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JRA 03A4 Performance

hrfunk

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Apr 18, 2010
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Hi all. I just got back from the CMP East Coast Games at Camp Butner NC. I shot my JRA 1903 A4 in the Vintage Sniper Match and managed to score a 99 1-X from 300 yards and a 96 3-X from 600 yards. That's some of the best shooting I've ever done in my life and I am extremely psyched. I just thought I'd post a quick note here on the performance of my rifle AND the 2.5X Hi Lux scope that's mounted to it.

HRF
 
My partner and I ended up in fifth place overall, I'm not sure if we constitute the "top shooters" by your definition, but my partner was using a Lyman Alaskan on his original 03A4. He shot a 98 from 300 and an 89 from 600, that's pretty fair shootin' too; especially for a 70 year old rifle! I can't really tell you what the people who placed above us were using since I was busy shooting and not watching them. I can tell you I saw a wide assortment of optics. There were several original 8X Unertl's in use, as well as some of the new Hi Lux reproductions of that same scope. As I said above, my scope is a Hi Lux reproduction of the WWII era M73B1 (Weaver 330). It's a 2.5X scope with a fine cross hair reticle. You can see a photo of it at the James River Armory website.

HRF