shooter_john
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I will be shooting in my first ever Precision Rifle Match next weekend (35 rd match ranging from 300-500 yds) and I haven't been able to really get out and dope my rifle(s) at any decent range until today. I also just got a new iPhone last week and I ended up buying the Knight's Armament Co. Bulletflight (M) app to go along with it. Bulletflight has a mil dot calculator, projectile database, and will also gather the weather conditions for your location and give you a range card. (That one sentence doesn't begin to list all of the features that the app has, but it is the ones I used most today)
So I ventured out to some family land to get some time in at longer ranges (usually only have 200 yards max close to home). I checked my zero's at 100 and then moved the target stand back to 300 yards. On the trip with me today were my 700 SPS Tactical 20", my 700P County issued rifle, my Dad, and a couple of his rifles, but I was mainly concerned with doping my 308's. I already had weapon profiles built for the pair of Remington's with Federal GMM 168 bullets. I pulled up the profiles, brought up a drop chart with my specific weather conditions and sent it... I got first round hits (in the 9 ring of 8" Dirty Bird targets) with both rifles. I know at 300 yards that isn't exactly impressive, but with a 10-15 mph gusty wind, I was pretty impressed with the program, considering that is all I used to make the shots. I also got a drop chart for a generic 55gr .223 Rem profile that comes preloaded and had my Dad try a group with his new AR, and he got a first round hit as well, and he has never shot more than 100 yards with anything.
In the end it was just a gorgeous day on the range with my Dad, my gear, and some new useful technology. (My wife also came along but only fired a 3 shot group and then went to take a nap.) I really look forward to using the Bulletflight program more as I now have good confidence in it's accuracy. I was also pretty pleased with my rifles today, keeping every froup I fired sub 1 MOA, and some much smaller than that. Now I just can't wait to get my feet wet at the Precision Match.
The "Firing Line" as we prepped everything...
So I ventured out to some family land to get some time in at longer ranges (usually only have 200 yards max close to home). I checked my zero's at 100 and then moved the target stand back to 300 yards. On the trip with me today were my 700 SPS Tactical 20", my 700P County issued rifle, my Dad, and a couple of his rifles, but I was mainly concerned with doping my 308's. I already had weapon profiles built for the pair of Remington's with Federal GMM 168 bullets. I pulled up the profiles, brought up a drop chart with my specific weather conditions and sent it... I got first round hits (in the 9 ring of 8" Dirty Bird targets) with both rifles. I know at 300 yards that isn't exactly impressive, but with a 10-15 mph gusty wind, I was pretty impressed with the program, considering that is all I used to make the shots. I also got a drop chart for a generic 55gr .223 Rem profile that comes preloaded and had my Dad try a group with his new AR, and he got a first round hit as well, and he has never shot more than 100 yards with anything.
In the end it was just a gorgeous day on the range with my Dad, my gear, and some new useful technology. (My wife also came along but only fired a 3 shot group and then went to take a nap.) I really look forward to using the Bulletflight program more as I now have good confidence in it's accuracy. I was also pretty pleased with my rifles today, keeping every froup I fired sub 1 MOA, and some much smaller than that. Now I just can't wait to get my feet wet at the Precision Match.
The "Firing Line" as we prepped everything...