jacketjoed Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 So, I shot my first long range steel match recently and needless to say, I didnt do as well as I hoped I would. I had lots of misses and the whole thing was kinda frustrating cause I know I can make the shots I was missing. The match was a spur of the moment thing and with no experience with this kind of stuff it was very overwhelming. The targets started at 300 and went out to a 1000 with most between 4-8 and were of varying sizes. I usually dial dope but with the time factor I figured that hold over would be faster and I'm pretty sure that was a mistake and accounted for a lot of my misses, but I still think that dialing would be slow. The Course was 1.25 miles long with 5 firing points that had 5 targets per station that had to be engaged twice each and there was a 45 min time cap. It was a blind course of fire, so for each station you would have run to it setup, locate and range all the targets then engage then move and start all over again. I'm shooting a 300 win. with a Leupold ERT 6.5-20 with the TMR reticule. Im looking for some hints, tips and any wisdom in this area that might help make things a little easier and maybe do a little better next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titandriver Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hey Joe -- where is this match held? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketjoed Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hey Joe -- where is this match held? Hey there Rich, This one was just outside of reed point, and was put on by Stillwater Tactical, and was a ton of fun, but I definitely need to get some wrinkles ironed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titandriver Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Thanks Joe! I'm gonna try to make one or two of 'em next year. Also, we're working on putting on some rifle/pistol matches here next year, sure hope it works out! See ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketjoed Posted December 6, 2013 Author Share Posted December 6, 2013 The Rifle/Pistol matches would be fun, definitely let me know if you do one cause I'll be there for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Freeman Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Dial for elevation, hold for wind. Start with the easiest target first. This might not necessarily be the closest target. Get as straight as you can behind the gun so you can see the hit/miss. This will help you adjust your wind call for the next target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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