We completed another Extreme Long Rasnge Class at Gunsite on Monday. The weather could not have been better and we saw some great shooting by all. 338LM dominated the field, with one 408 CT and one 300 WM present. No big fiftys this time, so we are all a little less concussed
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Here we are starting to calibrate software. Field Firing Solutions was the selection of the majority of shooters.
This is what the shooters view of the 1500 meter KD range looks like.
You can zoom on this to see the targets.
After beating the crap out of the steel on the KD range, moving to the UKD area gives everyone an idea of how hard it actually is to engage a man sized target at extreme ranges when it's not painted white on a clear backdrop.
The morning is spent engaging 18 UKD targets from the ridgeline shown above, then in the afternoon we change to the hard target range with targets in and around cars, shooting from a position near ground level. Now you may have a backdrop, but the mirage can make spotting, well, interesting.
A great time was had by all. We did a little BBQ on the second night and demoed some long range night vision solutions. If you can lay down behind a gun you've never even seen before and wack a small plate at 300 on a moonless, overcast AZ desert night, I'd say the system works pretty well.
We've got one on the schedule for next year, again in October, but if people call in we could do another in the spring. I'll post a few more pics later.
Here we are starting to calibrate software. Field Firing Solutions was the selection of the majority of shooters.
This is what the shooters view of the 1500 meter KD range looks like.
You can zoom on this to see the targets.
After beating the crap out of the steel on the KD range, moving to the UKD area gives everyone an idea of how hard it actually is to engage a man sized target at extreme ranges when it's not painted white on a clear backdrop.
The morning is spent engaging 18 UKD targets from the ridgeline shown above, then in the afternoon we change to the hard target range with targets in and around cars, shooting from a position near ground level. Now you may have a backdrop, but the mirage can make spotting, well, interesting.
A great time was had by all. We did a little BBQ on the second night and demoed some long range night vision solutions. If you can lay down behind a gun you've never even seen before and wack a small plate at 300 on a moonless, overcast AZ desert night, I'd say the system works pretty well.
We've got one on the schedule for next year, again in October, but if people call in we could do another in the spring. I'll post a few more pics later.
