Pond James Pond
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They'll be some who think that this is barely worth mentioning and I realise it is not that big a deal, but it is for me.
Today I shot at 400, 500 and 600m for the first time. Ever.
I was shooting my 3-12x Burris-scoped CZ550 and used my "home-tuned" 146gn milspec ammo which previously has managed about 2-2.5MOA at 100m and 300m.
The weather was fine except for a quite gusty, variable breeze of about 2.5-4m/s. Luckily this was pretty much head on.
This time the target was a 12" wide metal plate. I hit it 3 out of 6 times at 400m, 2 out of 6 at 500m (I misread the wind direction: for some reason it felt like it was coming from 50 degrees left from that position) and 5 out of 12 at 600m.
So, not world class, but I had a great time and I have a red patch on my scapula where I've been patting myself on the back!!
Today I shot at 400, 500 and 600m for the first time. Ever.
I was shooting my 3-12x Burris-scoped CZ550 and used my "home-tuned" 146gn milspec ammo which previously has managed about 2-2.5MOA at 100m and 300m.
The weather was fine except for a quite gusty, variable breeze of about 2.5-4m/s. Luckily this was pretty much head on.
This time the target was a 12" wide metal plate. I hit it 3 out of 6 times at 400m, 2 out of 6 at 500m (I misread the wind direction: for some reason it felt like it was coming from 50 degrees left from that position) and 5 out of 12 at 600m.
So, not world class, but I had a great time and I have a red patch on my scapula where I've been patting myself on the back!!