Re: M40a1 build guide
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 10Xview</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Not too shabby, there, long-shot! Either you had a zero-wind day or you've mastered the art of reading the wind. Thanks for posting this.
My M40A1 custom WAS my long range (1000 yard) match gun. As soon as I got her done I competed with her for several years in the early and mid 1990s. My scores hovered in the 180s and low 190s, with my best being 194-6X. This was all with Federal Match 168s or equivalent reloads. The bullets were just going subsonic at that range and beginning to keyhole according to a report from the butts, but she seemed to do just fine. I think it's time for me to relive those days and try it with 175grainers, if my eyes can keep up. Fun stuff.
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I can assure you I've mastered nothing!
I like these matches for checking dope because we start at 100 yards and move back in 100 yard increments firing 5 shots and marking at every station so you can really see your dope out to 800 yards.
The MST-100 takes a little tweaking to shoot using my DA cards, but it's possible and I think my dope looked pretty good considering.
I had more fun shooting this than my usual match rifle even giving up 10-15 points for the scope. Good time!