20 Nov 2016 - Recap of SoCal November ‘16 Shoot (by Facilitator)
NorCal shooter, Anono01, undeterred by the November NorCal event being rained out, just got in his truck to travel for 8 hours to shoot the SoCal event - and win it and qualify for the “The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2017).” The runner up was Facilitator. While targets were set up at 2080 and 2640 yards, we shot at 2080 for lack of two or more shooters getting 4 in 10 hits or more hits during record round.
Weather was mostly overcast with multiple very brief sessions of light rain. Temps were chilly to moderate. The sand coming in was treacherous with one spot where another traveler had used his/her vehicle to dig some deep holes trying to navigate.(deep as in over a foot). Wind was almost nonexistent for the vast majority of the shooting time.
We had two new shooters out, Fred and Nick. Both scored hits. After the shoot Fred demonstrated his back-up rifle, a new ALS 50 DTC - huge muzzle brake and corresponding concussion. Anono01, who does his own gunsmithing, was breaking in the new Bartlein barrel of his new Stiller TAC 408-based, .338 SnipeTac-chambered rifle. Seemed to sort it out just fine. Commenting on a CalGuns forum he noted, “Even with the desert DA of 1640; it only needed 14.2 mils above its 100 yard zero.” We were hoping he would be the first to shoot an achievement target at the SoCal venue but that was not in the cards. Anono01’s downside...the 8 hour drive back to NorCal.
NorCal shooter, Anono01, undeterred by the November NorCal event being rained out, just got in his truck to travel for 8 hours to shoot the SoCal event - and win it and qualify for the “The URSA 3000 Yard Challenge (2017).” The runner up was Facilitator. While targets were set up at 2080 and 2640 yards, we shot at 2080 for lack of two or more shooters getting 4 in 10 hits or more hits during record round.
Weather was mostly overcast with multiple very brief sessions of light rain. Temps were chilly to moderate. The sand coming in was treacherous with one spot where another traveler had used his/her vehicle to dig some deep holes trying to navigate.(deep as in over a foot). Wind was almost nonexistent for the vast majority of the shooting time.
We had two new shooters out, Fred and Nick. Both scored hits. After the shoot Fred demonstrated his back-up rifle, a new ALS 50 DTC - huge muzzle brake and corresponding concussion. Anono01, who does his own gunsmithing, was breaking in the new Bartlein barrel of his new Stiller TAC 408-based, .338 SnipeTac-chambered rifle. Seemed to sort it out just fine. Commenting on a CalGuns forum he noted, “Even with the desert DA of 1640; it only needed 14.2 mils above its 100 yard zero.” We were hoping he would be the first to shoot an achievement target at the SoCal venue but that was not in the cards. Anono01’s downside...the 8 hour drive back to NorCal.
