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September 23rd, 2011, 08:22 AM
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#1 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: May 2011 Location: North Georgia
Posts: 284
| Longest shot you've fired with M14.....
What is the furthest shot you've fired accurately with the M14/M1A? I'm curious to see how far the members here have fired their rifles. I have not fired past 150yds yet as I'm still trying to find a range without paying $600 in membership fees.
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September 23rd, 2011, 08:33 AM
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#2 | | Snappin In
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 29
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It was 1,000 yds at Camp Perry, 1974/5. This was with a GI NM light barrel completely accurized by myself, Springfield Armory receiver SN 0034xx. I asked the Army shooter scoring me how much to come up from 600 and he stated 21 clicks. OK..., so I checked my wind charts, the flags were standing straight out - not uncommon at Perry, and I couldn't believe it said 14 minutes so I cranked away at my sights. I laid there and fired. The target went down, which in itself was a feat, that I hit it at all!! The target came back up and it was a 9 at 6 O'clock. I was thrilled to say the least. Hit it dead on for wind, just came up two minutes for E. I think I ended up with a score in the 170s. Of course, I was shooting my across the course ammo, 168s. Little did I know then that they were unstablizing at about 900 yards but still hitting the target within reasonable accuracy. No one told me they were going in sideways so I assume they were hitting head on. Oh Yes, I forgot, I did shoot 1200 meters during a anti sniper course at Fort Meade with the old M21 system with M118 ammo.
Carl Leisinger
Last edited by Major Stuph; September 23rd, 2011 at 08:37 AM.
Reason: mis spelling and more info.
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September 23rd, 2011, 08:51 AM
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#3 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Preston,CT
Posts: 699
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600 at boot camp in '66.
Semper Fi
Art
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September 23rd, 2011, 09:05 AM
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#4 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Mexico
Posts: 157
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500 at boot camp in '64.
Semper Fi!
Bill
Last edited by wbm; September 23rd, 2011 at 05:47 PM.
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September 23rd, 2011, 09:19 AM
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#5 | | Platoon Sergeant
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Aurora, CO.
Posts: 302
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Shot out from a 100, 300, 400, and out to 600 yards with my scoped Supermatch. From 100 to 300 yards out barely got some bullet drop... almost getting the similar results zeroing at a 100 yards, but past that 300 yards it get's interesting... I don't have my notes with me, but as a novice shooter I had a great time figuring things out trying to hit paper past 300 yards and beyond. What I notice though... using 147 gr POF Ball ammo it was never consistent. With 168 gr loads that my buddy reloads... OMG! So predictable... There is a real difference with what types of ammo you use.
I'm trying to set up and plan for a day to shoot out to a 1000 yards. I use National Forest and Grasslands for these long range shooting. I gotta find an ATV I can borrow.. there is no way I'm walking back and forth a 1000 yards  
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September 23rd, 2011, 09:24 AM
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#6 | | Fire Team Leader
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 213
| nam
Hi
The best confirmed shot I made was near Tam Key[not sure of the spelling] in Nam. It was 1240 meter's fired with a NM M14 with a Weaver 4x scope and firing national match ammo. I will admit it was mostly luck with the nva guy running. I used a lot of kentucky windage and the round seemed like it took forever to get there. It took so long I was getting ready to try another shot when the guy went down. It was a middle body shot hitting 3 inche's from the heart.
Needless to say I told the guy's it was a easy shot and I could do them all day.
I was really surprised I hit him. I didn't even want to try the shot with him running but the Lt. told me to take it.
Greg
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September 23rd, 2011, 09:30 AM
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#7 | | Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 4,709
|  Research, still the best game in town......
In boot camp I can't remember anymore how far we shot our M14's on the target range. But I shot 560 yards 2-3 times a month with my NM M1A now. 
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September 23rd, 2011, 09:54 AM
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#8 | | Grunt
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Miami,Florida
Posts: 86
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In south Florida you can only shoot 100 yards so i can only dream of how far i could shoot it.
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September 23rd, 2011, 09:59 AM
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#9 | | Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tampa
Posts: 3,261
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Originally Posted by Scorp  In south Florida you can only shoot 100 yards so i can only dream of how far i could shoot it. | Same here. 
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September 23rd, 2011, 10:04 AM
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#10 | | Automatic Rifleman
Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Behind enemy lines NJ
Posts: 133
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600 yds 27 clicks up in the black!Wish I could get back on range 15 so much fun!!!
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September 23rd, 2011, 10:12 AM
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#11 | | Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Western U.S.
Posts: 3,847
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600 yards accurately with my loaded, tried 800 but I wasn't very good at it.
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September 23rd, 2011, 11:54 AM
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#12 | | Designated Marksman
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cleman Barracks, Dept. of The Columbia.
Posts: 616
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600 yards, I scored 200-09x’s at All Army Championships in 1985.
Good enough for 2nd in that individual match. First place was 200-11x.
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September 23rd, 2011, 12:03 PM
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#13 | | Platoon Sergeant
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The hand of YHWH
Posts: 376
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I was shooting my across the course ammo, 168s. Little did I know then that they were unstabilizing at about 900 yards but still hitting the target within reasonable accuracy. No one told me they were going in sideways so I assume they were hitting head on.
Major Stuph,
Just curious, what barrel twist was that 168gr. bullet being spun by, that it would keyhole at 900?
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September 23rd, 2011, 12:07 PM
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#14 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: WI
Posts: 1,316
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Sub moa still at 300, but that is all I got to shoot so far. Wish I was still in the military were I could have an available range to shoot at for next to nothing. I'm just too poor of a college student to be affording membership to Lodi. Lodi Wi has available 1200yards to shoot at and it isn't like you just walk in. When I finally work my way into a full time LE position, yes I will be going to Lodi with the M21 to stretch it's legs.
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September 23rd, 2011, 01:10 PM
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#15 | | Squad Leader
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Texas
Posts: 228
| Quote:
Originally Posted by nf1e@snet.net 600 at boot camp in '66.
Semper Fi
Art |
What range was this?
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