Wm.Traynor wrote:The VRA will let you shoot at long range; 300 to 1000 yards. But whether or not your 223 is suitable is another matter. To be competitive with it would require the 80 grain bullets and that requires a 1:7.5 twist. For longer than 7/800, you need a 30 inch barrel to develop velocities that are above the speed of sound, At The Target. Contact the VRA for your nearest Fullbore range and Good Luck
LTneo wrote:He all. Im new to shooting but getting into it for the joy of ranged target shooting. I currently have to rifles. a Marlin XT .22 and a Howa 1500 .223
I'm looking to work my way to a distance of between 500-700 yards and would appreciate any advise. i have got both sighted to 100 yards. im not perfect yet and not going to move back till i can hit the target dead center every time. But as i said. looking for any advise that i can get in regards to accuracy, tips and tricks people have picked up over the years and also good places to shoot. I'm in gippsland in Victoria, i can sometime's shot at my parents farm but looking for somewhere else i can shoot. again, thanks for any advise
Stix wrote:Only advice i have is if you want to shoot at 500-700 yds, id be practicing further than 100...!! As soon as you can print 3 shots in an inch at 100.
Push out to at least 200 for regular practice...if not 300...and dabble at 400...
Things get a little different beyond 100, so make the most out of your ammo...
But if you can shoot an inch at 100, id give 200-300 a crack..
LTneo wrote:@bladeracer
Hey mate. at the moment i'm buying from tackle world.. been using Buffalo river in the .223 where about do you go shooting??
i am looking at down the track once i get my own having a gun shed where i can store the rifles and make the ammo
bladeracer wrote:LTneo wrote:@bladeracer
Hey mate. at the moment i'm buying from tackle world.. been using Buffalo river in the .223 where about do you go shooting??
i am looking at down the track once i get my own having a gun shed where i can store the rifles and make the ammo
I haven't used any factory ammo.
I shoot here on the farm.
I'm set up similarly, an office away from the house.
Do you shoot at any ranges around the area? I've heard Moe/Traf is a good one.
SCJ429 wrote:To practice reading the wind I popped a 25x scope on my 22 and shoot at 200 metres. To get started with your 223 I would try some OSA 69 grain ammo until you start reloading. Most of all get a quality scope with as much magnification as you can and target turrets. What scope are you using now? What are your groups like at 100? Have you tried dialling up to 200 or further out? If you did, do you know how to use ballistic tables to do this?
Wm.Traynor wrote:The VRA will let you shoot at long range; 300 to 1000 yards. But whether or not your 223 is suitable is another matter. To be competitive with it would require the 80 grain bullets and that requires a 1:7.5 twist. For longer than 7/800, you need a 30 inch barrel to develop velocities that are above the speed of sound, At The Target. Contact the VRA for your nearest Fullbore range and Good Luck
LTneo wrote:At the moment i just shoot at the farm my parents rent out tanjil way.. but i only have one paddock i can shot in an they keep putting cows in the paddock... i am looking at the moe/traf one..
Ziad wrote:Please let us/me know if moe open during the week for their members or can it be hired. I think moe is slightly closer to me than little river. But on their website it only says open Saturday afternoon. And Saturday's are usually busy for me.
sungazer wrote:Most of that Membership fee goes to the VRA and NRAA ($210) the club is only getting $80 towards its running. It is becoming a very contentious issue as not much of that money is seen by members as providing facilities or services to the majority of members.
Ziad wrote:I worked out this week that from the sale of every firearm etc the govt esp and very likely the distributors make more money than the gun shop. No wonder hardly normal types don't get in the guns business.. lol
sungazer wrote:From what I understand as far as helping state and international teams the extent of help is not that much as in they pay the entry fees and perhaps a uniform. Competitors pay for all their own travel and accommodation costs. Some of the money that helps international teams come from the government if the competition qualifies again the money is not big. The VRA has a shop that is only open two days a week and they don't make money from that. Their prices are ok but not ridiculously cheap they could do a lot more and really should make money. The whole infrastructure is being a lot more closely looked at these days. The office bearers are all volunteers. There is some part time administration people that process memberships and competition results and grading system for all members ect.
sungazer wrote:Most of that Membership fee goes to the VRA and NRAA ($210) the club is only getting $80 towards its running. It is becoming a very contentious issue as not much of that money is seen by members as providing facilities or services to the majority of members.
Gwion wrote:Same is happening with TRA affiliated clubs. Little support for regional clubs and few people willing to get involved and change things.
People need to realise that small regional clubs are run by people who volunteer their time to provide opportunity for people to enjoy the sport and have a place to pactice. Instead of whinging about opening hours, get involved and help build the club so there are more people to share thge burden of maintenance and RO duties...
Gwion wrote:Ranges are also often on private land and are only licenced for operation under supervision by a registered RO.
If you allowed a club to ooerate a range on your property, would you want randoms turning up at their leisure to randomly shoot?
If you where the range licencee, would you want unsupervised people shooting while you were liable???
bladeracer wrote:Gwion wrote:Ranges are also often on private land and are only licenced for operation under supervision by a registered RO.
If you allowed a club to ooerate a range on your property, would you want randoms turning up at their leisure to randomly shoot?
If you where the range licencee, would you want unsupervised people shooting while you were liable???
I'm talking about hiring the range, not randomly showing up, and not unsupervised. If I were an actual shooter that understood what other shooters want, then sure.
My pistol club in Perth never had any problems with allowing their hundreds of members unencumbered access to the range, and an IPSC range has a lot more equipment than most rifle ranges I've seen.