Taking the Plunge

[Bindi2]

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[newcastle]

Thank you sir. Will try this tomorrow.

[RobD]

Newcastle, I don't know anybody who uses a No 1 SMLE at 1000 yds. I think it is a hell of a tall order.
I predict the big problem at 1000 yds is that your bullets will not be landing on the paper and you won't know in what direction to adjust.
Thus, before you start, you should ask the butt markers to keep a careful look out for fall of shot - so you can get an indication of how to adjust. At the same time, ask buddies with good quality spotting scopes to watch out for you If it is an electronically-marked target then I don't know what to suggest, except have some buddies look through spotting scopes for your splash.
Best of luck.

[Bindi2]

The No1s shoot just as well as No4s at 1000yds

[tbonesmith]

Here's what I'd do: get to the 1000y mound early, and get someones rifle with a known zero, preferably in .303, then bore sight it at the target and then look to see where the sights are pointing, make a mental note of it. Set your rifle up at the same spot and bore sight it to the target then adjust the sights to the same spot. If noone else has a sighted in .303, borrow a .308 and do the same, but set your sights up to aim 4' lower.
You'll be in the paddock for elevation at least.
When new people come to shoot at the clubs I shoot with, that have no idea of their 300, 400 500etc zero, they are always given extra sighters until they are on paper. A 25m zero is meaningless in figuring a 1000 y zero, so is 100. If you don't have at least a 300m zero then you're just going to need a spotter. If you do have a 300m zero (and a central) then just add about 10% to 7.62/.308 data.
If you're using service sights, I'd say you've got buckleys anyway. Last week at 800m, in some fairly steady 12knot breeze we had 11 or so points of wind for 7.62, about 8', good luck making anything like, or perhaps double that sort of hold over repeatably.
And how does the rifle shoot?

[newcastle]

I have a decentish SMLE and will be up against mosins mostly, some and garands and mausers. original sights only - I do at least have a windage adjustable rear sight though. so on a standard windage adjustable rear sigh on an SMLE how many inches at 100 yards is one of the graduations?

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And yes this is a super tall order Im aware but what the hell - they used to shoot SMLE's with open sights at 1000 yards in the good old days. They also used to shoot .22's at 200 yards when there were more riflemen around (shortly before they all got machine gunned at Ypres I'd think) so if they could do it without internet advice then I'm not going to give up before trying it. but Ill be back here for advice constantly until June I'd think

[Rumpelhardt]

Great things are never accomplished by the timid or fearful.

[newcastle]

Exactly, but on the other hand the timid or fearful never fall flat on their arse SO my order of things to accomplish are as follows. 1. shoot at 100 yards target with S&B and Privi Partizan ammo to figure out which ammo works best in the two rifles I'm considering. 2. Zero at 25 yards for out to 600 yards, taking detailed notes not only on sight settings but also how many click/ turns of the wheel it is from one range to the. 3. Make sure I also note what each rifle does when shooting from cold as I'll get two sighters on the day and will have to take this into account. 4. Get to 200 yard range to check that the zeroing at 25 yards at least vaguely corresponds to reality. 5. Read 'AG's book of the rifle' another 25 times. Q: So on the Windage adjustable No.1 Mk3 rear sights. Is each graduation left and right an inch at 100 yards?

[Steve H. in N.Y.]

At 100 yards each "click" is 1" and each graduation is 6".

*Best of luck to you, by the way.

[Mk VII]

The general consensus here is that Privi Partizan won't shoot worth a damn past 300.