O/T Long range rifle

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:12 am

I know it has nothing to do with crossbows but I wanted to share a personal feat for myself

.I have shot the long range stuff a few times up at CFB Borden .Yesterday I finally got my first playing card .The competion is shot at 3,4,5,6 and 8 hundred yards .To add a degree of challenge they put a playing card on the 800 yards target

.Well I finally got one.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:16 am

Thats great! Congratulations. Now you have to find a frame for it.

sumner4991 · Post by **sumner4991** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:22 am

That is very cool! What rifle/shell were you shooting?

Congrats!

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:25 am

I`m shooting a stock m700 in 243 win with 42 grains 4350 pushing a 87 V-max .Optics wise it is my bench scope so it is a little overkill it is a B&L 36X .

flbuckmaster · Post by **flbuckmaster** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:39 am

Doe Master wrote:I`m shooting a stock m700 in 243 win with 42 grains 4350 pushing a 87 V-max .

HUH???????

JAY

RyanB · Post by **RyanB** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:17 am

Doe Master wrote:I`m shooting a stock m700 in 243 win with 42 grains 4350 pushing a 87 V-max .Optics wise it is my bench scope so it is a little overkill it is a B&L 36X .

Good combo...I shoot the same powder/bullets with my 243wssm. Im just outside of waterloo. Are there many places to do this long distance shooting in the area? I Just starting to get into shooting target and the more info the better.

Ryan

RyanB · Post by **RyanB** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:22 am

RyanB wrote:
Doe Master wrote:I`m shooting a stock m700 in 243 win with 42 grains 4350 pushing a 87 V-max .Optics wise it is my bench scope so it is a little overkill it is a B&L 36X .
Good combo...I shoot the same powder/bullets with my 243wssm. Im just outside of waterloo. Are there many places to do this long distance shooting in the area? I Just starting to get into shooting target and the more info the better.

Ryan

I just relized that your the same guy I was talking to about this on the Canadian Gun Nutz site...thanks again...Ryan

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:32 am

Congratulations!!!!!
That's realy reaching out there with a small caliber bullet!

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:50 am

That's great! Are most guys shooting 308s at that range?

Long Trang · Post by **Long Trang** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:15 am

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:59 am

Don there is a smattering of 223`s ,308`s and 6.5`s that shoot that discipline.But yes the largest group shoot the 308.

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:48 pm

Good shooting!

The .243's nearly non-existant recoil is a big advantage in any shooting situation. I've poleaxed some deer with a borrowed one ... makes my faithful old .30-'06 seem like a cannon by comparison!

I assume there must have been little or no wind?

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:07 pm

flbuckmaster wrote:
Doe Master wrote:I`m shooting a stock m700 in 243 win with 42 grains 4350 pushing a 87 V-max .

HUH???????

JAY

I'm with you Jay lol

raydaughety · Post by **raydaughety** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:13 pm

I have killed a truckload of carolina whitetails with a .243 and bought one for Tyler. He does very well with it, very kind to the shoulder. I went to a .308 semi-auto a few years ago and it seems to be a compromise between the .243 and my .270. Actually, I have two left handed .270 bolts, a Browning A Bolt (Medallion), and a Remington 700 BDL, both are my "bean field" guns. The .308 is used for dog hunting. Anyhow, great shooting

.

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:08 pm

Nice shooting! Not too many ranges around here to shoot that far.