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Re: RL Powder/Long Range Shooting...Sorry HC & woods!
08 February 2011, 02:50
rcamugliaRe: RL Powder/Long Range Shooting...Sorry HC & woods!
Just wanted to take the opportunity to
both of you in the same thread
Just got back from the Sporting Rifle Match at Whittington. It was 23 degrees for the high and the wind blew the snow horizontally varying from 5 to 25 mph measured on my Kestrel thingy. It could be 5 mph during your first target and by the last 25 mph!
I used the
horribly inconsistent RL-25 powder in my .300 WM with the 208 A-Max.
(for HC)
I also
DIALED ELEVATION for every target and held off for the fickle wind.
(for woods)
I shot good, finished 2nd because another guy was Super-Human yesterday
08 February 2011, 05:11
rcamugliaC'mon now! You two are sharper than this!
I teed this one up so high, lobbed a big fat softball in there...
You can't miss if you try!
08 February 2011, 05:26
ramrod340Congrats on the second place.
As usual just my $.02
Paul K
08 February 2011, 05:36
RustyI too send my congratulations. Ever since I heard about these sporting rifle courses at Whittington I have thought this to be a great match. I'm just too old and fat!
While I have never used
horribly inconsistent RL-25 powder. I use as equally
horribly inconsistent RL-15 powder in most everything I shoot. I would say that you shooting prowess is excellent! Only exceeded by your ability to humorously jab those who do not share your choices!
I salute you, sir!
Rusty
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08 February 2011, 05:39
woodsOkay, I'll bite
You could have won if you had used a ballistic reticle because you must have made a mistake putting in your calculations on your I-phone thingy or your scope did not move the exact distance you thought it was moving when you clicked it in! 
You were just damn lucky to place at all! The only thing that saved your ass was the RL powder! 
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08 February 2011, 06:32
rcamugliaClose, but fouled down the left field line!
HC?
Thanks Ramrod and Rusty! You should try to make one of the shoots! You'd have a ball!
08 February 2011, 17:43
Hot Corequote:
Originally posted by rcamuglia:
I used the
horribly inconsistent RL-25 powder in my .300 WM with the 208 A-Max.
(for HC)
I also
DIALED ELEVATION for every target and held off for the fickle wind.
(for woods)
I shot good, finished 2nd because another guy was Super-Human yesterday
Welllll..., that 1st Place Finisher was probably using
Hodgdon Powder which gave him much better consistancy.
And probably just read the Grass Tips, picked the correct Mil-Dot, "leaned into" the wind a bit and delicately carressed that excellent Walker Design Factory Trigger.
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Were there only two of you shooting?
08 February 2011, 18:29
vapodogquote:
Originally posted by Hot Core:
Were there only two of you shooting?
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08 February 2011, 19:01
rcamugliaDing ding ding ding ding ding! We have a winner!
woods was close but HC just about nailed it! All that AR war experience!
I really wanted to see:
"Yeah, the guy who won was using Hodgdon powder and held "over and off" with his Zeiss Rapid Z".
09 February 2011, 02:37
Hot Corequote:
Originally posted by rcamuglia:
...Zeiss Rapid Z".
Someone mentioned either Leepers or BSA makes the Scopes and Super Whamo-Dyne THINGY Reticles for them, so they gotta be good uns(maybe).
09 February 2011, 02:47
rcamugliaBSA?
woods needs to show up and show me how well the reticle or the Ray Charles Braille version target knobs work.
