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Posted: 5/22/2015 11:12:07 AM EDT
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Hey guys. Just got back from the woods. I had my Spikes Tactical 16" middy out to see how she shoots at distance.
I zeroed my Halosun 2 moa red dot at 50 yards. I tested it at 200 with a 6 inch steel plate and its on. So I took an 8 in plate to 300 yards and a aluminum turkey pan out too 400 yards. Im not good at standing and shooting so that's how I practiced today. I hit my 200 yard 6 inch plate no problem. I couldn't see the 8 inch plate at 300 yards, so I shot at the 400 yard target and hit 2 out of 8. I was happy to hit it because I could barely see it. I moved the turkey pan too 300 yards and hit it 8 out of 10 times. I was pretty stoked to even hit any of them standing with my sling. My next mission is 500 yards. 
At 50 yards I can put shots inside a dime from a bench. Now I know I can shoot all the way to 400 yards if I needed to. Im very pleased with my Spikes Tactical AR15. Ive put about 500 rounds through it without a jam. |
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Yeah She is a keeper. I named her Vanessa. I wanted to shoot laying down but I couldn't see anything cause of the tall weeds.
So I crouched on a knee and that didn't feel right. So I tightened my sling and tried to shoot without waiting too long to get my dot perfect and it throws them bullets pretty good. It puts divots in my ar steal at 100 yards with 55 grain 223 or 5.56. |
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Nice work.
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At 50 yards I can put shots inside a dime from a bench. Now I know I can shoot all the way to 400 yards if I needed to. Im very pleased with my Spikes Tactical AR15. Ive put about 500 rounds through it without a jam. A dime? Nice. But how many can you put in a dime in a row? 
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Nice work. A dime? Nice. But how many can you put in a dime in a row? Quoted:
Nice work. Quoted:
At 50 yards I can put shots inside a dime from a bench. Now I know I can shoot all the way to 400 yards if I needed to. Im very pleased with my Spikes Tactical AR15. Ive put about 500 rounds through it without a jam. A dime? Nice. But how many can you put in a dime in a row? 2 so far. I cant seem to get three in a row. |
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Sounds like fun!!!!
FWIW, when you say I can keep shots inside a dime at 50 yards, it makes a bunch of us think you are claiming your group is smaller than a dime. Meaning no matter how many rounds you shoot it's inside of a dime. That would be a pretty bold claim. 50 yards isn't small and I think MOA is very possible at it. But something more along the lines of a 1-2" group at 50 yards would be more like typical shooting. And more believable with just a red dot. Anyways.... it's always good to go shooting and at distance too!!! Way to go and thanks for the report and pic!rifl Can I ask, what in the world is the silver thing behind your carbine? |
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Hey guys. Just got back from the woods. I had my Spikes Tactical 16" middy out to see how she shoots at distance. I zeroed my Halosun 2 moa red dot at 50 yards. I tested it at 200 with a 6 inch steel plate and its on. So I took an 8 in plate to 300 yards and a aluminum turkey pan out too 400 yards. Im not good at standing and shooting so that's how I practiced today. I hit my 200 yard 6 inch plate no problem. I couldn't see the 8 inch plate at 300 yards, so I shot at the 400 yard target and hit 2 out of 8. I was happy to hit it because I could barely see it. I moved the turkey pan too 300 yards and hit it 8 out of 10 times. I was pretty stoked to even hit any of them standing with my sling. My next mission is 500 yards. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/tooflyy/IMG_20150404_150255_zpsy0w5noxf.jpg At 50 yards I can put shots inside a dime from a bench. Now I know I can shoot all the way to 400 yards if I needed to. Im very pleased with my Spikes Tactical AR15. Ive put about 500 rounds through it without a jam. Two shot groups huh. Yeah, but can you do that "all day long". That is the question. 
Seriously, Spikes makes a good rifle. Shooting distance offhand is a challenge. Good job. Enjoy. |
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I guess I shouldn't claim inside a dime. The two inside a dime was at 50 ft and It was my last two bullets the first time
I zeroed it in at an indoor range with my irons. I usually shoot three shot groups when zero. I usually get two very close an inch or so and then I always seem to have one way off the mark. I am new to shooting rifles. Im finally learning how to follow through. Heres my first day at the range 
This was my first group out of the gun and probably my best group 
And that is my longboard that's in a bag that's behind the gun. |
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Quoted: 10 shot groups will tell you the truth. And the truth hurts. My ten shot groups run about twice the size of my five shot groups. Groups under seven shots don't tell you much good info. Read Molon's collected posts. 5-shot groups will tell you what your firearm is capable of (before the barrel heats up). 10-shot groups tell you what the shooter is capable of. Molon posts very much excellent information in his collected posts, but like everyone else on here....he is not the supreme authority on the subject. I find his posts very informative and well researched and written, but like any so-called authority on any subject....I don't necessarily agree with every single thing he writes. I don't think he would agree with my opening two sentences in this post. In most cases, there is no way to KNOW if the "flyer" that raised a 1" group to a 1.75" group was the fault of the rifle or the shooter. Even if one "calls" a shot "off"....one cannot say where that shot would have gone if it had not been pulled off of point-of-aim. This is a simple truth that cannot be argued unless one has a time-machine. |
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Quoted: 5-shot groups will tell you what your firearm is capable of (before the barrel heats up). 10-shot groups tell you what the shooter is capable of. Molon posts very much excellent information in his collected posts, but like everyone else on here....he is not the supreme authority on the subject. I find his posts very informative and well researched and written, but like any so-called authority on any subject....I don't necessarily agree with every single thing he writes. I don't think he would agree with my opening two sentences in this post. In most cases, there is no way to KNOW if the "flyer" that raised a 1" group to a 1.75" group was the fault of the rifle or the shooter. Even if one "calls" a shot "off"....one cannot say where that shot would have gone if it had not been pulled off of point-of-aim. This is a simple truth that cannot be argued unless one has a time-machine. Quoted: Quoted: 10 shot groups will tell you the truth. And the truth hurts. My ten shot groups run about twice the size of my five shot groups. Groups under seven shots don't tell you much good info. Read Molon's collected posts. Molon posts very much excellent information in his collected posts, but like everyone else on here....he is not the supreme authority on the subject. I find his posts very informative and well researched and written, but like any so-called authority on any subject....I don't necessarily agree with every single thing he writes. I don't think he would agree with my opening two sentences in this post. In most cases, there is no way to KNOW if the "flyer" that raised a 1" group to a 1.75" group was the fault of the rifle or the shooter. Even if one "calls" a shot "off"....one cannot say where that shot would have gone if it had not been pulled off of point-of-aim. This is a simple truth that cannot be argued unless one has a time-machine. |
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Quoted: Statistics, do you even, bro? Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: 10 shot groups will tell you the truth. And the truth hurts. My ten shot groups run about twice the size of my five shot groups. Groups under seven shots don't tell you much good info. Read Molon's collected posts. Molon posts very much excellent information in his collected posts, but like everyone else on here....he is not the supreme authority on the subject. I find his posts very informative and well researched and written, but like any so-called authority on any subject....I don't necessarily agree with every single thing he writes. I don't think he would agree with my opening two sentences in this post. In most cases, there is no way to KNOW if the "flyer" that raised a 1" group to a 1.75" group was the fault of the rifle or the shooter. Even if one "calls" a shot "off"....one cannot say where that shot would have gone if it had not been pulled off of point-of-aim. This is a simple truth that cannot be argued unless one has a time-machine. Yes, I do thank you. But sometimes my real-life experiences tell me things that other people cannot. I'm not disparaging Molon in any way, shape, or form. He is way more knowledgeable about ballistics and such than I am. I'm just not one that puts all of my eggs in one basket. YMMV All I was trying to convey was that we shouldn't try to tell a person that he is doing it wrong if he wants to use 5-shot groups as his/her benchmark. It stands to reason that if you fire 10-shot groups, they will more than likely be larger than 5-shot groups. It only takes one bad shot to shoot (pun intended) a good group to hell. Hell, a 50-shot group will more than likely be bigger than a 10-shot group. More likely a 100-shot group bigger than a 50-round group. Heck, shoot a 1,000-round group and it's entirely possible to miss the target altogether. So....where does the 10-shot group argument get you? |
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