Posted: 1/14/2008 5:45:59 PM EDT
| How do you like that night force? |
It depends on what you're shooting at, how it's colored and what the mirage looks like. I've seen the targets so obliterated by the mirage on the 1000yd line that you had to crank the scopes magnification way down to get at least a little bit of clarity. Otherwise it's all wishy-washy. Removing the environment (mirage) from the equation, an F-Class 1000yd target isn't difficult to find at all. The targets at the 1000yd line at Hardrock is black on a white background, so it isn't difficult to see either. On the other hand, a sillouhette is a good size and isn't difficult to bisect-it's a lot easier to see if it's white vs. black or green though. |
If you can fit it into your schedule, your best bet is to shoot early in the morning, (before 1000) or later in the afternoon (1700-dark). Anything in between and it can be a biatch. |
1000yds is far enough away that I can't hear the bullet hitting the steel. With that said, the time of flight of a 175grn SMK travelling at 2650fps is 1.7 seconds to a 1000yds. |