jeffro Report post Posted June 10, 2010 Did a little shooting at 1000yrds the other day. 162 Amax at 2935fps. Not real happy with the horizontal, but the vertical was preaty good. The wind got me a little bit, as it was a bit gusty. That sure is a lot of fun though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakehaffey Report post Posted June 10, 2010 Thats pretty cool, what scope you using? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Coues Report post Posted June 10, 2010 WOW!! 1000 yards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted June 10, 2010 6.5-20X50 LR Fine plex Leupold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues&Bass Report post Posted June 10, 2010 That is pretty good at 1000 yards. I can shoot confidently with my 7 mag out to 800 yards. It takes alot of practice and good equipment. my 2 cents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted June 10, 2010 There are better LR cal. out there, but the 7mmRM is preaty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeybari Report post Posted June 10, 2010 jeffro dont fool your self the 7mm is one of the best for that yardage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mason a Report post Posted June 10, 2010 i will also agree , the 7mm mag is is one of the best long range calibers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted June 11, 2010 As for the light calibers, I will agree that the 7mmRM does well. There are many heavy hitters that will spank a 7mmRM though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted June 11, 2010 As for the light calibers, I will agree that the 7mmRM does well. There are many heavy hitters that will spank a 7mmRM though. Spank it in regards to being more dependable on cross canyon shots and other cross wind situations maybe, but my gun builders have several 7mm's that will hold groups at 5" or less at 900-1000 yards. Not every gun is the same though, everything has to be absolutely perfect. I'm finally picking up my new 7mm next week that's taken almost a year to build, break in and work the loads for it. It's supposedly a solid tack driver at 600-700 yards and weigh's dang near half what my .300wm weighs which will be nice for back pack hunts! My .300wm is solid out to 800 in good weather but I have no need to shoot any farther than that other than at rocks and targets but that's already crazy distances for hunting! The 6.5-20x50 LRT with the fine duplex is my favorite scope and that's what I have on my .300wm, this new 7mm has the Mark 4 with custom turrets and fine duplex as well, should be good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted June 12, 2010 My 7mmRM will hold .5-.7 MOA out to 1000yrds if I do my part. In LR shooting, the wind drift is what Im most concerned about. As seen in this group, the wind got me. I have a new custom that is about 2 months out that will have a Mark 4 with a TMR reticle in it. What reticle are you using? Who is building your rifle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted June 12, 2010 Ah, just saw you said fine plex with custom turrets. Are those custom turrets set up for a specific load? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted June 12, 2010 Hey Jeffro, my gun builder is a good friend of mine out of CA named Jim Mehl. He's been building rifles since before I was born and does an awesome job! I honestly have no clue about the scope, just what little I've heard about it becuase it was a tip i got from a client last year and was shipped from the Leupold custom shop to Jim Mehl's house. I was told he had several things changed and added to the scope and something was done to the turrets. That client was a mutual friend I share with Jim Mehl and is an amazing gunsmith himself. I'll know more when I get to see it for the first time next week. Last time I saw the gun it was just a Wal-Mart special, Rem 700 rifle that I bought and stripped down for the action. Now it's got a Hart barrel, Hunters Edge stock and all the fixin's to go with it! JIM> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffro Report post Posted June 12, 2010 Thanks for the info. Cant wait for the range report. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted June 12, 2010 I'd call that pretty darn impressive at 1000 yards...That's over 1/2 mile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
