He's on Instagram, X and fakebook. Should be able to get in touch with him on one of those.
I want to try it myself but I haven't worked up the nerve to do it yet.
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“Texas Plinking” 1 MOA/1K Yard Challenge Videos
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I want to try it myself but I haven't worked up the nerve to do it yet.
Thanks, I'm on his email list and get notices. I replied but with no result, I'll try the Fakebook.
The worst you can do is not get any hits, if youre camera shy, wear camo paint.
No shit. I took a class in San sab near there. At 500 you could watch a full value around 10 mph then at 650 or so you could see a 10mph full value in the other direction. Silhouettes werent bad but keeping 1MOA at 1000 would be tricky.
Thanks, I'm on his email list and get notices. I replied but with no result, I'll try the Fakebook.
The worst you can do is not get any hits, if youre camera shy, wear camo paint.
This was my last trip to South Texas. Missed the first two, there's two on the edge of the orange at 10 and 11 then three in the orange. 10" circle, target is 12x20.
I would have cold bored it had I trusted the kestrel. Kestrel said 2 moa left for wind but it didn't feel like it. Wind was coming from my 7 o'clock, 2-4 mph. Held left of center, put it in the dirt 2 moa right lol.
Held 2 moa left, put it in the dirt poa. What the heck.
Watched mirage, felt the wind and watched the vegetation around me (south Texas scrub doesn't tell you much) held left edge, hit.
Tried to shoot for the same condition and the next four were all hits. Think I was at 1,080 yards. Berger 215's out of a 300winmag.
Again, the southwest Texas wind making hopeful shooters its bitch.
Ep 21
Ep 21
Place I shoot you’re usually aiming next to the targets somewhere or at least right edge , always have crazy cross winds
@akmike47 To me, it's like the game of chess. when you are in the game, it can be hard to get perspective.
Watching the game, you can see things. So, I talk to the screen and say to the guy, you are almost at the IPSC steel. The wind is constant so adjust 1 MOA left and if that does not ring steel, favor left edge.
Most of them had good elevation but wrong on wind.
Watching the game, you can see things. So, I talk to the screen and say to the guy, you are almost at the IPSC steel. The wind is constant so adjust 1 MOA left and if that does not ring steel, favor left edge.
Most of them had good elevation but wrong on wind.
It’s always interesting to me how few of them adjust their turrets; it’s like they are afraid to touch them. When they do, half the time they adjust the wrong one. Also, the first guy up is on his own, but don’t the others watch? If they do, why don’t they make some wind calls for their round? They were all to the right in this episode.
My big takeaways from watching these is form, trigger control, and follow through matter, the guns are normally capable, the Indians not so much, and almost no one has any business shooting at a game animal at 1000 yards.
My big takeaways from watching these is form, trigger control, and follow through matter, the guns are normally capable, the Indians not so much, and almost no one has any business shooting at a game animal at 1000 yards.
According to the show his name is Daniel. He got the 10” in 5 shots and the 5” first try.
Of course he painted that AI in a totally gay paint scheme; it’s a 6.5 CM the gayest man bun cartridge ever made!
You should. Brandon made one of those channel update vids. In it, he says they accept requests to shoot from people who have shot at some distance of at least 300 to 500 yards, anything that shows that you know how to shoot past 100 yards.
I have watched all of them. Boils down to the shooter. 8k on a rig, 3k on a rig, they all can win.
Sometimes, a few shooters have admitted they had the wrong rifle profile in their kestrel. In this episode, one of the guys was shooting a 6.5 CM and way high. I was thinking to myself that even though his windage was pretty good, it was like he was dialed for .308 W. I bet he accidentally pulled up a .308 and got those numbers.
Anyway, There is no prize money but obviously you can have some fun and they spend the rest of the day off camera and shooting and sometimes do better because the pressure is off.
Boy, most people can’t even get one shot on the 10” target at 1000 yards; 10 shot groups with all ten in 1 moa at a 1000?! .
I haven’t looked at video, is he allowing a certain number of sighters to dial it in first before you start the 10 shot group?
. I haven’t looked at video, is he allowing a certain number of sighters to dial it in first before you start the 10 shot group?
You would first shoot the regular 1 MOA at 1K competition and then the best shooter from that group would shoot the 10 shot group. He does say that you get 1 sighter shot before shooting the group. So with all of that you in theory would have some idea.Boy, most people can’t even get one shot on the 10” target at 1000 yards; 10 shot groups with all ten in 1 moa at a 1000?!
I haven’t looked at video, is he allowing a certain number of sighters to dial it in first before you start the 10 shot group?
I saw that this morning before logging in here.
I think it will be great. It is a different situation, obviously. I also think it might be instructive. During the 1 MOA challenge, many is the time where they may not see the splashes to the side. I think most of the rifles are capable of 1 MOA but it could be a shooter problem. So, what is the dispersion size with the wind?
I think that is where I would learn and think others would learn, "okay, so elevation was good but wind was crap."
Or vice versa. "My windage was okay and I was shooting 6.5 Creedmoor but I was hitting high. Did I accidentally dial in for .308? It's like I had the wrong profile pulled up in my Kestrel." (The latter has happened a few times before from previous entrants talking about their performance.)
I think his money is pretty safe. Should be fun to watch.
My problem is that I need to spend some time stretching out farther than 100 yards. They expect shooters who have gone past at least 200 to 300 yards. You don't have to show proof of qualification to 1k yards, just that you have gone past 100. He is in my state, after all.
From where I live, it would take a huge chunk of the day just to get there. So, then, looking at a motel or hotel. Meals. Then the trip back. And my work schedule would not allow that unless he was doing this on a holiday weekend that chews up 3 days.
So.... I just shot this challenge in Episode 23. I'm the last shooter with the MPA. I have watched all of the episodes and thought a lot of the same thoughts others have posted here. I can definitely say that it is indeed a very tough challenge. The target appears no where near as big in your scope as it does in the zoomed in footage. It can be difficult at times to spot your splash. I definitely didn't see every one.
And that wind.... It'll definitely kick your butt! I was trying to just make very small wind hold adjustments, but kept hitting in relatively the same spot. Very frustrating.... And round #8 was definitely hot. I run a Garmin Xero mounted on the side of my rifle and immediately noticed that it was about 40fps faster. Don't know how I messed that up as I'm normally really careful with my powder measurements.
As far as spotting and using others wind call info, I flew in from out of town and couldn't bring my normal spotting scope, binos, etc. Only one guy had decent binos on a tripod that he was using. You can't see crap with the naked eye at that distance. I'm basically seeing everyone's shots for the first time as I watched the video just now.... I'm definitely not making excuses for anything, just answering some of the comments/questions I've seen in this thread.
Anyway, it was definitely fun to go shoot, but more challenging than some of you give credit for. We did get some fun shooting time after filming and of course I was able to hit the 10" multiple times and even managed to connect with that 5" as well. Wish I could've done that on camera! If you get a chance to go out, I highly recommend it. Brandon is a very nice guy and a gracious host.
How were you able to sign up? I've emailed Brandon at the email address in episode 2 two weeks ago, but haven't heard anything back.
And you had a nice grouping, as well. Are you going to try the grouping challenge and would you use that rifle for that challenge?
Oh well, maybe you can do your own challenge at some range you can get to and post that. Even if it is not official, it would be cool, I think. Of course, finances allowing. From where I live, it's at least a couple of hours in any direction to get to a range that is past 100 yards. Not a lot of long range people near where I live, with the exception of Red River West. But they are only open a few days of the business week and are primarily for training military and LE.
Other end of the state from where the 1 MOA at 1k challenge. I am a few towns south of the Oklahoma.
