Well i took the training class at Thunder valley with Tom and he tought me to shoot out to 1200. Hitting targets out to 900 was no problem with a 7-10 mph cross wind. 1k to 1200 was a bit more tricky but easily doable. Most of the targets were 12x12 and some were 6x9 head cut-outs. lol
Also i was gettin 2620 ft/sec out of factory 123 a-max ammo out of a 24" tube.
Also took out my .223 gun and shot to 1k. i was getting 2900 ft/sec with wc844 and a 69 grain smk.
Last edited by oxn316; 10-18-2011 at 10:40 PM.
"You don't shoot 6.5 bullets. You toss them in the air, they go downrange on their own." unknown
Thats sweet. How consistent were your hits at 1200? What was your zoom level?
Last edited by YutYut; 10-18-2011 at 11:24 PM.
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The grendel was about 3/5 and the .223 was 2/5 at 1k. Well i have a 20x scope but was more consistant at 10x. The wind was the hardest part, the yardage was no problem. I ran out of scope travel at the 1200 mark even with a 22moa base. Tom said the cartrage with hand loads and more travel with hit 1500 on a good day.
"You don't shoot 6.5 bullets. You toss them in the air, they go downrange on their own." unknown
updated with some pics and a vid.
"You don't shoot 6.5 bullets. You toss them in the air, they go downrange on their own." unknown
double tap
Last edited by oxn316; 10-23-2011 at 06:51 AM.
"You don't shoot 6.5 bullets. You toss them in the air, they go downrange on their own." unknown
"You don't shoot 6.5 bullets. You toss them in the air, they go downrange on their own." unknown
Nice pics and video. What barrel is that? Is that a Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44?
yes thats the viper 6.5-20 that i got of the post here, The barrel is the aa 24" tube with the threads cut off and a 11* crown put on. I actually sent the scope back to vortex and am having the reticle changed to the bdc reticle for longer range. I ran out of adjustment with a 22moa riser right at 1170.
"You don't shoot 6.5 bullets. You toss them in the air, they go downrange on their own." unknown
Yeah, the customer support from Vortex is pretty exceptional. For the money in that scope, it is a very capable piece of glass. If you're going to get bitten by the long-range bug, you might consider looking into NF for the full elevation travel you will need, because you also need windage travel when the erector tube inside is almost bottomed-out. Vortex also has the Razor HD with tons of elevation travel, but it's a 35mm tube, so you'd need different rings, but they sell them.
It appears that you have to strain a bit to get a proper eye-height to the scope. Would it help if you had a cheek riser to adjust to the natural eye height? If so, I can't recommend the Magpul PRS enough.
i have been thinking about the prs for a while. cost was a factor so i went with the one on there.
"You don't shoot 6.5 bullets. You toss them in the air, they go downrange on their own." unknown
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