Australian TR team at ND
Re: Australian TR team at ND
Great job again Dave. Not surprised at all that 8208 is being used but am surprised at the velocities. What was the bullet of choice, case and powder weight etc?
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Re: Australian TR team at ND
well what a contrast in days !!
as can be seen, following yesterday's less than flash conditions, this morning provided a crystal clear sky with reasonably consistent 10-20 knot "wyalong winds'. (could be a song title in there somewhere ??)
our forward thinking, el presidento Daniel, took the necessary precautions to ensure that if there was a reoccurrence of yesterday's winds, his car would not be blown away. !!
the relative consistency of today's conditions, was directly reflected in the improved standard of results achieved.
this is not to say that yesterday's results were not up to scratch, anyone who has ever shot either a 308 or 223 in any form of long range competition (especially at 1000yds) would be extremely appreciative and aware of the difficulties encountered.
it is because of this realization and appreciation of the difficulties associated with shooting 308/223's in LRBR, that ever since we introduced the SCC, we have provided specialist blind and marked classes for these calibres.
today, the Australian team were shooting coached 15 shot matches at 1000yds using aperture sights. -VERY IMPRESSIVE to say the least !!!
in fact, I witnessed a few groups (15 shot remember !!) with vertical dispersion that I would be more than happy to achieve with 5 shot groups at 1000yds off the bench with my LG.
again today, a few shooters used the Labradar.
the velocities I noticed were in the region of 2980-3000 fps, but given the very cool winds and lower ambient temperatures, amongst others, these could be possible factors for the slightly lower velocities.
overall, throughout the weekend, given the definite very positive, friendly and relaxed tone of proceedings experienced by all, i know for a fact that all of these visitors would be most welcome to return to ND at any time in the future, either as a team or as individuals.
as can be seen, following yesterday's less than flash conditions, this morning provided a crystal clear sky with reasonably consistent 10-20 knot "wyalong winds'. (could be a song title in there somewhere ??)
our forward thinking, el presidento Daniel, took the necessary precautions to ensure that if there was a reoccurrence of yesterday's winds, his car would not be blown away. !!
the relative consistency of today's conditions, was directly reflected in the improved standard of results achieved.
this is not to say that yesterday's results were not up to scratch, anyone who has ever shot either a 308 or 223 in any form of long range competition (especially at 1000yds) would be extremely appreciative and aware of the difficulties encountered.
it is because of this realization and appreciation of the difficulties associated with shooting 308/223's in LRBR, that ever since we introduced the SCC, we have provided specialist blind and marked classes for these calibres.
today, the Australian team were shooting coached 15 shot matches at 1000yds using aperture sights. -VERY IMPRESSIVE to say the least !!!
in fact, I witnessed a few groups (15 shot remember !!) with vertical dispersion that I would be more than happy to achieve with 5 shot groups at 1000yds off the bench with my LG.
again today, a few shooters used the Labradar.
the velocities I noticed were in the region of 2980-3000 fps, but given the very cool winds and lower ambient temperatures, amongst others, these could be possible factors for the slightly lower velocities.
overall, throughout the weekend, given the definite very positive, friendly and relaxed tone of proceedings experienced by all, i know for a fact that all of these visitors would be most welcome to return to ND at any time in the future, either as a team or as individuals.