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    Default 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    Final 1000 yard benchrest match of the year and I finally shot a good enough group to win. Winds and conditions have been very challenging this year.

    My winning group was 6+ inches, still not a personal best which stands at 5+ inches with a 100% factory Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creed and my own reloads.


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    "Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    Awesome accomplishment !!! Congrats.

    Any hints on what bullet and powder you run, without going into any secrets ?

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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    No secret but my load works in my gun not all guns. Brass prep is key to consistency.

    Hornaday 140gr ELD-M, Lapua brass, 46.2 gr H4350, BR4 primers. I do not use a progressive press. Redding type S dies with neck bushing. LE Wilson case cutter and chamfer tools. And a very precise powder dropper. And a very prcise dial caliper not one from Cabelas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 85MikeTPI View Post
    Awesome accomplishment !!! Congrats.

    Any hints on what bullet and powder you run, without going into any secrets ?
    "Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    Is that the V3 or V2 thrower?
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    V3
    "Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    Nice!

    That has been on my want list for awhile now, wish I could make my CM lite throw faster.
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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    Congrats on a great shoot! How*s your load compare to off the shelf ammo, ever shoot them side by side?
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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    Hell yeah! Nice job! I'm contemplating a trip out there for some long distance training. Anyone have any feedback on them for that?
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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    Yes measured with a MagnetoSpeed chronograph, the factory Hornaday Match ammo measures SD in the high teens and low 20's. My reloads are between 3 & 5 SD.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bucks_Man View Post
    Congrats on a great shoot! How*s your load compare to off the shelf ammo, ever shoot them side by side?
    "Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
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    Default Re: 1,000 yd BenchRest match at Thunder Valley Precision

    measured with a suppressor my muzzle speed is right around 2800fps.

    Quote Originally Posted by lts1ow View Post
    Nice!

    That has been on my want list for awhile now, wish I could make my CM lite throw faster.
    "Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
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