2026 Cold Bore Challenge

[MtnBeaver]

MER 500
6 creed shooting 108eldm avg 3085
11c out no wind

Day 1 hit


Bipod with bino harness rear rest
9.5” gong at 506y

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[sageshoots1023]

Shot today with my dad and brother. My MER of 450 shooting a Remington 700 in 223 with a 77 gr SMK. Shot was prone position off a bipod.

 

[jonesn3]

MER 500 yds, first year shooting the Cold Bore Challenge

CA Ridgeline/XLR Element Mg 4.0 chassis 300 WM, 26” barrel, side port brake
Hand loaded Barnes 175gr LRX at 3098 fps

Shooting prone
Spartan bipod
Lightweight rear bag
4DOF ballistics phone app
Kestrel 2400 wind meter
Spotter: Vortex Razor Gen1 16-47x65mm w/ magview adapter

Shot 1: HIT (barely)
Sat, 06/06/26
511 yds, 0-5 mph wind typically straight away. Rifle tends to shoot 0.75-1 MOA high when cold, so I dialed 6.75 MOA
Trigger press wasn’t great, caught me by surprise slightly, still acclimating to an lighter trigger weight on this tigger tech

 

[jdvangeystel]

I got out and shot this evening- I am going to call my MER at 700 yards this year due to feeling like that is going to be as far as I can shoot accurately with a new lower power scope. I am shooting a Mountain Forged 7 SAUM on a long action throated for 190’s. shooting 168 grain McGuire Ballistics copper rose bullets at 2975 fps MV, with an Unknown Suppressors OG-L with a salmon river solutions suppressor brake and an MDT Mountain Bipod. Today I shot prone at 676 yards. I hung 2 targets while I was doing it, the right target being a 10” circle. I had 4-5 MPH winds coming from about 3:30, but it was a bit shifty down range. I dialed 2.9 Mils and held about 2/10ths right and had a first round impact. My impact was about 2” right of center but my elevation was pretty centered up. I always enjoy this challenge starting and look forward to moving forward to day # 2. I am working on attaching the video link now, hopefully I do it right. I will attach some pictures as well.

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