West Texas Granny Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Thinking of moving into rifle. All I have are a few military rifles and a Kimber in 300 win mag. What do I need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kirk Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 You need an objective and then a rifle. What type of military rifles do you have? Garands etc. can be used in high power matches. They tend to take place right along side F-class and other matches. This should expose you to other shooting options and the mass of consumer goods available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 WTG, I sent you a Private Message. If you are interested you can PM me back or email me. MLM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyn Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Your question is too vague. What kind of rifle matches are you interested in? Sniper-esque? IPSC/Practical? Highpower? F class? If sniper-esque is the answer, you need to research the local matches in your area and find out what sort of distances they are shooting. Then you need to get good zeroes for those distances. Gearwise I would say you need 1) a spotting scope 2) a shooting mat 3) a good shooting sling 4) a bipod 5) windmeter 6) ballistic calculator 7) rear rest (as easy as a sock filled with sand) 8) good ammo 9) good ammo 10) did I mention good ammo But check with your local guys before buying anything. And then zero your rifle again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastorjohnd Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Depending on the kind of glass you have on the Kimber, you could try your hand at benchrest shooting. A lot of matches have factory classes for unmodified rifles. Plus, beyond a good rest and ammo it doesn't require a lot of equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyops Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Check out a match if you haven't done so already. Tons of knowledge gained by watching a match and talking with shooters. They will tell you what you need or don't need. It's all a learning curve. The equipment I started out with is not what I have now. One key thing for me has been a ballistic calculator. I put an app on my i-pod. Bullet-flight. Apps like this are a must. But see what the other guys use, good and not so good. Take that Kimber out and blast away. Shoot, shoot and shoot some more! Take care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Texas Granny Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Well if things fall into place I will shoot my first match this weekend. My goal is simply to gain experience and if lucky just get something on the paper. Rifle: Kimber 8400 300 Win Mag Scope: Nikon -- 1 click = 1/8 inch Ammo available to use: Federal Vital-Shok 165 grain Nosler ballistic tip and Hornady 165 grain GMX Have bipod Edited October 27, 2011 by West Texas Granny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Texas Granny Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Your question is too vague. What kind of rifle matches are you interested in? Sniper-esque? IPSC/Practical? Highpower? F class? If sniper-esque is the answer, you need to research the local matches in your area and find out what sort of distances they are shooting. Then you need to get good zeroes for those distances. Gearwise I would say you need 1) a spotting scope 2) a shooting mat 3) a good shooting sling 4) a bipod 5) windmeter 6) ballistic calculator 7) rear rest (as easy as a sock filled with sand) 8) good ammo 9) good ammo 10) did I mention good ammo But check with your local guys before buying anything. And then zero your rifle again. As to matches I would be interested in boils down to the fact that I find the thought of hitting a target at 800-1,000 yards or further simply irresistible I didn't buy the Kimber for this but at the moment it's all I have. I'm pretty sure it will be loads of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve L Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 with the 300 winmag if you can try the 190 SMK for 800-1000. I find them to be best. The BC is a little lower than the 210 but the 190 fly a little better in my opinion. (I know that doesn't really make sense)You said you had a 1/8 adjustment scope but didnt mention magnification. Honestly I think people get too caught up in over magnification and a 10x or 14x could serve you just fine. One thing I teach is magnification magnifies movement. with that being said on my F-class rifle I run a 6.5-18 variable scope. However I have competed with a Rem 700 .308 20" barrel and a 3.5-10 and still held my own at 3rd. one thing you can do now to make things better is add weight to your rifle to hold down the recoil a bit 60 round days of 300 winmag isn't for the faint of heart. so taming it could make all the difference in your groups come the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Texas Granny Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 The results. 20 rounds. All high. Not a single hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve L Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 at what distance and how high? what was your zero? what was your scope adjustment? 1/8 is the clicks at a 100 yards at 800 yards 1 click equals the same as 100 yards. my 1/4 adjustment going from 200 to 300 is 7 clicks but 200 to 600 yard is 13 clicks. if this was at 100 yards did you boresight it? try moving up to 50 yards to get initial zero. it'll take more doping but but at least you know the gun is on. Or it could be something as simple as the scope rings not being aligned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Texas Granny Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Well I look at it like this. There is nowhere to go but up plus I met one person who builds precision rifles so that was a positive. I was shooting real high even at 1000 yards. Got a lot of learning to do in this branch of shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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