full IPSC there on the line with it. What target did they have at 1570? 1280 used to be the max before you got to the buffalo.

 

[wil_pt]

I mean, yeah...it's a BIG target still. The body not counting the legs is probably 3-4 feet depending on where you measure. Tail to nose is probably about 6 feet. I kinda wish they'd put a full IPSC there on the line with it. What target did they have at 1570? 1280 used to be the max before you got to the buffalo.

18x24 steel plate at 1570. We recommended adding a smaller target beside the buffalo. Adding a KYL was also mentioned.

 

[Steel head]

Damn!
I need that Buffalo at my 2 mile target location!

 

[2aBaC̶a̶]

Damn!
I need that Buffalo at my 2 mile target location!

Where u at?

 

[Steel head]

Where u at?

Washington/Oregon

 

[2aBaC̶a̶]

Washington/Oregon

How far from ID?

 

[Steel head]

How far from ID?

The side with the salt water.

 

[2aBaC̶a̶]

The side with the salt water.

Lol, oh damn.

 

[Steel head]

Lol, oh damn.

Here’s my current target, it’s an ass kicker!

 

[Dead Eye Dick]

As my son reminds me, hitting anything at extreme ranges takes real skill, pat yourself on the back for a fine accomplishment.

 

[2aBaC̶a̶]

Here’s my current target, it’s an ass kicker!
View attachment 7486450

Nice, whats the size and distance on that target?

 

[Steel head]

Nice, whats the size and distance on that target?

24”x24”
You can shoot that target from 1800, 2300 and 2 miles.

 

[jhthyfd2]

View attachment 7406004

Howa 1500 26 inch heavy barrel barreled action
MDT Chassis
Nightforce NXS 3.5-15 56

140 gr Barnes Match Burner
Hornady weight sorted range pick up brass
4X.2 gr H4350
2.87 COAL

66.5 MOA. No wind.

Edited to add: 6,200 feet elevation

Load is over maximum so work up carefully.

Complain all you want about a one shot group.

The objective was to see if the 6.5 CM could hit anything at one mile.

The hit was walked in obviously but the fifth shot.

Mission accomplished.

Nice job! I was out in South Dakota this September and was able to reach my 6.5 Creedmoor out to 2,100 yards, it took 10 shots for a hit.

 

[jhthyfd2]

View attachment 7406004

Howa 1500 26 inch heavy barrel barreled action
MDT Chassis
Nightforce NXS 3.5-15 56

140 gr Barnes Match Burner
Hornady weight sorted range pick up brass
4X.2 gr H4350
2.87 COAL

66.5 MOA. No wind.

Edited to add: 6,200 feet elevation

Load is over maximum so work up carefully.

Complain all you want about a one shot group.

The objective was to see if the 6.5 CM could hit anything at one mile.

The hit was walked in obviously but the fifth shot.

Mission accomplished.

Strong work!

 

[Turkeytider]

With its ballistics, guess it’s not a big surprise that the military has at least shown interest as an intermediate sniper round.

 

[HD1911]

Had a blast taking her out to 1,776y back in early March.

 

[DownhillFromHere]

Fun fact: on a quiet day, you can hear a 140gr Berger Hybrid launched at 2775fps hit a 4x4' plate at 1760 yards, 400' ASL. Just over 9 seconds from bang to clang.

 

[Scopes]

Fun fact: on a quiet day, you can hear a 140gr Berger Hybrid launched at 2775fps hit a 4x4' plate at 1760 yards, 400' ASL. Just over 9 seconds from bang to clang.

Yep, you can barely hear it around the 9-10 second mark.

 

[JeffLebowski]

OP is from #BestState

 

[Thump_rrr]

View attachment 7406004

Howa 1500 26 inch heavy barrel barreled action
MDT Chassis
Nightforce NXS 3.5-15 56

140 gr Barnes Match Burner
Hornady weight sorted range pick up brass
4X.2 gr H4350
2.87 COAL

66.5 MOA. No wind.

Edited to add: 6,200 feet elevation

Load is over maximum so work up carefully.

Complain all you want about a one shot group.

The objective was to see if the 6.5 CM could hit anything at one mile.

The hit was walked in obviously but the fifth shot.

Mission accomplished.

Any Idea what the density altitude and muzzle velocity were?

My 139gr scenar's at 2761fps MV need 78.1 moa at 6,200ft DA to get to 1760y.
My 147gr ELD-M's at 2695fps MV need 69.3 moa at 6,200ft DA to get to1760y.

Edit: Just noticed that it's a 4 year old thread.

 

[Hawk in WY]

6200 feet. Assumed standard atmospheric pressure.

66.5 MOA

Not disclosing velocity. Safe but high pressure. I have since backed this load down.

 

[Thump_rrr]

6200 feet. Assumed standard atmospheric pressure.

66.5 MOA

Not disclosing velocity. Safe but high pressure. I have since backed this load down.

I know what the velocity is with that amount of drop for 6,200' DA.
I just wasn't sure if you may have had a really high DA helping you because that's really moving for a 140gr projectile