Assault on 1800 yards James Phillips & birdog

[birdog]

1500 yd was left side

 

[T 700]

Looks like a Great place to shoot!!!

Wish we had a place in VA to do that!!

T 700

 

[birdog]

Just before sunset a few days ago I went back to the
1800 yard bone pile and rolled a bone down the hill
on the 9 th shot.

Made a couple of photos




Terrapin range finder

 

[birdog]

Just talked to Larry Isenhour, aka waterdog, for over an hour.
ttt for waterdog

 

[Lapuatom]

Great story and pics! Love hearing that kind of stuff. Congratulations to all and keep up the GREAT work!

 

[birdog]

James has a 284 Shehane on the BAT now ready to test drive up on Rocky Top.
Maybe in a few days he will bring it over for R & D, research & development

 

[fgregorio]

Great read
Can we have more of that ?

 

[birdog]

Great read
Can we have more of that ?

I went back to the 1800 yard line and had a few white cow bones
that covered a spot about as big as a straw hat.
I had 9 rounds and it took two of them to get my zero.
Seven shots to make a hit.

Each shot was inches from the bones. I would dialed in
a click or two then next try I would hold off for it.

With two shots left I held at 5 o'clock and splash was
exactly where I held. So with the last shot I decided to
hold dead center.

I touched the last one off, waited about two seconds
and one bone rolled down the steep bank.

HIT!!!

 

[Danattherock]

Awesome stuff guys. Shooting my first 1000 yard FCSA match in April. You guys make me want to shoot now. Awesome images. Thanks for sharing.

Dan

 

[birdog]

Sunday afternoon a couple of friends gathered up on top of Rocky Top to put some
bullets on paper at 1500 yards. Alan Aldred had I believe a Stiller 300 tactical action chambered
in 300 wsm shooting 215's.
At 1500 yards I had a 18 inch round plate and 2 paper silhouetts. I have been
wanting to print the 284 on paper at long range but had not got around to it.

Tracey Milsap, aka Big Bore Bat Shooter, arrived and we started to sight in on the
18 inch plate. Alan hit the plate 3 consecutive shots and was ready for paper.
Pretty impressive shooting off the ground with a bipod!!

I had not shot my 284 in 3 weeks, so I took a couple of sighters at a 1,000 yard
cow patty and then dialed up to 1500. After a few shots I hit the plate and
then I let my neighbor Shayne Haliburton under the wheel. He hit the plate on
his first shot, and again on the 5 th shot. Pretty good for a guy who does not even
own a bench gun.

Now Alan shot his group on paper and then I told Tracey, Big Bore, to shoot
my paper group with the 284. His first sighter on plate was a hit, he took 2 more sighters,
and I told him to shoot four shots fast on paper.

Close to half MOA
8 inches at 1500 yards

Right target is the 284 win





Tracey was very happy with the group

 

[birdog]

Shayne was very happy scoring two hits on the 18 in.
plate with 5 shots. Big Bore had one hit on the plate
with only 3 shots.

Shayne was all smiles

 

[birdog]

Hope this video of Shayne will play for you
Click on the pic and you will have to scroll
down to middle of page



Another video
click on pic

 

[birdog]

Big Bore Bat Shooter, when are you coming back with the
Cheytac and try the Cheytac ballistic balance 350gr bullet

 

[metzger]

Looks like alot of fun. Great range BTW

 

[criver600]

Good to see ya'll still kicking. I've been a soccer dad since Emma started playing in kindergarten, she's 15, going to be a sophomore. Still have all my stuff, plus some new.... just no time

 

[birdog]

TTT--- worth another visit to yesteryears

 

[Zero333]

Agree.

Great post !

 

[birdog]

BTT
Worth another look

 

[birdog]

Refresher

 

[savageshooter86]

Refresher

James was a good guy. Miss his conversations and knowledge. He helped me a lot just before he passed.