King of 2 Miles Long Range Shooting – Part 2

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 8/7/2019 | B Griffis

[w1n1]

After winning last year's King of 2 Miles competition – a three-day Extreme Long Range match featuring some of the best shooters from around the world – returning to compete this year was very exciting and highly anticipated. Knowing that no previous winning team has ever made the finale the next year definitely added an extra level of pressure.
My team at Manners Composite Stocks decided to take a similar approach as we did last year. Running raw horsepower, simple strategy and minimal gear is easy to manage on the clock and makes for easy transitions between targets.

I had two goals for this match. One was to make the finale. Just making it into the top 10 qualifiers would have been a win to me, just to break history. The second was to clean the qualifying run. Last year we only missed one shot and I know that the course of fire is cleanable under good conditions. This year they changed the match up a bit; they made some target sizes smaller and they changed how many people they put in the finale.
This year, the top 20 percent of competitors were awarded finale slots, which meant that up to 16 competitors would duke it out for the finale run! A lot can change in those rounds when the point value of targets is so high. With ranges starting at 2,614 yards and heavy multipliers, you’d better be on your game for the finale run!

I WAS RANDOMLY picked to run on day one. My conditions weren’t great but they weren't too bad either. Just enough condition changes to keep you on your toes. We had a decent run but not what I They put many of us team shooters real close together and that put a major rush when our slot was up to shoot. So my run started with me running the wrong profile on my solver.
My teammate Tom Manners was just up before me and I had his profile still on my phone, so the cold bore shot was way off! I saw it hit really low in my scope and quickly milled the difference to determine how much I was off. I saw about 2 mils and knew there was a major issue. Instead of making a correction on the fly for the first target, I decided to take the time to go through my phone to see what I could find. I went to my other profiles and saw one that told me to add an additional 1.9 MRAD. I knew this would get me on target. Read the rest of the king of 2 miles long range shooting.

[Theophilus]

great writer! I’ll have to read on about his shooting...

[eastexsteve]

What these guys aren’t telling you is you can be a fantastic shooter, but the gun can be everything. I’ve shot 1,000 yard for years, and have recently moved out to a mile. Only then did I really see the shortcomings of my hardware, and what I had to do about it. Of course, it’s all a learning process. If you want to experience long range shooting on a budget, take your best shooting .22 rimfire rifle and put the best target scope on it you can afford. Start out a 100 yards and try to keep them all in 2 MOA or better. Now, move out to 200 yards. I promise you, it can be addicting. And, you will emerge from the process a better shooter than you thought you could ever be. And, you will come to know that gun backwards and forwards.

[Celerity]

“My summer vacation” by a.m. shooting journal - age 10

[cymbeline]

“take your best shooting .22”

I’m not a shooter but am surprised that a .22 rifle would be the most accurate at long distances.

[Redcitizen]

“ We had a decent run but not what I They put...” .

W1n1 can’t even proofread what he or she plagiarizes.

[Redcitizen]

Lol. That’s about right.

[Lurker]

“Start out a 100 yards and try to keep them all in 2 MOA or better.“

I’ve got a totally stock Ruger 10-22 that I topped with a Nikon Tactical BDC Rimfire scope. Tried a bunch of different ammo and found it likes Remington Golden in 36 grain. I can keep a five shot group inside an inch all day long if I do my part.

Not bad for a $250 gun with a $150 dollar scope and bulk factory ammo.

Not bad at all.

L

[old-ager]

I’ve been simulating longer ranges at 100 yards using subsonic 55 grain 223. The quietude out of the muffler is quite amusing.

[old-ager]

The reason for using a 22LR is that it has a lot of bullet drop even at 100 yards.

[Manly Warrior]

Even more appropriately is that 22LR standard vel run subsonic all the way much, easier to duplicate/imitate LR w/o having to deal with transonic issues.

Yes, a 22 LR 40 grn SV ( 1140fps) can and will shoot sub MOA out to 400 yds, and 400 yards with such a setup approximates 1000 with a high intensity centerfire.

[old-ager]

Good point about staying subsonic giving a closer approximation of staying supersonic. Thanks.

For my recent work, it has been interesting seeking the _greatest_ bullet drop, since we’re normally seeking the opposite.