What did you do at the range today?

[BishBeCool]

100 yard work today.

Tikka .243, 20” 1/8
UM Rings, SWFA 3-9
Prone off bipod


6.5 CM Zermatt Origin action, 22” proof pre fit, bravo stock,
Prone off bipod



Same 6.5 different ammo



The Tikka only has 80 down the barrel as of the posted 10 shot group. Have not loaded for it yet, all factory. Not super thrilled with the groups but hoping it settles in and I can find something when I start working something up.

The 6.5CM is really liking 143 ELDX Hornady precision hunter. Rifle has about 180 down the barrel I believe as of today. (Have to check)

The factory 147’s are not terrible but obviously not printing same groups as the 143’s. Shot 10 of the 147’s at 100, turned to 300 yard 6” plate. Held 1 mil went 5 for 5 impacts to finish out a box of ammo.

 

[justinspicher]

Took a couple of buddies to the range and we worked on shooter/spotter dialogue.

 

[elsb0048]

2950 ft, 40F, calm to apparently a 5mph left-to-right wind

Began by completing comparing POI change between a few factory loads on the .270. Finally managed to get it done without the suppressor coming loose.
Pleased to note that I should be able to get away without a scope adjustment for positional practice with the cheap ammo or when I occasionally want to hunt with copper to 200-300yds instead of the ELD-X



Then took the .270 out to 685.
Took 5 rds or so to walk it in, as I'm totally learning on the shot spotting.
Had to drop .1mil (maybe still not quite got the velocity dialed in?) and hold .5 for wind (equates to ~4-6mph wind according to 4dof)
I'm a 100% beginner with the wind so this was a great learning step for me.




Did a zero check on the .243 for kicks and to see if anything moved when my nephews dropped it hunting deer this fall.
finished up the .243 by checking the drops @ 440 yds.


Then some positional shooting with the .270.
I really struggled trying out shooting off the tripod. Didn't jive at all and need to do some more messing around at home.
went 4 for 4 at 300 off of quick stix + a pack and got a first round hit at 440 to close out the day on a pleasant note.

 

[JD Jones]

28 degrees here in Texas but I finally got my trainer all put together recently so I was eager to get some trigger time. I'll preface that This is my first tikka. I've been well aware that they had slick actions. That they typically shot. Yada yada since probably 2007 when I first considered one. I always thought they were kinda ugly and just wasn't sold. Enter Rokslide. This winter I caved and bought one. Wanted a trainer so I got a t3x in 223 with a 20" 1-8 twist. I bought a manners to be as close to my custom as possible and here we are.



I just shot 60 rounds today due to time constraints. I bore sighted. Sent 1. Adjusted to impact shot 39 rounds and collected ammo data and velocities. Avg was 3107 fps. Ext spread 121. Std Dev 31. Using ADI 55gr Sierra blitzkings.

I then proceeded to shoot a 20 shot group (#20 is in there somewhere). 3116 fps. Ext Sprd 116. Std dev 27



This string was shot only removing position to reload the last 10.

So I'm now looking at buying another needless to say since I think I NEED another 6.5 PRC.

 

[justinspicher]

I just worked on the range. I moved some targets, added a few and painted all of them. Me and the boys will shoot tomorrow.

 

[Chris in TN]

Hit the range. Mainly played with pistols and the new chronograph

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Really thinking I'm goona like this 223

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What magazine is that??????

 

[justinspicher]

Just back from the range. We did continued work shoot/spotter dialogue. Shot in various positions using tripods and packs out to 700yds.

 

[BLJ]

Hit the range. Mainly played with pistols and the new chronograph.

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Really thinking I'm goona like this 223

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What bottom metal?

 

[BLJ]

Have you tried it with anything other than 223?
I’ve thought about something besides factory for my 308.

 

[BLJ]

I think you’re right about the CTR/AICS.


Thanks

 

[Kauaihunter]

Superlite 6.5CM factory except in a Peak stock, MT bottom metal and trigger spring. Hornady 143 ELD-X @ 2570FPS average. Off bags. 200 yards.

 

[Chris in TN]

.22lr seated at 100 and 200 today, with a few shots at 230.

I intended to shoot seated behind my trek poles and arrow shafts today but I left the trek poles at the house. Once I realized this I tied two fiberglass fence posts together (I mean the 5/16" diameter ones) and used them as a single set of cross sticks with me seated behind them. I've came to enjoy my trek poles with the arrow shafts, but they are not fast to deploy, so I need to force myself to spend more time with simple stuff like two cross sticks (or just two trek poles) with no rear support except my own body. Simple is faster and sufficiently stable inside 300 yards, perhaps 400 under good conditions.

 

[BLJ]

That said. If you can score some DBM on the cheap. Its about a 2 beer job to carve out a t3 stock for it.

You’ve seen my stuff.
It will be a no beer job that looks like a 7 beer job.

But it’ll work.

 

[BLJ]

Need to find a bag that fits over the mirror.

 

[BLJ]

Aluminum is good about that.

What vise and wrench do you use?

 

[BLJ]

Probably lucky the table held up.

 

[Chris in TN]

What I did at the range yesterday: walked back about 50 yards behind my bench to see if it’s possible to clear a second shooting position to get 550 yards.

I can go a little further the other way but I can’t build a new backstop. Can’t get equipment behind the existing backstop due to the rock formations back there. I could hang a big steel plate, but not necessarily right at 600 yards. It might be 575 or 625. The hill peaks at what would make about 635. But anything beyond 550 would be of value. Whether it’s worth the expense, I don’t know. I sort of have a stairstepped rock face back there and to gain any yardage I have to either find a place where a target can be backstopped by a flat rock face for safety reasons, or don’t do it. Not sure it can be done.

If I had 600 yards there’d be no need to keep paying range memberships. I do sometimes shoot 600-750-1000 there and once in a great while I’ll shoot 1250, but it’s purely for fun, not realistic hunting practice. If I could do 600 from home that would be awesome.

Leaving my yard to walk it out, I shot 3x at a ~3.5” spinner offhand at 50 yards. Hit it twice. Then while I was out walking I fired two shots at 100 standing offhand. Snapped a picture of the results (16” plate).



I’m pretty happy with that but I’d be lying if I said I could do it every time. I picked off a squirrel the other day offhanded at maybe 25 yards but I’d be pretty happy if I never shot completely offhanded at a big game animal again unless it’s within 50 yards.

 

[Wrench]

Played a game of 7-1100 yard pig shooting bird shit off of rocks.

 

[NorthIdahoDude]

Ran the first 4 rounds of 30-06 through my new Shilen AlterNut barrel mounted on my Remington 78 action. I would have loved to run more, but these were the last 4 rounds of 30-06 I had on hand (yes, I know, shame on me, LOL). These weren't even top shelf loads by any stretch, WLR-M primers (mighty hot for stick powder), a full case of some AmericanReloading powder they say is "similar to N160" (I'm not sure it is at all N160 like, LOL), some R&P brass I picked up at the range and reloaded without measuring or sorting, and some 150 AccuBond's (factory seconds) stuffed to 3.340 OAL.

Anyway, 4 rounds is no big sample size, so this could all go to hell next trip, but -- those loads weren't (even close) to the best high accuracy thing I ever loaded up either, and I typically loose about 1/4 MOA off what I can do at a real range when shooting in my backyard like this, so - I'm feeling like this barrel is gonna work out great! For round one with this barrel/setup, I could not be happier!

Also note, the 1 not touching the other 3 was the first shot from the cold/never-before-fired bore of a freshly assembled rig, and my point of aim wasn't exactly perfect, given the lack of a defined center-point in my drawn on dot.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

I sighted in my Tikka 9.3x62 on Thursday evening. It’s got a nice heavy push to it as far as recoil is concerned. I need to dial up another 0.5 mils. I also need to make sure I check that the suppressor is tightened as I keep shooting it, but apart from that, I think I have a reasonably decent rifle. I think the suppressor started to wiggle loose around shot 6, possibly while I was reloading I grabbed it wrong or something.

The ammo was slow (a bit lower than the advertised 2265 muzzle velocity).