2024 Cold Bore Challenge Plans

[Bluumoon]

Last year the challenge was open for a month before 100 people participated.

Yep, I’m East Coast this week. Hopefully still open when I get back. @Nine Banger you have a 600 yard range and a zeroed rifle?

 

[Nine Banger]

Yessir, DTA is back from the shop and chucking brass again.

This challenge wasn't on my radar last year.

I just read the rules.

I shot 70 today and yearn for more. That once a day thing...I'm not built for it plus I have that NRA marksmanship test on 6/9...so I guess you could say:

 

[Nine Banger]

OK, I read the rules again. If its still open on 6/10 I'll post my first shot.

 

[sportsmans challenge]

Last year the challenge was open for a month before 100 people participated.

But everyone has rokstoks now, they gonna be dead eye's

 

[doverpack12]

But everyone has rokstoks now, they gonna be dead eye's

My plan was to use my Rokstok ordered first day 12/21, crickets from UM so far. Going to be the factory Tikka stock.

 

[Antares]

My plan was to use my Rokstok ordered first day 12/21, crickets from UM so far. Going to be the factory Tikka stock.

Same. I’m going to put my rifle together for the CBC today. Was hoping my Rokstok would be here, but it looks like I’ll be using my Bravo.

 

[eod.mickelson]

Last year the challenge was open for a month before 100 people participated.

I'm shooting the NF ELR steel challenge next weekend, if there's not 100 posts by then I'll be in.

 

[Stumpy208]

If you aren't very practiced at videoing yourself shoot, you might want to practice before you drive out to shoot.
I made the mistake of trying to video it myself and didn't bring anything to hold my phone or help stabilize it. So I didn't get my first shot on video haha. I decided might as well practice the video part if I'm able to get into the challenge later (if the spots haven't filled yet). By the third time I finally got my phone to not fall over from not having practiced this before.

So here is by self filmed Cold Bore Practice haha.

500 yards prone off my pack with my bino harness as a rear bag.

Here is the position.


I had to jam my phone under/against that rock to get it to stay and not fall over from the wind.

 

[Macintosh]

If you aren't very practiced at videoing yourself shoot, you might want to practice before you drive out to shoot.
I made the mistake of trying to video it myself and didn't bring anything to hold my phone or help stabilize it. So I didn't get my first shot on video haha. I decided might as well practice the video part if I'm able to get into the challenge later (if the spots haven't filled yet). By the third time I finally got my phone to not fall over from not having practiced this before.

So here is by self filmed Cold Bore Practice haha.

500 yards prone off my pack with my bino harness as a rear bag.

Here is the position.


I had to jam my phone under/against that rock to get it to stay and not fall over from the wind.

yep, I was counting on this for additional shooting motivation, but instead it made me cob together a ghetto phone scope. Old PVC, a piece of wood, a hose clamp, couple spring clamps and some tape and all of a sudden I’m slo-mo-ing bullet trace 400 yards away.

The only actual useful tip I have is that if your fudging it like me, the iphones with 3 lenses are a royal pain, so tape over the two of them so only one lens is exposed.

 

[Antares]

yep, I was counting on this for additional shooting motivation, but instead it made me cob together a ghetto phone scope. Old PVC, a piece of wood, a hose clamp, couple spring clamps and some tape and all of a sudden I’m slo-mo-ing bullet trace 400 yards away.

The only actual useful tip I have is that if your fudging it like me, the iphones with 3 lenses are a royal pain, so tape over the two of them so only one lens is exposed.


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I was having similar struggles with the multiple lenses. Check this thread out for an alternative to solution to electrical tape if you’re interested.

https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/iphone-14-pro-which-camera-app-for-digiscoping.359681/

 

[dirtshooter]

yep, I was counting on this for additional shooting motivation, but instead it made me cob together a ghetto phone scope. Old PVC, a piece of wood, a hose clamp, couple spring clamps and some tape and all of a sudden I’m slo-mo-ing bullet trace 400 yards away.

The only actual useful tip I have is that if your fudging it like me, the iphones with 3 lenses are a royal pain, so tape over the two of them so only one lens is exposed.


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Looks pretty good for a home built

 

[Nine Banger]

I'm prepping now. Y'all are right about practicing the filming beforehand. This is the best I could do with the $20 job from Amazon and the 3 lens Iphone ProMax.




@Bluumoon, thanks for waking me up on this one. I did some prep work yesterday and got out to around 580 here at the farm. I could go back but found a nice low spot to pound the t-post in. I put one of my "5 to go" Steel Challenge plates on a t-post. It should fly off or drop when hit.

 

[robby denning]

hey all, dropping this thread from Sticky Status. It was the unofficial QnA thread for a few weeks (thanks OP) while Ryan was bear hunting and Justin was out winning NRL (good job buddy) but now that Justin has the official QnA thread up here , please use that.

 

[huntnful]

Only need one more shot at 1000. I tell you what though, I am definitely more amped up when taking these cold bore shots, compared to an average day at the range haha.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Only need one more shot at 1000. I tell you what though, I am definitely more amped up when taking these cold bore shots, compared to an average day at the range haha.

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Lots of talk about your little calibers but I see what you brought out when the money was on the table.

 

[huntnful]

Lots of talk about your little calibers but I see what you brought out when the money was on the table.

Lmao! 1000 yards is a long ways if there's much wind! I'd shoot any gun at 600 yards. But knowing I wanted to attempt 1000, I knew exactly what I was grabbing lol

 

[HighUintas]

I found out this last week in practicing for the challenge that even when prone, you might end up in weird positions that cause you to have to manage the position of the butt pad in creative ways to prevent changing poi.

I was shooting across a canyon at about 600, where the target was higher than me and I was laying prone on a slight downhill slope. So my pack wasn't high enough and it caused my butt pad to be way too low on my shoulder, which also caused me to not be able to hold it as firmly into my shoulder as I typically do. I shot 3 times, missing high and left each time. I then realized the gun position on my shoulder, cheek weld, and lighter grip I had was causing the butt to recoil down more than usual.

I then put my rear bag on top of my pack to get more height, used my hand underneath the butt gripping my trigger hand shoulder to stabilize so I had the butt pad in the normal spot, and then hit several times easy peasy.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

@HighUintas with an impromptu RS1.2 drop test and an excellent shot! Love it! Good stuff man!

 

[HighUintas]

@HighUintas with an impromptu RS1.2 drop test and an excellent shot! Love it! Good stuff man!

Ha! Probably knocked the poi in the direction that I would have missed otherwise

 

[robby denning]

Ha! Probably knocked the poi in the direction that I would have missed otherwise

That was impressive! (Post #30)