King Richard Schatz goes 2,000 yd at the DOME

[Geno C]

I doubt I'll ever shoot well enough to be called "king" but I'm building up a 284 and I'm curious, how much MV and barrel length you were using to get to 2,000?

I'm hoping to get hits at a mile.

Do you think it's possible off of bags? I don't have a fancy rest.

Thanks for reinforcing my ELR aspirations.

My 284 shehane was running 2730ish while forming and I had no problems hitting at 1750 yards. Actually made more hits with it that I did my 375 that day

 

[Geno C]

@birdog yoy getting much shooting in with your 375 this summer?

 

[birdog]

Only time was in Montana. I shot one mile and 2500 yards. Scope and dope was right on but I had no more elevation in that scope. But I had another scope with more MOA in it and I put it on that night to try 3000 yards the next day. But the wind was so bad I did not attempt 3000, but we did break a rock at one mile int that wind. We had two tents tied together and the tents tied to the trailer it was so windy. But did manage to break a two foot rock at 1762 yds.

 

[Geno C]

I’ve got an old atacr on mine and zeroed completely bottomed out and 10.75 moa high at 100. I can dial 126moa with that setup. Using all that and the reticle that puts me around 3000 in current weather

 

[birdog]

I’ve got an old atacr on mine and zeroed completely bottomed out and 10.75 moa high at 100. I can dial 126moa with that setup. Using all that and the reticle that puts me around 3000 in current weather

3000 sounds like fun. Let's go try it!!

 

[Geno C]

I’m working on it! All the brass is formed in my snipetac now so once I get off the road, I’ll get a load and give you a shout

 

[Dud]

My 284 shehane was running 2730ish while forming and I had no problems hitting at 1750 yards. Actually made more hits with it that I did my 375 that day

I haven't gotten serious with ballistics calculations but when I put the 184 Berger in to JBM Ballistics with MV around 2,800-2,850, it always says It's going transsonic right before it gets to the mile.

Do Berger's handle that without going off course or is the JBM Ballistics calculation pessimistic?

I have a Kestrel but I haven't upgraded it to Elite software and I haven't tried putting a 284 in to Applied Ballistics yet.

 

[Geno C]

I haven't gotten serious with ballistics calculations but when I put the 184 Berger in to JBM Ballistics with MV around 2,800-2,850, it always says It's going transsonic right before it gets to the mile.

Do Berger's handle that without going off course or is the JBM Ballistics calculation pessimistic?

I have a Kestrel but I haven't upgraded it to Elite software and I haven't tried putting a 284 in to Applied Ballistics yet.

I was using 175 eldm bullets out of a 1-8 barrel. The extra spin is supposed to help them transistion to subsonic batter.

 

[Dud]

I plan to shoot Berger 184s or go to 180 if they don't work for me or maybe Hornady A-tip if they start making it for 7mm.

I also ordered a barrel with 1 in 8.5" twist three groove rifling.

Should I consider asking for a switch to 1 in 8" 5R rifling?

I saw reports of people doing well with 1 in 9" twist and 184s so I thought 1 in 8" would just cost velocity.

What do you think?

 

[Geno C]

The 1-8 won’t cost you any real velocity. They’ll all run in a 1-9 but the faster twist is supposed to help them transition better.