600 yd. practice at 100 yards????

[dragman]

I go out to my field at 1100 or 1200 first thing in the morning before the wind picks up if I am testing at distance. Like I said 90+ % is already done. I might tweak seating or a primer but at that distance in the perfect conditions you can see the capabilities of the rifle/load. I would never do this during the day or in wind or conditions I do shoot in those just not for load testing purposes. Like I said before 2 guns that shoot in the 1's might not be capable of the same groups at 1000, if you can why not improve on what you can.

 

[johara1]

Donovan, I watched some of the Video's and the range flag never moved, is what leads me to state that. Never been to cool acre's but Harry isn't a honey hole any more..... That is history, switching wind is a way of life here, but wind flags work at 100 and with the arch of the bullet you will have a rough time set them at 5-600 ....... Jim

 

[dmoran]

@johara1 - Jim -
One can look at wind data nationally and see the obvious that the East has far less wind speed and wind gust then does the Central, and West. Or locally: attached is yearly wind speed averages for the fallowing range area's:



Can't speak to Harry Jones, but one thing Deep Creek has is what I will call the "2-Minute mirage" that lingers in there often when it is calm. I prefer there known Easternly head wind when I go out there. Can't help but think your spoiled compared to what I shoot here in most days... lol
Donovan

 

[M14AMU]

Very few folks have 600 and 1000 yard ranges to test on!

 

[jsthntn247]

I'm lucky to have a crop filed to shoot in to 1600 yards. 44.3-45 gr in my gun showed little vertical in a ladder test. I shot them at 100 and the all powder charges were under 1/4 moa with 44.6 and 44.8 being the best. So Tuesday I loaded up 9 at each charge and shot them at 800. I would not have known this if I didn't shoot at distance.
9 shots at 44.6. Right at 3" tall and 3" wide. Not bad for shooting off a bipod.


44.8. The 2 high ones were from me slapping the trigger.