Did some shooting yesterday

[Friends call me Pac]

I started with my Rem 700 in 30.06. My load was a NOE 311299. I was pushing it with 17 gr of 2400 powder. At 100 yards it did well.

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I tried my luck at the 300 yard steel target but could never see the splash & don't know where it was hitting. I really need a spotter to help me with this endeavor.

Next up was my Kimber 45 acp. I started out at 25 yards and tried to take my time and make the 50 shots count. Not great but not too bad either. Lee 230 gr lrn made from ww & scrap.

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I got to thinking and thought I would move the target all the way back to the berm for a 70 yard shot just to see how I would do.

22 out of 25 hits. It looks like a shotgun pattern but I would not want to be on the receiving end. I think I'll walk over to the 100 yard rifle range next time and see
what the Kimber will do. At 70 yards I was holding on the head. It dropped quite a bit. I am curious to know how much of a drop at 100. I'll see next time if I remember.

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I've been fishing like crazy for the last two months and have really neglected my shooting. It felt good to be back on the range.

[runfiverun]

with a bit more [18grs] 2400 in my 308 the drop from 100 to 200 is 5 moa and from 200 to 300 another 5 moa. [counting 4 clicks per moa on the scope]
your probably dropping another inch at each yardage.

[Friends call me Pac]

Thanks I'll give that a try.

[runfiverun]

if the ice would ever melt here.
i'll get in some fishing time as a trade. :lol:

[Echo]

if the ice would ever melt here.
i'll get in some fishing time as a trade. :lol:
We have a contest going here in Tucson for predicting when the ice jam on the river through town starts to break up. Legend has it that the ice jam in olden days would start to break up on the first day the temperature hit 100*, so there is this contest now to predict WHEN (what time & day) the official temp hits 100.
Of course there is no ice in the river now. I doubt if there would be, even if there was any WATER in the river, which there ain't...

[BigMagShooter]

I hope to get out to shoot some soon, weather permitting.