AusVarmint

Cheers mate, bloody legend!

Can I sling some money your way for the targets/postage?



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mate

all good

your effort to promote and introduce IBS 600yd BR is reward enough

I hope all goes well.

be careful though , it is addictive !!!!!

cheers
dave

What are you 2 up to?


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kickinback wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:23 pm What are you 2 up to?


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A Dashing effort. . . .

Where? Can I play?


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trevort wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 5:14 pm Where? Can I play?


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If it all comes together, I will put the call out to everyone to "bring a bench".

Hi Mick,

If things work out like I think they will, I will be able to come and play with you guys in the new year too.

Jeff

justjeff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 9:42 am Hi Mick,

If things work out like I think they will, I will be able to come and play with you guys in the new year too.

Jeff

Awesome - the more the merrier and the point is made.

mick_762 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:40 pm
If it all comes together, I will put the call out to everyone to "bring a bench".

Awww see, now look what you've done.

Now I need to think about:

a) Building a bench.
b) Building a rifle that will reach out that far.

I will possibly also need to:
c) Win lotto to fund a and b above.

If enough people turn up to a club the club will end up getting benches. And you can borrow my rifle if you turn up


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Or one of mine.

Jeff

easier said than done, but in our experience at ND (other clubs might differ in this), as has been mentioned, acquiring the benches is the major hurdle, but once done, virtually everything else will fall into place.

probably on most nraa ranges, benches need to be sturdy but portable so that they do not obstruct the line of sight or shooting at ranges in excess of 600 yds.

the mounting and hanging targets should not be a drama, simple taping onto existing 300m frames can suffice, or at a later time, the making of dedicated 600yd BR target frames is an option.

we have found that for club matches, that 600 is more popular than 1000yd BR, because 308's and 223's can be much more competitive at the shorter range and it is much easier to set up for and quicker to run.

the other bonus, has been that for some, who were hesitant to try 1000, once having given 600 a go, were more inclined to join the 1000yd mob.

depending on the weather and attending crowd, we run either 2 target or 4 target 600yd BR matches.

good luck, if you expect to see holes at 600yds.

regardless of the scopes used, at ND, I am not aware of anyone who has been able to see bullet hole locations on their 600yd record target.

however, I realise that at other ranges, at times, it may be possible to see holes.

600yd BR is not the game for anyone, who expects it to be easy.

in my opinion it is extremely challenging and difficult, but on the other hand, like IBS 1000yd BR, it is very satisfying and rewarding.

as more clubs and members, become aware and try it, 600yd BR will be a natural fit for many Australian NRAA ranges, with the added bonus that apart from providing another shooting discipline, it might also attract new members who are not into TR, F class or Fly shooting.

cheers
dave g

Hi Dave,

I can often see 30 cal holes at 600yd, however this year in Townsville, I had a first and could see 30 cal holes at 1000yd. Once in literally the ten years I have been shooting this distance.
Scope is the standard 42x Nightforce. Most good optics will show 30 cal holes at 600, if, and the big if, there is no or little mirage. Looking forward to being taught to shoot southern conditions next year.

Jeff

g'day jeff

well done with the promotion.

might be a good idea over summer to offload the tropical attire and layby some winter gear for the new abode !!!

they will certainly miss your input, attendance and assistance in Townsville.

BTW - in august, could you, tony or trev see your holes during the 600 match ? ( I had no idea where mine were???)

so, we can all look forward to you, trev t, mick, jacko and jack et al forming a very formidable Victorian LRBR delegation

hopefully, there could be future developments in the establishment of additional IBS 600 and 1000yd ranges in Victoria.

cheers
dave

Dave the last two weekends i have been testing 208 Amax and ELD Ms in Lapua SRP 308 cases that i intend to run at next weeks 600 match. With the mirage here now it is extremely difficult to see bullet holes at 200 yards at 9.30 AM!! I have been running groups blind at 200 in the same way i do at 600 or 1K. So short story even shorter, there is no way we will see holes at any range unless they cluster.
Below is what i shot today. Never saw a bullet hole and trusted the rifles zero to be somewhere near the POA.
The group at top left is an example of what happens when you run on too still a condition, vertical stringing probably coupled with the pressure being just at that point of the rise. The others were shot on running mirage in point two grain increase of 2208. Nothing pretty but i believe the 208s in the 308 are an untested quantity.