So I had a few minutes today to stretch the DTA SRS Covert in 7SAUM out to a confirmed 1650 today, (but I suspect it was actually a bit further).
I've been meaning to get a range report out on this rifle for some time due to the many questions about not just the 7SAUM but the 7SAUM in a DTA. So, for the record, here are the specs; DTA SRS Covert, sporting a SAC built 24" 8.5 twist Bartlein, the load was 60.5gr of H4831SC under a 162 Amax, velocity chronoed at 3020.
For those that are curious, I have gotten the DTA mag to feed this load <span style="font-style: italic">pretty</span> well, but not 100%. I still haven't gotten around to altering my mags a little bit to feed 100%.
Conditions were great today, about 87F, little to no wind, and a slight uphill angle, here is a pic of my shooting lane:
And to save time in describing where I was shooting, I just Google Earthed a pic with a line of the shot.
Google said it was 1647, but due to the elevation I dialed, and the fact that my dope runs a little high, I think it may have been a bit further, probably closer to a mile, but who knows without some more expensive ranging equipment. The altitude was 5400.
So I got setup, and dry fired a couple times to ensure a good stance, and stability, then I got right to it. I had to make an educated guess on the distance since my Leica wouldn't go far enough, I figured it had to be close to a mile, so I looked at Shooter, and it said 16.08 MIL, so I dialed it in and fired. It hit high, one MIL high, so I dialed down and corrected for the wind, and within two more shots I was hitting the rock .5MIL wide and about .3MIL tall. small changes in the wind were apparent but not difficult to combat with this high BC screamer. Here is a scope shot: ( the target rock is the rock 3MIL's left and one down from the crosshair.
I shot a couple more times to confirm, and to inflate my self esteem. Then I shot at 1200 (8.0MIL) and 800 (4.2MIL). It was awesome, this thing is very powerful. And the recoil was very manageable.
I took a couple more shots to see how good/bad my camo job fits in:
This combination has had just a few setbacks for me, but overall I am EXTREMELY happy with it. I cant wait till fall, I've got a deer and an elk who are gonna get "deep sevened".
Thanks for looking
I've been meaning to get a range report out on this rifle for some time due to the many questions about not just the 7SAUM but the 7SAUM in a DTA. So, for the record, here are the specs; DTA SRS Covert, sporting a SAC built 24" 8.5 twist Bartlein, the load was 60.5gr of H4831SC under a 162 Amax, velocity chronoed at 3020.
For those that are curious, I have gotten the DTA mag to feed this load <span style="font-style: italic">pretty</span> well, but not 100%. I still haven't gotten around to altering my mags a little bit to feed 100%.
Conditions were great today, about 87F, little to no wind, and a slight uphill angle, here is a pic of my shooting lane:
And to save time in describing where I was shooting, I just Google Earthed a pic with a line of the shot.
Google said it was 1647, but due to the elevation I dialed, and the fact that my dope runs a little high, I think it may have been a bit further, probably closer to a mile, but who knows without some more expensive ranging equipment. The altitude was 5400.
So I got setup, and dry fired a couple times to ensure a good stance, and stability, then I got right to it. I had to make an educated guess on the distance since my Leica wouldn't go far enough, I figured it had to be close to a mile, so I looked at Shooter, and it said 16.08 MIL, so I dialed it in and fired. It hit high, one MIL high, so I dialed down and corrected for the wind, and within two more shots I was hitting the rock .5MIL wide and about .3MIL tall. small changes in the wind were apparent but not difficult to combat with this high BC screamer. Here is a scope shot: ( the target rock is the rock 3MIL's left and one down from the crosshair.
I shot a couple more times to confirm, and to inflate my self esteem. Then I shot at 1200 (8.0MIL) and 800 (4.2MIL). It was awesome, this thing is very powerful. And the recoil was very manageable.
I took a couple more shots to see how good/bad my camo job fits in:
This combination has had just a few setbacks for me, but overall I am EXTREMELY happy with it. I cant wait till fall, I've got a deer and an elk who are gonna get "deep sevened".
Thanks for looking
