First Long Distance w/ .30 L2

[sticman77]

shot out to 180 yards with @ToddGeddes63 out in the desert today. amazing weather/day for shooting!

this was with a 6x Dedal Stalker/.30 450mm L2, and my first time shooting past 100 yards with an airgun. the goal was to hit paper, but we also had a couple nice shots i'm pretty happy about

we did run out of holdover, so I may be throwing a heavier scope on it. i wanted to leave the Stalker on for off hand shooting, but I think I can add 8-10 more oz without too much trouble

first pic - target

second pic - where we were shooting from (put a red box around our trucks where we were setup)

third pic - a recovered pellet from the bucket!

 

[Ezana4CE]

@sticman77 That’s nuts shooting out that far using 6x mag. I realize it’s a fixed mag scope, but that’s gotta be tough at 180 yards. Good shooting. Were you able to hit the target consistently beyond 100 yards once you found your holdovers? At what distance did you exhaust your holdover marks? Was it right around 180 yards?

 

[sticman77]

we went from 60 to 180 on a whim when we noticed someone else had set the bucket out pretty far, but i imagine i would've ran out of holdover at ~140 yards. the stalker glass was clear enough that if there were additional holdovers or a christmas tree we would've gotten something resembling a group. i'm also not the most accurate shooter

i think next time i'll just give 120 or so a try and see what we can do for a better group.

hearing the thunk of the bucket when we landed was so satisfying!

 

[Ezana4CE]

@sticman77 Oh I can imagine your satisfaction. That’s a helluva jump! What sort of rest did you use?bipod across the hood or bed cover?

 

[ToddGeddes63]

Ezana4ce

We were shooting Sticman 77's L2.30 and my cayden .22 from a bipod on a table. We sighted in at 30 yards, and were shooting reactive metal targets out to 60 yards. As sticman77 said random decision on the 180 yards, we just went for it !! I would like to thank sticman 77 for letting me shoot his L2 in .30 cal, what a nice rifle. Plenty of power, accurate, light weight, and well made. We could hear the pellets hit the bucket at 180 yards! If there was less wind I think the groups would have been tighter, but I was happy to just hit the bucket at that distance LOL. That was the furthest I've shot a airgun to date. And the second time that I've shot a .30 cal airgun. I really enjoy the shooting sessions, and getting together. Can't wait til we do it again. 

TODD

 

[Ezana4CE]

@ToddGeddes63 Sounds like y’all had a blast. I didn’t realize y’all did that with wind. Good times. 

 

[ToddGeddes63]

Ezana4CE The wind was gusting pretty good, we just waited for it to calm some. It was a blast! Sticman77 and I have been getting together to shoot for awhile now, and I look forward to our shooting sessions. GOOD TIMES FORSURE!!

TODD