Good shooting I bet it was fun. Nice to see people still using the 06 but I thought Simmons disapeared over twenty years ago.
Good shooting I bet it was fun. Nice to see people still using the 06 but I thought Simmons disapeared over twenty years ago.
Hold over will only get you frustrated. Dialing is the only way to go for long range shooting.
I just hit 20 inch steel at 1000 with first five shots 3 weeks ago using my 100 yard sight in data. no frustration
only joy
Congrats. The reason I got my model 12 was being able to shoot at the 1000yd target. The .308 did really well with 155gn bullets, both Hornady ELD and Berger. Later on I found out it also liked the 175SMK's at that range (set my personal record 5" 5round group). My only issue is the recoil is tiring. I start to lose focus after 20 or 30 shots. So, it now has a 6BR barrel on it. So far I have been able to shoot 7" and 8" groups with it at 1000yd. Most of the time I am shooting at an 8" plate. On a calm day I can hit it on a regular basis, but, we rarely have calm days. I also like to shoot at soda cans at 600yd. Makes really good practice with any wind at all.
Scope adjustments. I have a Viper HST on a std rail. I use my dope settings then hold based on bullet impact. I never have a spotter so I do the best I can watching the bullet impact. This is one reason why I use a small target at range. If I miss it is easily visible and if I need to adjust it is simple to do. When I do hit I get more pleasure from hitting the small target.
I'm another that sights in at 100 yards, then dials in the range from that point.
As I shoot at each range I record my settings and any hold, then observe the targets and where the group is centered (including any wind). Then, if necessary I adjust my Dope for that range. Next time I set using the Dope. After two or three engagements at any one range the Dope is pretty close.
To make all this easier I record the velocity for every shot and where it hit on the target (if I can see it with my scope/camera). I take each target and record all the information on it. Then I take a picture of the target and store it in my computer. The velocity information is also downloaded from the chrono and stored on a spreadsheet in the same subfolder as the targets. At any point I can go back and look at shooting I did previously with similar loads and see what settings I used and where I hit on the target.
My first time at 1000 with my .308 I used my 100 yard zero and the free Strelok app to get my settings.Originally Posted by Ernest T
First shot was dead center.
Not all my shots were - but I was completed shocked that's where the first one ended up. I was actually searching around the target (electronic scoring) trying to figure out where it landed, not expecting it to be in the center.
Well...not according to this: http://www.simmonsoptics.com
I put a Simmons handgun scope on my S&W 44 mag over ten years ago. I've shot thousands of rounds through it and it's never moved from Zero. Actually, I replaced a Leupold handgun scope that just never worked properly.
it was fun. If i had only one rifle i could keep, it would be the 3006. It will beat he 308 easy with heavier bullets. doesnt burn alot of powder compared to the magnums. And i can burn medium and even fast powders if thats all i have. accuracy is excellent.
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