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Advanced Marksmanship One Shot Accuracy

tigerhawk

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What is the longest shot you have made, that hit within 1/2 MOA of where you intended it to hit? Please specify rifle, scope, caliber, load, zero, elevation or amount of holdover, wind, and whether shot off of bipod, bags, rucksack, etc., and post the target if you can. Also, if you can, please specify how far your hit was from your aiming point.
 
Re: One Shot Accuracy

watch for my 1800yd goat shot.....i got to download and edit ASAP

.300wm 190's luepold 6.5x20 premier mildot off the bipod..hold over no wind
 
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I've shot X's at 600 in F-class, from prone, with a factory rifle. It can be done, but not every time.
 
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Downzero, I would be interested in knowing what model of rifle you shot with when you did that.
 
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I cannot relate any instances of my shooting prowess, but at a recent tactical match, it featured a 600 yd cold bore shot for the first evolution.

The target was a 6" steel plate, set back in the woods, early morning light, and a little frost on the pumpkin, mild 1-3 MPH wind. The shot was done prone, with bi-pod: so 24 shooters, 23 misses, and I was with the miss crowd.

The one hit was a lot of luck, as he scored in the lower half of the pack, by the end of the day.

Cold bore shots, at small targets, with some distance, taint easy.....It takes real skill and a little luck. None of which I possess....
 
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The AZ comp I just returned from.
Cold bore 500 yards
.260
140 AMAX
42.8 H4350
2730 ft/sec
Sub 5 full value
Sub .5 moa shot
65% missed it
25% went .5
10% went .25
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Chiller</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The AZ comp I just returned from.
Cold bore 500 yards
.260
140 AMAX
42.8 H4350
2730 ft/sec
Sub 5 full value
Sub .5 moa shot
65% missed it
25% went .5
10% went .25
</div></div>

So the target was like 2.5 inches or less?
 
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I couldn't do it again if I tried, but I did shoot this Cold bore @ 1000. We pasted it and shot 4 shots at it later in the day I whited them out.
Was aiming at the shoot-n-c, Hit 6 inches away.
Had an Unpaid witness there.

coldbore.jpg


.260 w/142SMK @2830fps 43.0 Gr H4350
rem 700
Bipod, Rear bean bag
8.5x25 Leupold
26.5 MOA, 200 yard zero
No wind, early morning.
 
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Montana Rifle Co. 300WM
26", #8 contour 1in 10" RH
WW Brass
WLRM
208 A-Max Moly
78.6gr H-1000
2956 MV.
45*
28.12"hg
68%
Wind from 9:00 @ 2mph after 300 yds.(past tree line)
 
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BobinNC,
it was 9" diameter and i was also in the miss group,Jole the young guy that was wearing the desert digital hit the right chain . the guy that did hit was having scope problems, it sprung and was way off, he was in my squad and was 3 shooters behind me
 
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pacomdiver,

Thanks for the correction. The more you miss it, the smaller it gets in your memory. Just like the one that gets away, gets larger....

See you next shoot,

Bob
 
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shot a 600-41x on a 300 yard target from 500 yards F class w/ a solid 15-20 mph wind quartering from 1:00-3:00,w/ my 308 in Aug of 05. Had 1st round hit at 1830 yards on steel w/ 338 using 250 scenars pushed around 3025fps, Both rifles AI.
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: tigerhawk</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Downzero, I would be interested in knowing what model of rifle you shot with when you did that. </div></div>

FN PBR XP, pillar bedded into a McMillan A5. Barrel is a 24" long fluted. Scope is a 6-24x50 Bushnell Elite 4200 Tactical with a mil dot reticle. Caliber is .308 Win. Load was 47 grains of Varget, Sierra 155 grain 2155 bullet and CCI LR primer @ 2.820" or so (magazine length!), in 1x fired LC brass.
 
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Great shot (1830 yards), Jay! .338 Lapua, or some other .338? What was the size of the steel target?
 
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50 BMG McBros action right hand bolt,left hand port.
K&P 36" custom contour barrel and clamshell brake.
Lee six carbon fiber stock
Jewel 6oz trigger
NF 8-32 scope.
I machine my own 730gr bronze bore rider Harlow copys
252.5gr V V 24n41
RWS primers
36"tensioned barrel @ 3100fps
7.943" 5 shot group at 1000yds. 4 were in at 5.4" then the wind...
Shot from bench with front and rear rests.
 
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36" disc, great for long distance, you can identify hit from shooting platform.
 
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Downzero which one, 500 f class was Accuracy enforcement , AE model, leupold 5x25 qtr moa click w/ target dot, the 1830 rifle is a AWSM w. S&B p4 fine reticle, mil reticle