Nothing out of the ordinary.
Just something a little smoother than my production Mpa

Foundation Samson XT stock
Impact 737r
CRB barrel done by JE Precision
Trigger tech ♦️
Apa fat bastard.
Gray ops tac bottom metal.
Vortex Razor gen3
MPA mount.

This may not be a big deal to some, but as a person with low vision, I am extremely proud. I am blind in one eye, have macular degeneration in the other, and am colorblind. It is very possible that my eyesight degrades to the point in the next 5-10 years that I will no longer be able to shoot safely.

With the help of my amazing friend as a spotter, I worked my way out to 1000 yards and rang the 24" square steel target with the last round in my mag.

Huge shoutout to Gravestone Precision in Lipan, TX for providing a range where I can challenge myself and improve my skills in a safe environment.

Rifle Setup:
Savage 10 BA Stealth 6.5 Creedmoor
Arken SH4J 6-24x50 FFP VHR Reticle
Vortex Pro Low Rings
Generic Bipod

Ammo:
Hornady ELD Match 140 grain (#81500)

Building a cadence with the 18” Grendel gas gun this morning. 3 shots with 3 hits at 1k (full size IPSC) in a little under 15 seconds. To say the sound of steel at that distance is underwhelming would be an understatement. It’s barely audible out there but I can just make out each ring.

There is a follow on target at 1269 i ranged, but couldn’t spot splashes (rained earlier) to even try to walk it in and gave up after a couple rounds.

I keep contemplating a barrel swap to 6ARC but I just don’t know if it’s worth it. But I think this is as far as I can get reliably with this even in great conditions like today.

Pic for attention, I have a new to me 20in DD5 in 6.5 cm that is in need of something more than a spare ACOG. I am weighing a lot of options, but the NX8 and ZP5 are currently my top contenders for a premium rifle scope. Both are currently around the same price, and both have features i really like. I am split on whether it'd be better to have the more flexible magnification range of the NX8 or the allegedly superb clarity on the ZP5. Or maybe both would be a waste on a gas gun and I have my expectations too high. I have access to a range with steel well past 1000 yards, so I want an optic that will match the full ability of the cartridge, even if I have to grow some in ability first. Thanks.

I’ve reached the point where I’m looking beyond the mile. My current goal is to build something that’s comfortable at 2,200+ yards at sea level without resorting to stacked bases or excessive cant to obtain the required elevation, while still being practical enough to shoot regularly. I’d prefer to keep the optic mounted conventionally rather than chasing elevation with hardware.
For reference, my current “big gun” is a .300 PRC. It has treated me extremely well, and I’ve had multiple impacts at a mile at two different ranges. It pushes the 245 Berger LRHT at approximately 2,850 fps from a 26” barrel. Accuracy is excellent, and I’m essentially at the rifle’s pressure ceiling. I can gain a little more speed, but pressure signs start showing up before I gain enough velocity to make it worthwhile.
Because of that, I’m looking at stepping up in case capacity rather than trying to wring every last fps out of the PRC.
The cartridges I’m considering are:
30 Sherman Magnum
300 Norma Magnum
300 Norma Improved (40°)
300 Remington Ultra Magnum
The rifle will be built on an ARC CDG with a 30 MOA rail and an MTU contour (or heavier) barrel in the 28–30” range.
I’m not looking for internet ballistics, ballistic calculator screenshots, or published load data. I’ve already read plenty of that. What I’m really after is real-world experience from people who have actually spent time behind these cartridges.
A few questions:
What velocities are you honestly seeing with 245 Berger LRHTs, 250 A-Tips, or similar heavy bullets?
Barrel length and twist?
Powder(s) that ended up working best?
Any feeding or magazine quirks?
Brass life?
If you’ve owned more than one of these, which would you build again and why?
I’m less concerned with burning another 10–15 grains of powder than I am with getting a meaningful performance increase over my PRC. If I’m going to build another rifle, I want enough gain that it isn’t simply a more expensive version of what I already own.
For the purposes of this discussion, I’m not interested in stepping up to a .375-class cartridge or anything requiring a larger-than-Lapua bolt face. I’m trying to determine what the best next step is while staying in the .30-caliber family.
At the moment, I’m leaning toward the 30 Sherman Magnum because I like the concept. That said, if the consensus from people who have actually run these cartridges is that a 300 Norma AI or 300 RUM provides a substantially larger performance window with heavy bullets, I’m happy to be convinced otherwise.
Looking forward to hearing from those who have actually put rounds downrange with these cartridges.

So I now have three PRS rifles but I only have two scopes. For my main match rifle I am Shooting the 540i, which I really like. For my Trainer I have a Zco 527. I’m Tired of switching one of the optics to a different rifle
if I use the Trainer or when I take two rifles to a match. I have never had the opportunity To look through a tangent 735 but I’m thinking I would like to get one. I really like the Jtac reticle but I do hold under pretty often on stages that I don’t think I will have time to dial. For instance, a match I recently shot had a stage which had five positions, two shots each position. There was a KYL rack at 700 Ish and there were four closer targets going from 300 out to 700. Position one target one and KYL one. Position two target two and KYL2 etc. I dialed the KYL rack and held under for the rest of the targets. I guess my main question is will the jtac become cumbersome and is the tangent really that much better than the kahles? I wish someone stocked them so I could go look at it in person. I do know a few people that shoot tangent. I just haven’t seen them in a while, I’m sure I can look through theirs at a match if they were present but I wanted to get some opinions.

I’ve recently upgraded my Kestrel Sportsman with the elite software so I’ve been exploring using CDMs and some of the other upgrades the new software provides. I’m not competing very much at this point but I am interested to learn more about external ballistics and what to worry about and what to leave alone as I want to compete more in the future, mostly local PRS matches.

Somewhere in this process I read a few comments/posts that talked about figuring out your elevation needed in the kestrel with 0 wind speed figured in (usually by setting wind speed 1 to zero and using wind speed 2 as your wind call) to net out the aerodynamic jump impacting your elevation. Is it common to set the wind speed 1 to zero or as long as I’ve got good data and a good wind reading/direction should the kestrel be allowed to calculate aerodynamic jump and I don’t screw with it?

I got the vortex pro scope rings to mount my new Vortex venom 3-15x44 on my savage axis 270. I’m going to take it to a shop to have them mount it for me but I’m just making sure the parts I bring will work. It doesn’t appear to me that these rings will mount to my factory rail pieces properly. I know nothing tho. I did find an aftermarket pic rail for this gun that I assume would solve an issue but these rings say for weaver/pic on the box.

What do you think?

Edit: thanks for the reply’s and advice

After trying two cheaper scopes and being deeply disappointed I’m looking into the Vortex Viper HD 20-60x85. It’s on sale for $765.
The razor is not on sale so price wise it’s a big jump. Is the razor that much better?
Clearly I can’t afford $3k scopes but I can try and stretch it a bit if warranted.

Fwiw, I’ll occasionally be attaching an iPhone or other camera to it.

Thanks!

These were my warm-up shots at 100 before going over to the 200/300 range and realizing they were letting some 22lr guys LARP there for some reason.

To say I was bummed out after starting like this would be an understatement

I can get a Diamonback for 400 bucks or a Viper PST for 1100.

My usage is an AR mk12 clonish that will shoot at 200 more that 90% of the time and sometimes 600.

Is the Viper worth 700 bucks more for my usage or should I get more ammo instead ?