Hornady M1 Garand ammunition @ 1000 yd today

[Snafu]

Shot through Match M1 (Roland Beaver/Gus Fisher)
Fired 14 rds (left over from Perry)
Target NRA 1000 yard
Wife called splashes through spooting scope
55-60 degrees
wind 10-15 2 o'clock
over cast (needed more light))
Had 11 on paper Not bad for my eyes
I used 36 up from my 200 zero to start
4 min Windage
Added 2 more up

Also tried 168s through Match M14S
They were sub sonic and only had one keyhole

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[mdoerner]

Looks like my 200 yard target! Good shootin' ;-)

Mike D

[Snafu]

Black is a little bigger

[Bob Seijas]

Are you a GCA member? This would make a nice article for the Journal!

[Snafu]

Sorry no not GCA member
It was only 14 rds
Will need to do it again some time
Maybe next time prone in sling
extra Sunday this month made it possible

[dbarn]

Reminds me of the days when CMP required us to shoot a service match to be able to order rifles from them. The longest distance was 600 yds and shot prone position. A lot of regulars were using ARs. Fortunately at that distance we were allowed a couple of spotter shots. Can't imagine 1000 yds. That is fantastic shooting. I do not hand load, but also have had excellent results with Hornady ammo.

Nice Toyota truck BTW.

[Badger]

Shot through Match M1 (Roland Beaver/Gus Fisher)
Fired 14 rds (left over from Perry)
Target NRA 1000 yard......

Great shooting Snafu !!!

Here's a related Garand 1,000 yard posting from another member....

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1,000 Yard Shooting (1942 91/30 Mosin Nagant & M1D Garand Sniper Rifles)
(Videos by YouTube member Ernest "mag30th")

Ernest "mag30th" kindly gave us permission to post his videos here. They show him engaging an 18" steel plate at 1000 yards with his M1D Garand sniper rifle. Some very nice shooting with some very old milsurps.

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1,000 Yard Shooting ( M1D Garand Sniper Rifle)
(Video by YouTube member Ernest "mag30th")