What did you do at the range today?

[Jamie930]

Did some load development for my AR trying Hornady 73ELD and 75HPBT.
Max load of H4895 and 73 ELD won
.8" 10 shot group at 100yds

 

[Chris in TN]

Prone this morning. From standing/slung I went prone, hit the 3moa,5MOA,7moa, swung the gun to the 70 yard ball, hit, then back to the 3moa for the fifth shot. Miss.

Hit the first 4. Missed the 5th shot. 13 seconds to first shot, 33 total. I dropped several seconds because I couldn’t see the target with the scope cranked to 2x. My mistake, but more of a problem on the range than in the field. I try to leave big game scopes set on at least 4X-6x for that reason.

 

[Austin Kaufman]

Checked dope and speed on my NRL gun. Shot 4 stages of practice off the barricade with my PRS gun, then the same stages with my 223. Finished off with 100 rounds plinking small targets between 50-150 with my 22 LR Ruger precision.


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[Q_Sertorius]

I had an excellent morning at the range today. I took my two Sauer 100s (6.5 CM and 9.3x62) and my CZ 457.

I’m still trying to find the right load for the 6.5 CM.

Today, I tried the Fiocchi 129-grain SP, Hornady 129-grain SST, Hornady 120-grain ELDM, and shot the S&B 156-grain load again.

The Fiocchi was thoroughly unsatisfactory.

The 129-grain SST was significantly better, but still not worth much of anything. I didn’t include the first shot in this group as part of the group because it was so outside the group. That was the first shot of the day with this ammo. I am assuming that was a gross error on my part.

That ammo just isn’t worth further consideration anyway.

The 120-grain ELDM shows greater promise, but not what I expect out of this rifle. Here is the 10-shot group:

And here is the 20-shot group.

The 156-grain S&B remains the best so far, with one 1.79” group and one 2.25” group.

Note also the five shots from the Sauer 100 9.3x62. I flinched badly on the third shot. This rifle isn’t suppressed yet. The blast and kick are tremendous. I was wearing ear plugs, headphones, and had a stocking cap on. I still have a bit of a headache from it. The PPU factory 285-grain is giving me 2185 FPS. I think I am going to cut it down to 18”, thread it, and count on my AB Raptor 10 to mitigate some of the side effects.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

In between 10-round groups with the 6.5 CM, I used the CZ 457 for 50-yard offhand and seated unsupported practice.

100 rounds offhand:

100 rounds seated:

Those are 6” paper plates with 1” dots and 3.5” “vitals”.