First 1000 yard shooting

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[LongRange]

if those were all shot at 1000yds thats a pretty nice water line and may be a good load with some seating depth adjustments...how big is that target and how big are the squares?

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[LongRange]

how far off the lands are you?

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[LongRange]

try 15 and 35 at 1000yds next time you get a chance with the same charge....shoot 10 at .015 first then drop 1 moa and shoot the .035...color the bullets(just in case you get a high flyer)color 10 with a light color and 10 with a dark color...if you cant see the colors around the holes a little rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip will bring the colors out.

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[LongRange]

.260 and .261 should get you where you need to be for neck tension...your load looks pretty good at a 1000yds may just need some more trigger time or a small tweak...the smallest movement at a 1000yds will cause a big shift in POI...and for your first time at a 1000yds thats some very good shooting...just an FYI make sure you use white paper like you did above if/when you shoot the colored bullets.

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[earl39]

Bad news here, your not going to see bullet holes at 1000 yards.

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[DrThunder88]

You just need wider bullets!

[jim_k]

I am also impressed with your vertical! The rest is wind reading. Awesome.

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[yobuck]

Bad news here, your not going to see bullet holes at 1000 yards.

You will in the white part of the target with good conditions. And you wont need a $2000 scope to do it.

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[yobuck]

What spotting scope? My cheap Barska scope can see the black lines. But can't see bullet holes. Especially with heavy mirage.

Remember this about optics and you wont be dissapointed very often.
On a good day they are all pretty good.
On a bad day only the good are pretty good.
And on a very bad day none are any good.

If you cant see it with 40 power you wont see it with any power. And on a good day you wont need 40 power either with a decent scope.
I will say this, there are some 50 year old scopes out there that will show bullet holes at 1000 yds on a good day.
But im not aware of any with a name like Barska.

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[eddiesindian]

If you shoot in an area where theres dirt, then I might suggest using clay pigeons @ 1K.... if you miss, you,ll defently see a slash of dirt and adjust accordingly, you wont have to worry about being able to see bug holes at 1K
I don't mind shooting paper for comps but for practice and weekend bragging rights while shooting with fellow long range shooters , we prefer clay pigeons. imo...it,ll make you a better shooter. aim small, hit small.