Anyone do any shooting over the weekend?

[bwaites]

3-gun forced me to spend most of my training time standing and shooting, quickly and accurately, which is very perishable. When I get in the prone, anything within 300yds is too easy as a result when it comes to making solid hits on steel silhouettes. You have to work really hard to fine-tune your error pattern while standing, and know when to consistently take the shot to get as center a hit as possible.

I would like to take some of these aspects of fast, accurate shooting from 3-gun and put a demand for them in more of the intermediate range stages in long-range matches, where you will see the advantage of a semi-auto platform with a flat trajectory like the .260 Remington/AR10 combo, which are meant for each other.

At BoomerShoot last year, I was able to clean 3 boomers that were 4x6" or 5x7" at 375yds as fast as I could index and pull the trigger, and to see one explode after the other in rapid succession was really a joy. Speaking of terrible conditions, you guys should start looking at signing up for LR1955's Precision Rifle Clinic this year and shooting steel from 375-700yds in totally unpredictable weather and wind conditions in the northern Idaho mountains. You will walk away with a more solid command of you and your rifle/optic/cartridge system's capabilities and limitations.

I saw him do it, and it was a kick to watch! We were shooting within about 3 yards of each other, and I was shooting my 28" Grendel. I was watching him shoot through the scope, and it was a kick in the pants to watch! Almost felt like rolling thunder, so close together that the visual and concussion effects were something else. At 375 you have time to say, "Hit" before the sonic boom hits you, so the shooter can see the explosion and be moving before there is audible feedback. LOTS of fun!!

Anyone wanting spots in the Clinic, please PM LR1955 and let him know! I start looking forward to the next year about the time I get home from the drive!