500 yard target session with the AR15 Bushmaster Varminter; also a brief appearance by a surprise gun! This was a great day in the Tennessee wilderness, setup by friend and fellow YouTuber ArtisanTony, and his son Barret. Truly a remote piece of property for this large private shooting range, so much that my Jeep faced its most demanding test ever. Some of the segments offer picture-in-picture perspective. Everything is recorded in HD 1080p.
I’m using .223 Remington, 55 gr FMJ for the session. The Bushmaster Varminter has a 24″ barrel and 1:9 twist. Scope is a Leupold 4.5 x 14 x 50, and it was maxed out for this distance. Steel targets, typically 1 inch thick, were stationary and are a permanent part of the range setup. We confirmed the 500 yard distance with a Leupold RX-III laser rangefinder. The sight-in and subsequent shooting segments had to account for winds 5 to 15 mph, gusts to 20 mph. We had to use our cameras and binoculars to confirm hits/misses in some cases. The very heavy steel we were shooting absorbs the “report” more than my AR500 targets, plus the distance and wind also had an effect. A spotting scope will be essential for future visits.
Prior to the Varminter sessions I took my longest shots ever with the Bushmaster A4 20″ barrel configuration, open sights. Made some hits, but we did not get anything on camera. However, I will be posting a 500 yd shooting video with my Bushmaster/Rock River carbine and the EoTech 516; no magnification.
Thanks again to Tony and Barret for their “scouting” trip prior to our range day, and their hospitality during the visit. Tony will be posting several videos from the day’s activities.
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Filmed with two Sony HD AVCHD camcorders; HDR-CX560 at 28 mbps 60p and HDR-CX110 at 24 mbps.
EDITING: Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11, MP4, 30p, 16 mbps.
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What the hell crawls out of his sleeve at the 4 second mark.
I just glued together a quasi-varminter with a 24" barrel. Can't wait to run her out and get her fired up. Nice shootin'.
what happened to a good old parade sling and the prone?
Seriously, many more hits than misses. You are apparently not hearing the steel impacts. The dust is the result of splattered bullet fragments hitting the ground.
Love the video but would have liked to see a close up of the targets at the end.
what size scope do you have?
Why the hell would you buy a 24 inch barrel with a 1/9 twist??? You're going to want at least a 1/8 and preferably a 1/7 for stabilizing those heavy bullets that can actually make a 24 inch barrel worth carrying around!!!
need to rig a wire with a 9v battery and a radio shack alarm speaker and place it behind the target in such a manner that if the target moves backward and makes contact with the exposed wire, a sounder alarms next to the shooter to confirm hits. 500 yds of wire might be a pain in the ass to string down range, but it'd be hella worth it!
put some tannerite behind that center hole in the target and you will then have definite confirmation
nice shooting!!!!
Uhhhh i think u missed alot more than you think haha.
Gps pickup is 100% everywhere where you can see the sky! In the early 1990s I had about 12 Long Guns! AR 15&10, All of the HK members! Shooting 500+ yards was fun if there was a gong, air tank or something to signal back.
We use to do this in the Marines with iron sights. (I'm sure they still do)
Take AR
Looks like the Ak only landed about 2 hits at best to me.
fuckin gps, how dos it werk???
Anyone can shoot from a bench. It's real marksmen that can run a mile and shoot from extremely uncomfortable positions that are the actual real good shooters.
DAMN
lo gps doesn pick up , what kind of gps u have gps works by satelite there is always coverage unless u are underground
What Amma are you shooting?
gps doesn't pick up here… lol that was a good one.
Yo, what was crawling on your arm the the beginning of the first shot?!?!
Nice shootin!!
I have a question for u, I just bought my first AR and it's the stag arms model 8T. I've seen good reviews on it but was wanting your opinion? Thank u
I can't help but notice the bug that is crawling on his shoulder at the beginning of the video..
What is the opposite of "User Error"?
Well why don't you have GPS signal? That has nothing to do with how remote the location is – you can get GPS all over the planet that's the point.