Snipers Hide Day at Rock Castle 9/7/13

[Tempest455]

Bunch of guys from the Hide went to Rock Castle yesterday to shoot out to 1,100 and 1,500 yards. Us .30 cal guys stuck with the 1,100 and 1,000 yard targets. Two guy w/ .338's were taking shots at the 1.500. Couple highlights of the day for our group:

Retired Navy GMC came w/ his rifle zeroed at 100 and dialed up. He made a 1st round hit at 800, then we got him out to 1,000. I know he was pretty pleased with that. Ballistic Apps work!   :)

 

My son was the 1st of our group on at 1,000 in his 4th shot after figuring out the wind. We all made hits at 1,100 w/ my Savage 10BA. My personal highlight was, longest shot I have ever tried w/ iron sights. 1,050 yards with a Swiss K31. Cost me about $20 of ammo. I hit all around the target and finally got a hit at bottom of target. Glad I had a spotter for that, no way would I have got there without one.

For some reason I knew I would be parked next to someone w/ a .338 laying prone!  I need to spend today cleaning the dust off my rifle.   :)

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr-s1eZRHo0

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkDI6twFmDQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVkmMMnDja4

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3533_DGgT8

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sZVeSeOaz8

Edited September 8, 2013 by Tempest455

[RED333]

Thanks for sharing!!!

If I had a few extra bucks I would like to try long range.

[Retired Navy GMC]

That was a BLAST!!!

Looking forward to doing it again soon.

Thanks again Tempest!!!

[Hunter24]

I missed out! Will be watching for the next one.

[rugerla1]

Wow! Now that's awesome, sounds like y'all had a blast! Thanks for sharing.

[ncomarc]

Crazy....

[JohnC]

Man, I'd love to do this with the 50 BMG! :hyper:

[Tempest455]

I ran into some people at the range talking about coming to next shoot and trying 1,500. Thought I would update this for people coming to next time. FYI, there is no steel at the 1,500 target area, just a paper stand. Would be impossible to see your shots until we went cold. It's my understanding the 1,500 target area is also very difficult to get to. Most if not all the shooting there was done between 500 and 1,100 yards.

 

Also, Rockcastle does not provide any targets, it's just a big field. We were lucky people (guys that arranged this) brought enough targets for everyone. Just an FYI. Did not want people next time to show up and be dissapointed there was not a steel target at 1,500.

[crashgordan]

this is great!  i'm not familiar with Rockcastle, perhaps you could give more info??

 

Nothing near me even close to this...

 

i love the math problems that LR brings...

[Luke E.]

this is great!  i'm not familiar with Rockcastle, perhaps you could give more info??

 

Nothing near me even close to this...

 

i love the math problems that LR brings...

 

 Here's a link to Rockcastle's website. It is a "mans" kinda resort. I'm not sure of the room count but it is fairly large and has an in-house restaurant, bar, and different range setups for pistol, rifle, shotgun and even has a full golf course if you happen to play (but I can't imagine wanting to play golf when shooting is an option). I have a price sheet at home for everything they offer and have been building my wife up for a little "getaway". :slap:

 

 

http://www.rockcastleshootingcenter.com/

[coopracing]

I am just starting to get in to this. I recently acquired a rifle to use, although a .308, I am excited about learning. Just ordered some glass this week, so maybe I can join you guys next time. Looks like a place I need to go and practice either way. Thanks for posting!