day in the back forty.

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  • Heywood
    Warrior
    • Aug 2013
    • 121

    day in the back forty.

    I finally got to set up a range in my back yard. image.jpg
    I set up at 200 yards off the bench for a quick three shot group (123 gr Amax) and was very happy with the result. I then took a quick three shot group from kneeling. (123 gr. SST)Opened up a bit so I need some work there.image.jpg
    I set up a plate gong (I made out of 8.5" X 12" elevater weights with a hard rubber grommet in between them to make them sing) at 850 yards and settled into prone and fired a five shot string. image.jpgFour out of five, not bad I guess, but I want to work on positional shooting. It is a lot more fun than shooting from a bench. It was uncomfortable as the sun was at two o'clock I also learned why people use adjustable cheek pieces. I refuse to get a PRS and ruin the almost perfect balance of this rifle. So I'm open to other suggestions.
    I set up a few gongs at different ranges and camoflauged them so I could leave them. In the top picture there are five(2 white and 3 tan) starting at 750 yards. There is a lot of vegetation around them so you can not see them unless you are right in front of them and a ravine prevents that except from my shooting position which is almost too far with the un aided eye.
    Any way I built this rifle to use in long range target practice in different shooting positions and I really like it. I have a dpms 308 sass that is so damn heavy it basically only rides a bench or goes prone. This grendel leaves it behind in every aspect.
    All in all it was a good way to spend an hour or two in the backyard.

    Btw. I used Balistic ae on my iPad to get me on target with my chrono'd factory sst rounds, it was right on.
    Last edited by Heywood; 12-11-2014, 04:36 AM.
    quis posuit in mea ocreis bologna!
  • lead chucker
    Warrior
    • Sep 2014
    • 241

    #2
    Great shooting, looks like you had a great day in the back yard for sure!

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    • LRRPF52
      Super Moderator
      • Sep 2014
      • 8569

      #3
      That's a shooter right there if you are getting sub-1" at 200yds. What barrel length is it? Yes, the DPMS LR308 SASS is a beast. The 24" LR308 is heavier than a SAKO TRG .338 LM bolt gun, and sucks to carry or shoot from positions.
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      • Heywood
        Warrior
        • Aug 2013
        • 121

        #4
        Originally posted by LRRPF52 View Post
        That's a shooter right there if you are getting sub-1" at 200yds. What barrel length is it? Yes, the DPMS LR308 SASS is a beast. The 24" LR308 is heavier than a SAKO TRG .338 LM bolt gun, and sucks to carry or shoot from positions.
        The barrel is a Lilja 740. I got 1/4 MOA @ 100 yds on my first range trip so I knew the rifle was up to it but wasn't so sure about the shooter.
        quis posuit in mea ocreis bologna!

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