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, shooting 300 WM with 175gr LRX hand loads at about 3098 fps

Shot 1: HIT
Sat, 06/06/26
Actual distance was 511 yds, +3 deg, about 5 mph wind straight away

Temp 70deg, Baro 29.1, 40% humidity, up to 5mpg wind straight away, at the time of shot it had died out

Dialed 6.75 MOA

POI barely inside 10” diam circle, good elevation but probably yanked it a little, trigger pressed kinda surprised me in not a good way unfortunately. Should be able to clean up the left/right on shot 2

Note: is my first post with a video, still working on uploading the video clip, should have that this evening

 

[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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