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Day at my backyard range with Sako TRG and AR15’s, long report with several pic’s
4/14/2012 10:39:07 PM
I had a nice day today at the range with my Sako TRG-22 and one of my AR15’s. Winds were pretty gusty, but otherwise it was a perfect day for shooting. I’m lucky enough to live on a sizable chunk of land in a very rural part of northern PA. From my bench, I have targets mounted at 50, 100, and 305 yards. I can also lay in my side field and get out to 348 yards. My neighbor has an awesome 1,400 yard field that is perfect for extended range shooting, but a natural gas well pad is currently under construction there which prevented me from shooting there today.
I just re-configured my AR15’s so I headed out today to get everything properly zero’d. I’m really happy with all three AR’s. The first is a Colt LE6920 with a Trijicon TA31a ACOG, DD Omega, and a Geiselle HS trigger. This is my general purpose carbine and I love the way it’s configured now. It’s very practical for where I live and my style of shooting.
The second AR is an LMT 16” carbine. I’ve only shot it out to 150 yards with the Aimpoint ML3 2 MOA mounted, but I had no problems hitting a 7” x 10” steel silhouette at that distance. I ordered a Troy BUIS last week, but I’m still waiting for it to arrive. I added a DD Omega rail last week. This is my HD carbine. It’s worth mentioning that before I tried Geiselle and the TRG triggers, I thought the LMT trigger was fairly decent; by comparison it now feels heavy, gritty, and vague.
The third AR is a Noveske 16” SS Recon with a NF 2.5-10x MD/mrad and a Geiselle HS DMR trigger. This carbine actually comes very close to my TRG in accuracy; I’ve shot several .5 - .6 MOA five round groups at 100 – 300 yards using 77 gr SMK’s with this setup. It’s a little heavier than my other two AR’s, but it’s very light compared to other precision rifles I’ve owned. I absolutely love shooting it.
I’ve been guilty of shooting my TRG from the bench far too much since buying it last year. I’m making a conscious effort to shoot primarily from field positions moving forward. I did shoot one group at 100 yards from my bench today to confirm my zero, but after that I shot prone from 348 yards. The TRG system, S&B 5-25 PMII, and Sphur mount are pretty pricey, but shooting this thing makes me feel like a world class marksman. 5 round strings of 3” x 3” headshots on the 7” x 10” steel silhouettes were cake. 10 – 12x magnification was my preference at this distance. If you’ve never pulled the trigger on a TRG, it can only be described as incredible. I had a hard time parting with the money to buy this rig, but every time I shoot it, I consider it money well spent.
My only TRG group from the bench, 5th shot was pulled slightly:
It was a great day and I look forward to doing it next weekend.
I just re-configured my AR15’s so I headed out today to get everything properly zero’d. I’m really happy with all three AR’s. The first is a Colt LE6920 with a Trijicon TA31a ACOG, DD Omega, and a Geiselle HS trigger. This is my general purpose carbine and I love the way it’s configured now. It’s very practical for where I live and my style of shooting.
The second AR is an LMT 16” carbine. I’ve only shot it out to 150 yards with the Aimpoint ML3 2 MOA mounted, but I had no problems hitting a 7” x 10” steel silhouette at that distance. I ordered a Troy BUIS last week, but I’m still waiting for it to arrive. I added a DD Omega rail last week. This is my HD carbine. It’s worth mentioning that before I tried Geiselle and the TRG triggers, I thought the LMT trigger was fairly decent; by comparison it now feels heavy, gritty, and vague.
The third AR is a Noveske 16” SS Recon with a NF 2.5-10x MD/mrad and a Geiselle HS DMR trigger. This carbine actually comes very close to my TRG in accuracy; I’ve shot several .5 - .6 MOA five round groups at 100 – 300 yards using 77 gr SMK’s with this setup. It’s a little heavier than my other two AR’s, but it’s very light compared to other precision rifles I’ve owned. I absolutely love shooting it.
I’ve been guilty of shooting my TRG from the bench far too much since buying it last year. I’m making a conscious effort to shoot primarily from field positions moving forward. I did shoot one group at 100 yards from my bench today to confirm my zero, but after that I shot prone from 348 yards. The TRG system, S&B 5-25 PMII, and Sphur mount are pretty pricey, but shooting this thing makes me feel like a world class marksman. 5 round strings of 3” x 3” headshots on the 7” x 10” steel silhouettes were cake. 10 – 12x magnification was my preference at this distance. If you’ve never pulled the trigger on a TRG, it can only be described as incredible. I had a hard time parting with the money to buy this rig, but every time I shoot it, I consider it money well spent.
My only TRG group from the bench, 5th shot was pulled slightly:
It was a great day and I look forward to doing it next weekend.
4/14/2012 10:58:26 PM
Can I come over??? 
4/14/2012 11:02:10 PM
Nicely done.
Which one's the cold bore shot?
Which one's the cold bore shot?
4/14/2012 11:07:36 PM
nice guns sir
4/14/2012 11:18:31 PM
Very nice,...........will have a range at the house someday!
4/14/2012 11:19:20 PM
Originally Posted By echo_5:
Nicely done.
Which one's the cold bore shot?
Nicely done.
Which one's the cold bore shot?
The lower middle one in the 4 shot cluster. The fifth shot was the flyer. When I have a small group going through 4 shots, I sometimes get too confident and fire the final shot without the same level of concentration and focus. I'm working on that. It was also gusting to 25 MPH when I shot that group.
4/14/2012 11:28:50 PM
Originally Posted By Furyataurus:
Can I come over???
Can I come over???
I wish I had some friends who would come over and shoot with me. There are some really nice folks around, but most people around me are the Fudd type. My friend up the road fires one round each year at the first deer he sees within 250 yards. Amazingly, he always makes a clean kill too. He told me he bought a few boxes of ammo in 1984 and expects it should last him for the rest of his life.
If you ever make it to PA, give me a holler.
4/14/2012 11:42:44 PM
Originally Posted By matt33:
I wish I had some friends who would come over and shoot with me. There are some really nice folks around, but most people around me are the Fudd type. My friend up the road fires one round each year at the first deer he sees within 250 yards. Amazingly, he always makes a clean kill too. He told me he bought a few boxes of ammo in 1984 and expects it should last him for the rest of his life.
If you ever make it to PA, give me a holler.
Originally Posted By Furyataurus:
Can I come over???
Can I come over???
I wish I had some friends who would come over and shoot with me. There are some really nice folks around, but most people around me are the Fudd type. My friend up the road fires one round each year at the first deer he sees within 250 yards. Amazingly, he always makes a clean kill too. He told me he bought a few boxes of ammo in 1984 and expects it should last him for the rest of his life.
If you ever make it to PA, give me a holler.
Will do.
4/15/2012 7:43:28 AM
you are spoiled with awesome guns and more importantly an awesome range.
<–– jealous
<–– jealous
4/15/2012 8:42:22 AM
The guns are awesome but your back yard range is what I'm most envious of.
I'm looking hard at a .338 lapua TRG. I see you are shooting 175 SMK's. I'm guessing .308?
4/15/2012 9:14:45 AM
Originally Posted By Bhart89:
The guns are awesome but your back yard range is what I'm most envious of.
I'm looking hard at a .338 lapua TRG. I see you are shooting 175 SMK's. I'm guessing .308?
The guns are awesome but your back yard range is what I'm most envious of.
I'm looking hard at a .338 lapua TRG. I see you are shooting 175 SMK's. I'm guessing .308?
Yes, .308. I might rebarrel to .260 down the road, but .308 seems fine to 800+ yards. I thought about .338 Lapua or even .300 WM, but .308 is cheaper which allows me to shoot more often.
4/15/2012 9:21:46 AM
Originally Posted By Furyataurus:
Can I come over???
Can I come over???
LMAO that was my first thought!
Great range !
4/15/2012 9:22:31 AM
DT
4/15/2012 11:21:17 AM
Originally Posted By cruze5:
you are spoiled with awesome guns and more importantly an awesome range.
<–– jealous
you are spoiled with awesome guns and more importantly an awesome range.
<–– jealous
This +1! Thanks for the pics and range report
4/15/2012 12:09:20 PM
Originally Posted By matt33:
The lower middle one in the 4 shot cluster. The fifth shot was the flyer. When I have a small group going through 4 shots, I sometimes get too confident and fire the final shot without the same level of concentration and focus. I'm working on that. It was also gusting to 25 MPH when I shot that group.
Originally Posted By echo_5:
Nicely done.
Which one's the cold bore shot?
Nicely done.
Which one's the cold bore shot?
The lower middle one in the 4 shot cluster. The fifth shot was the flyer. When I have a small group going through 4 shots, I sometimes get too confident and fire the final shot without the same level of concentration and focus. I'm working on that. It was also gusting to 25 MPH when I shot that group.
Nice.
Cold bore at 348 next time?
4/15/2012 12:14:07 PM
Nice setup you got there....enjoy it. Good shooting
4/15/2012 12:20:57 PM
nice rifles...beautiful chunk of land too
4/15/2012 12:43:10 PM
Very nice all the way around... excellent shooting.
4/15/2012 12:59:49 PM
Sweet range!
