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garyalarson
Optics Apprentice Joined: June/04/2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Status: Offline Points: 184 |
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Posted: September/03/2013 at 10:06 |
All, I wanted to share my 8/30-31 trip to
BangSteel Long Range Training in Wytheville, VA. Two guys accompanied me, we
will call them "B" & "D". In summary…it was awesome! DAY 1 8:00am - Start in
the Dan Newberry classroom where we talk about our rifles, loads, optics,
reticles, etc. We then begin talking about ballistics, supersonic vs. subsonic,
and doing lots of math. The biggest thing for me during this time was the
customized wind formula that each one of us got based on our bullet, and scope
reticle (MIL vs. MOA). This formula proved itself out to 1,040 with my .308.
Want to know this wind formula? Come to BangSteel. http://bangsteel.com/ 11:00am - We are
driving to the range (which is right off 77, and visible from the road) which
is a giant Angus Cattle farm. (You shoot one...write a check for $1,800 and
take it home with you.) We spent a lot of time doing our 100-yard zero because
"B" had a Sheppard scope (my 1st time ever hearing about them, and
Dan's 1st time ever working with them), and had issues getting the 4 dials (not
2) for windage/elevation calibrated. What took me 3 shots, took "B"
about an hour. But Dan was very patient and we got it done (looking online for
instructions). Shortly after that "D" got his rifle zeroed. What were
we all shooting? All .308s. :) ·
Gary - Rem 700 - SPS Varmint - .308
- 155gr. Nosler Custom - 2820fps, Vortex Crossfire II 6-18x44 ·
"B" - Savage 110FP
Tactical - .308 - 175 Sierra MatchKing - 2700fps, Sheppard Scope ·
"D" - Savage 110FP - .308
- 175 Sierra MatchKing - 2700fps, Millett Scope 2:00pm - We were
"behind" and probably looking to stay longer than needed to catch up.
But once everyone was zeroed, we starting plinking steel and reading wind at
the following distances: 200, 300, 400, 525, 600, 740 and then
finally wrapping up the day at 900. You wouldn't think there is a big
difference between a 600 and 740 target in terms of difficulty. But that 740
was a dirty ferret that really made everyone do things almost perfect. AH #1: WIND During Day 1, you really learned the importance of reading wind. If you do EVERYTHING right...but blow the wind call by a couple MPH...you miss the shot. I've read countless articles on reading the wind, but until you experience it...you won't understand how critica |
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cheaptrick
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Dan Newberry is a good dude.
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Peddler
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Neat.
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SVT_Tactical
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Nice. I'm thinking about doing the class but still not 100% on it.
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Kickboxer
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Sounds like a great class, great learning experience. People are usually amazed at the differences shooting between 500 and 800 yards. Great story.
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ccoker
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cool
I agree on the magnification "needed" for shooting to 1K I run a 3-12 Kahles out to 1K on my 308
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