08-12-2011, 10:43 PM
appleseed-kdc Wrote:FYI...
Article - Shooting A 223 To A Mile Accurately
"The rock is 12" wide and 8" high as we see it! (I did measure the rock beforehand)
6 out of 7 rds well inside a sub MOA rock at "1 mile". I'll take that...."
http://www.longrangehunting.com/articles...mile-1.php
Interesting article indeed. Note the velocities he was launching some very spear-like projectiles with...
"The 80gr Amax are running 2825ish fps. The 75gr Amax 2950ish fps."
Those are way higher BC projectiles at way higher velocities than you will get with any comparable bullet through the Grendel. He was using a custom .223 bench gun with an amazingly-accurate barrel, which he claimed shot below 1/8th MOA at 200yds, which is what the bench crowd looks for in a good pipe.
Also notice the weather constraints that severely limited his firing strings. Most people that get into the Grendel are doing so for some practical purpose. Since the weather is usually practically not practical, our 1st-round or ethical hit distances are much more prudent. It is what it is.
That being said, it might be fun for strictly academic purposes to sit around and wait for a perfect wind condition to get rounds on target at 1600yds. For those that need to make practical shots in given wind conditions, with time-critical windows of opportunity, there won't be any laughing either way, just shots at much shorter distances...like 400-700yds, with the occasional folks that like to shoot at 800+ in mild wind conditions.
The biggest advantage one will gain from such a pursuit will be in watching wind conditions, and seeing their effects on projectiles at extreme distances. To each is own as to how they spend their time. Interesting to see the results.