Make sure you watch ’til the end! Little by little we walk our impacts up and make solid strikes on our AR500 gong at 1,760 yards!
Correction! The CMMG bullets were subsonic for over 400 yards!
Equipment used in this challenge:
1. ShootSteel.com 40×30 AR500 Gong:
2. ShootSteel.com Rigid Conduit Gong Stand Kit:
3. Nikon Monarch 3000 Stabilized Rangefinder:
4. Bullseye Target Camera System (Long Range):
5. Protektor Rear Bag:
6. Midway Padded Shooting Mat:
Kyle Tate’s Rifle Setup:
1. Savage Stealth Evolution in 6.5 Creedmoor
2. Bushnell XRS II Tremor3 Rifle Scope:
3. Weaver 34mm Picatinny Rings:
4. Blackhawk Sportster Bipod:
Kedrick’s Rifle Setup:
1. CMMG Mk3 DTR2 in 6.5 Creedmoor
2. Bushnell HDMR II Rifle Scope:
3. Warne X-SKEL 20-MOA Mount:
4. UTG Recon Flex M-Lok Bipod:
5. UTG Recon Flex Keymod Bipod:
Conditions on this sunny day were just about perfect: 70 degrees Fahrenheit, 5 mph wind, and clear skies. We encountered some interesting complicating factors, however, that held us back for a little while. First, the damp ground rarely showed where our bullets were missing. When we finally did see a miss, we found that we were striking well below the target, a common theme when using Hornady’s supplied ballistic coefficients. We were also striking to the right of the target even though we could clearly see a 5mph wind from the right. This we attributed to a combination of a downrange left wind, coriolis, and spin drift. Once we made the proper adjustments, Kedrick tagged the target three times and the misses were close. Tate, unfortunately, failed to connect with the Savage Evolution, however. We just couldn’t see where the bullets were missing. Reviewing the footage later it turned out those misses were darn close. Next time we’ll back the Bullseye Target Camera up a bit and our new DOPE should get both rifles neatly on target.
Keep in mind that our 6.5 Creedmoor loads using Hornady BTHP match bullets hit the transonic barrier at about 1,500 yards; the final 250 yards of travel are entirely subsonic. A shot at this distance is essentially a calculated Hail Mary, and even the slightest change in wind can throw the shot off by feet.
We’ll be coming back out to this field when the new Savage 12FV project rifle is ready! Don’t miss all the steps we’re taking to get this rifle prepped!
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Kyle Broderick, The Social Regressive
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So just to be clear, the turret maxed out at 21.0 mils. So when you say "8.8 mils" you're talking about the correction in the reticle, so "8.8" is actually 21.0 + 8.8 for 29.8 mils of elevation total.
I'm seeing scope reflection at the target @ 7:05
My wife really gets nervous when I'm shooting long range, really having a hard time getting her to stand there with a can on her head
Lemme at it with my 22 pistol
This is great !
I've done the mile shot a few times spotting my own shots. It's tough. In my experiences I have to add a few extra MOA to my firing solution also. I suspect as the velocity slows the BC goes down. Great shooting. What State are you from?
Good job you guys ! The suspense was awesome on the no see um calls cos Kedrick was so close on most of those latter shots. And he still got 3 hits !!
Nice job!
I can do the same with my 7mm, 8mm, 30-06,303British, 300wm,6.5jap,7x57mm
I've used the Hornady ballistics calculator on 223 hand loads and off she shelf ammo. It got me in there close enough out to 1000, close enough to fine tune it anyway.
Expand the view field on the target cam, and use it for spotting.
Hey Kyle! For my 6.5 my expirence with Hornady BTHP 140gr hit about 9.5 MOA Lower than the Hornady ELD Match at 1500 yards 1440ft Altitude. I suspect about 11 MOA at 1750. but They seem very consistent and fight wind pretty good Muzzle velocity 2830 FPS with H4350 24" Savage Barrel. AWESOME FOOTAGE! I'm planning on Getting that camera system.
Watch out for that rattle snake!
Idk what ballistics solver your using but If your getting into elr shooting applied ballistics is impossible to beat. Its expensive but it has custom drag models available for just about every bullet imaginable and using that will pretty much fix your false bc problem and your able to tune your bc to suit your needs as well. It almost always has me within a couple moa on the first shots well beyond a mile. Pretty much all my elr videos are done using ab including a first round impact at 1830 yards.
If only South Florida had ranges like this
Fun to watch! I wish I could even try to shoot that far. (sigh) I'm a handgunner.
Am I the only one here?