Last weekend I tried my 1st 1000yd FCSA match. I've helped with 2 or 3 and played with a few different 50bmgs but never shot a match with one. I had only fired about 10 rounds at 1000yds before last weekend and very few past 400yds. I borrowed a friend's LAR Grizzly with a NF 8-32 on top of it. We shot his loads of 218rg of H50BMG and 750gr Amax. I decided to shoot Hunter class (prone). I went in not expecting to do worth a damn, just have fun. My best 5 shot group was 15 1/4" and worst was just over 30". I averaged 22.6" on 6 targets and scored 226 of 300 in wind averaging about 15mph. HOLY SHIT I had a blast! I'm ready to do it again. I do need to work on my prone shooting though. I got my teeth rattled a few times when I wasn't where I needed to be behind the gun.