Met Jack today. The range was busy so I was on rimfire range. Fellow walks up first time at the range. Asks some normal questions. I continue shooting my CZ. Scope doesn't have enough elevation for 250 yards. It comes up 5" short. Welcome the Kentucky. Looks like a 6" plate hold top of plate and starts smacking steel. Look over at my new friend and his 22 has Anschutz. Nice rifle. I move over to the 500 yard range. I have been smacking 500 yards enough that it gets boring, and he shows up and sets up. He had bore sighted the rifle for 200 yards, but this is the first time he has shot it. He is really lost on dialing in. I asked what he was shooting. He said 140 something in lake city brass. I can't fiind a 149 grain bullet. It was a Ruger m77. So I took best guess at barrel twist, velocity,, scope height,, everything else.
He was having trouble seeing his hit. I said try 200. He smacked the popper dead middle. I said what do you want to try. He said 300. I told him dial up .7 mils. I watched him hit dead center. I asked want to try 400yards? He said 500. I said dial to 2.5. Smacks center again. I asked him what do you want to do now. He said I'm done.
He lives 2 hours north of the range. I live 2 hours south of the range. He asked what the program was. I said Applied Ballistics and it was $30. Gave him my number so next time we can arrange a meet up and I will teach him how to use the program. Like some others here, I am a fan of Bryan Litz. It definitely impressed him. And after a 15 year lay off,, he picked right back up.
I'll have the real info for the next meet.
He was having trouble seeing his hit. I said try 200. He smacked the popper dead middle. I said what do you want to try. He said 300. I told him dial up .7 mils. I watched him hit dead center. I asked want to try 400yards? He said 500. I said dial to 2.5. Smacks center again. I asked him what do you want to do now. He said I'm done.
He lives 2 hours north of the range. I live 2 hours south of the range. He asked what the program was. I said Applied Ballistics and it was $30. Gave him my number so next time we can arrange a meet up and I will teach him how to use the program. Like some others here, I am a fan of Bryan Litz. It definitely impressed him. And after a 15 year lay off,, he picked right back up.
I'll have the real info for the next meet.
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