Nick and I are on are way to Peacemaker in WV. We're going to try our hand at 300 yards with the AR's and the RPR. Supposed to be a nice day today. Hopefully I have some pictures and video to post when we get home.
Is there anyone here who us a member? If I do well today, I would love to get a chance to try 500 or further... but the member roster is full.
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Hitting 6" target a 300 yards!
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Hope you come home with a good report. Have fun and be safe.
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Let's see........We've been hitting a golf ball at 100 yds......and steel plates with Pistols at 100 yds. The AR will be a challenge , but I would bet you and Nick will figure it out pretty quick. The Creedmoor at 300 yds will be lots of fun !!! 
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Looking forward to videos.
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So, we had an amazing time! We had so much fun that we almost completely forgot to shoot any video or take pictures. But I did get a little to share. We are going to go back next month and I am bringing a regular video camera. I'm just going to let it record the whole time we are there.
I did remember to start my own dope chart. I am going to keep on top of it from now on.
We were at the "guest" range, available to non-members. It has everything from pistol to 300 yard ranged targets. Everything at the 200 and 300 yard distances are steel only. We went straight to the 300 yard since we have a ton of 100 yard experience.
First we started shooting the Ruger Precision Rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. The rifle is 100% factory stock. I have a Burris XTRii 3-15x50 scope on it.
That rifle makes shooting at 300 yards just a dream. We had steady 5-7 mph wind cross wind coming from our Northwest, but the projectile flies so fast, I didn't even have to adjust the windage or hold over from when I set the zero at a 100 yard indoor range. Once it was dialed in, we hit the 6" target shot after shot. After I hit 20 in a row, I just stopped counting. LOL its a kick but rifle for sure.
From there, we switched to my M4 clone... SIG 516 Patrol It has very few modifications. I installed a Geissele Automatics Super Dynamic Enhanced Trigger tuned down to 2.5 lbs and Bravo Company A2 sights. Everything else is factory.
The A2 sights on that, I have to say... that made the job a bit more difficult. LOL I was able to hit the 18" targets with about a 83% hit rate and Nick was around 70% hit rate. Considering this is the first time Nick or I shot at this distance, I think we did pretty well.
After that, we switched to the 300 Blackout. I was blown away at how accurate the 300 Blackout is at 300 yards with no magnification. Again, today is our first time shooting anything past 100 yards. I had a 93% hit rate and Nick was at a 87%.
The Blackout build is as follows:
SIG Arms 516 Lower
SIG Arms Mil-Spec LPK
Geissele Automatics Super Dynamic Enhanced Trigger tuned down to 2.5 lbs
Geissele Automatics Nitride Low Profile Gas Block
Magpul MOE SL stock
Magpul MOE-K2 Grip
Troy Charging Handle
Vortex Venom 3 MOA red dot
Troy flip-up HK sights
Advanced Armament Co upper receiver
Advanced Armament Co 9 inch barrel
Advanced Armament Co Nickle Boron BCG
Advanced Armament Co BLACKOUT 51T Flash Hider
Advanced Armament Co 762-SDN-6 Suppressor
Knight’s Armament free-floating guard
The crazy part is, a 3 MOA dot almost completely covers the 18" target. There was not a lot of room for nudging the hold-over. I had to turn the dot brightness down to its second lowest setting so we didn't washout the target.
Here is a quick video of Nick shooting the 300 Blackout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuZkU1NLDuY
I did remember to start my own dope chart. I am going to keep on top of it from now on.
We were at the "guest" range, available to non-members. It has everything from pistol to 300 yard ranged targets. Everything at the 200 and 300 yard distances are steel only. We went straight to the 300 yard since we have a ton of 100 yard experience.
First we started shooting the Ruger Precision Rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. The rifle is 100% factory stock. I have a Burris XTRii 3-15x50 scope on it.
That rifle makes shooting at 300 yards just a dream. We had steady 5-7 mph wind cross wind coming from our Northwest, but the projectile flies so fast, I didn't even have to adjust the windage or hold over from when I set the zero at a 100 yard indoor range. Once it was dialed in, we hit the 6" target shot after shot. After I hit 20 in a row, I just stopped counting. LOL its a kick but rifle for sure.
From there, we switched to my M4 clone... SIG 516 Patrol It has very few modifications. I installed a Geissele Automatics Super Dynamic Enhanced Trigger tuned down to 2.5 lbs and Bravo Company A2 sights. Everything else is factory.
The A2 sights on that, I have to say... that made the job a bit more difficult. LOL I was able to hit the 18" targets with about a 83% hit rate and Nick was around 70% hit rate. Considering this is the first time Nick or I shot at this distance, I think we did pretty well.
After that, we switched to the 300 Blackout. I was blown away at how accurate the 300 Blackout is at 300 yards with no magnification. Again, today is our first time shooting anything past 100 yards. I had a 93% hit rate and Nick was at a 87%.
The Blackout build is as follows:
SIG Arms 516 Lower
SIG Arms Mil-Spec LPK
Geissele Automatics Super Dynamic Enhanced Trigger tuned down to 2.5 lbs
Geissele Automatics Nitride Low Profile Gas Block
Magpul MOE SL stock
Magpul MOE-K2 Grip
Troy Charging Handle
Vortex Venom 3 MOA red dot
Troy flip-up HK sights
Advanced Armament Co upper receiver
Advanced Armament Co 9 inch barrel
Advanced Armament Co Nickle Boron BCG
Advanced Armament Co BLACKOUT 51T Flash Hider
Advanced Armament Co 762-SDN-6 Suppressor
Knight’s Armament free-floating guard
The crazy part is, a 3 MOA dot almost completely covers the 18" target. There was not a lot of room for nudging the hold-over. I had to turn the dot brightness down to its second lowest setting so we didn't washout the target.
Here is a quick video of Nick shooting the 300 Blackout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuZkU1NLDuY
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Nice video.
Glad you had a successful trip.
Glad you had a successful trip.
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Nice little vid clip Mark. Glad you guys had fun, looks like a good time.
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Thanks, man. It was a blast! The 6.5 Creedmoor moves fast enough and has a low enough DC that the wind wasn't an issue at 300 yards. The 300 Blackout and the 5.56, on the other hand, you needed to adjust windage, even though the breeze maxed out at 7 or 8 mph.
I can't wait to get out to 500 and 600 yards so I can really start to learn more.
I can't wait to get out to 500 and 600 yards so I can really start to learn more.