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  • PredatorDown
    Warrior
    • Jun 2014
    • 239

    Found the Magic Mile Mark!

    **Updated** with video of a couple hits. Shots 3 and 5 were both hits

    I wasn't sure if this little cartridge could do it, but it made it!! Not terribly consistent, but 3 of the 4 hits were in 8 shots. Took me a while to get dialed in, the ground was wet and made calls hard to make.

    6.5 Grendel with 123gr Amax going 2500 fps

    81 minutes of drop from my 1000 yard zero, or close to 116 minutes from a 100 yard zero

    I got some video, but it was impossible to call hits from sight. The ground was wet enough we couldn't see the splash. I had taped a radio to the back of the gong again, and that's how we were able to call them before driving down. We had no idea where they were hitting, but I didn't really care. I was just thrilled to hit the dang thing! 24"x24" gong



    Last edited by PredatorDown; 07-21-2015, 04:58 AM.
  • wraith1516
    Warrior
    • Dec 2014
    • 316

    #2
    Sweet!!!! One mile

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    • lamrith
      Warrior
      • Sep 2014
      • 189

      #3
      Out standing!
      Anderson lower with ALG Combat trigger and Ergo F43 stock:
      18" 1:8 6.5 grendel barrel, 13" troy alpha free float, Mbuis, PA 4-14x44 FFP ACSS scope.
      SAA lower(Form 1 in process)
      16" 1:9 5.56 barrel, A2 sightpost, GI Handguard, Eotech XPS2.0 w/ 1.5-5x magnifier.
      Anderson Pistol lower:
      16" 1:8 300BLK Free Float, Eotech XPS2.0
      6" 9mm with 7" free float and KAK muzzle device, Magpull MBUIS

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      • lrgrendel
        Warrior
        • Jul 2013
        • 662

        #4
        What were the local conditions and your elevation?

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        • deer hunter
          Bloodstained
          • Dec 2014
          • 53

          #5
          Outstanding!

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          • PredatorDown
            Warrior
            • Jun 2014
            • 239

            #6
            4250' ASL
            80* f
            25.5 inHg
            Very light intermittent wind
            Not sure on humidity, but it had rained the night before and still seemed really humid

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            • jiml
              Bloodstained
              • Jun 2015
              • 29

              #7
              Wow

              Wow. Outstanding

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              • jawbone
                Warrior
                • Jan 2012
                • 328

                #8
                a mile? my radio won't even reach that far. brilliant shooting, PD.

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                • dmsims21
                  Warrior
                  • Nov 2012
                  • 430

                  #9
                  Really cool.
                  I like your rifle a lot too.
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                  • kmon
                    Chieftain
                    • Feb 2015
                    • 2096

                    #10
                    Great shooting, that bullet must handle the transition to subsonic very well.

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                    • ricsmall
                      Warrior
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 987

                      #11
                      Very nice shooting. I gotta give that a try asap!!

                      Richard
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                      • LRRPF52
                        Super Moderator
                        • Sep 2014
                        • 8608

                        #12
                        You're definitely pushing the envelope with this. I need to film some ELR with the 16" gun some time.

                        Your rifle is very well put together as well.
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                        • Double Naught Spy
                          Chieftain
                          • Sep 2013
                          • 2570

                          #13
                          Well that flat out puts any of my shooting to shame. Congrats!
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                          • Variable
                            Chieftain
                            • Mar 2011
                            • 2403

                            #14
                            Looks like great fun.

                            Glad to see the bullets appeared to impact straight.LOL
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                            • PredatorDown
                              Warrior
                              • Jun 2014
                              • 239

                              #15
                              Thanks guys! I was pretty sure I'd get at least one or two hits due to the shear amount of ammunition I took out (100 rounds). I believe I fired a total of 30 rounds at it. My first hit was on #13, after which we drove out to confirm. After getting back, it took me another 5-6 rounds to get back on target, and after that is when I made 3 hits in 8 rounds. Once I was on, most of my misses still looked to be within a foot or so of the target.

                              One of the "duh" moments that hit me afterwards is I completely forgot to tie a windage flag on it! There was a remnant from previous shoots that was about 1' long, and I never even noticed it while shooting. I'll usually tie a 4' long piece of trail marking ribbon to the cross-beam on the rebar. Good thing there was hardly a breeze that day!

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