My range is opening up a new 900 yd. range. Prior to this we only had 300 yds. available with occasional access to a 1000 yd. So, in anticipation and as a LR newbie, I'd like to share my plan as I've been able to figure out and would like to get feedback on if it is reasonable.
With each rifle I plan to exercise the following procedure to get to a point where I can practice LR shooting safely. I also will collect atmospheric data at each session.
1) 100 yd sight-in - Get rifle and ammo combination to get accurate sub-moa hits at 100 yards reliably.
2) Chrono 10 rounds - Collect chrono data
3) Calculate drops and setting 100-1000 yds @ 50 yd increments. - Build my list of settings and produce the chart.
4) Shoot 3-5 rd groups at 100 yd intervals and and create DOPE chart for future reference.
From there I would use the DOPE chart as the basis for future ranging. I would also use that data to confirm Kestrel information.
Is this approach correct for getting set-up?
With each rifle I plan to exercise the following procedure to get to a point where I can practice LR shooting safely. I also will collect atmospheric data at each session.
1) 100 yd sight-in - Get rifle and ammo combination to get accurate sub-moa hits at 100 yards reliably.
2) Chrono 10 rounds - Collect chrono data
3) Calculate drops and setting 100-1000 yds @ 50 yd increments. - Build my list of settings and produce the chart.
4) Shoot 3-5 rd groups at 100 yd intervals and and create DOPE chart for future reference.
From there I would use the DOPE chart as the basis for future ranging. I would also use that data to confirm Kestrel information.
Is this approach correct for getting set-up?
