The ELR season started last month at the Spearpoint Ranch in Barnard Kansas. With targets ranging from 1510 yards out to 4,202 yards you can really stretch the legs out on a rifle. With Team Manners competing in both Light and Heavy class we were able to secure a dominating lead. Details follow:
Shane and Jacklyn Bryan were running Heavy class shooting a .375 Cheytac built by G.A. Precision and running Hornady A-Tips and Hodgdon down a Bartlein barrel. Spotting was done with Swarovoski BTX 115 and the Athalon Cronus on the rifle. They used an Applied Ballistics PDM (Personal Drag Model) gathered at the event. Thanks AB for doing this for all the shooters!
Shane and Jacklyn have been busy with a new baby and had just enough time to get their ammo loaded up and head the match. Arriving on site the day before they checked their zero, got a PDM and made a few confirmation shots at the 1,400 yard targets. Ready for the match!
Day one started with a bang with 7 out of 10 hits at the 1,860 and 1,943 yard targets with a 1st round impact at 1,943 yards! Jacklyn was great on the glass keeping the rounds on target!
The final targets didn’t stand a chance. With a good wind call and solid elevation the team achieved 1st round impacts on both targets. Those targets are 2,073 and 2,203 in case you’re wondering! What an awesome way to finish day 1 with a solid lead with more hits than anyone else.
Moving into day 3 you knew when you were to shoot. Day one is random drawn but day 2 is gone by order of finish, but in reverse. So that put them shooting last for the day when the wind was not in their favor. On top of that the target ranges made a big jump; starting at 3,027 yards in heavy Kansas wind is no joke. They would need to start using their Tacom HQ Charlie which was set to 40MRAD (Optical Prism that shifts your image down forcing you to elevate your muzzle). The first target needed 38MRAD of elevation so they started out holding UNDER the target but worse, having so much wind they maxed out their windage turret and was forced to hold out in dead space in their optic. Nevertheless they got a hit on the 3,027 yard target and moved on to get 3 impacts at 3,370 yards. Being that only 7 shots impacted it prior that was phenomenal results. 3,629 wasn’t too far either getting a second round impact there. They danced around the final target which was 4,203 yards. Being that you’re looking into the barrel at that elevation there was no way to get a good hold much less a correction. Scoring 105,942 points was a solid lead over the 2nd place finish of 82,469 points.
We’re extremely proud of the teamwork and success with the gear in the field. We can’t thank our partners enough for all the help through the season.
Hornady, G.A. Precision, Bartlein Barrels, Hodgdon Powder, Armageddon Gear, and RCBS all came together with us to make a winning combination! You guys rock!
Not to leave out Light Gun, Paul Phillips secured a win in that division shooting our stock also with Bartlein Barrels. He backed Shane and Jacklyn up with spotting with his Swaro BTX Spotter. He is usually behind the heavy guns but wanted to show up and show out with the light gun.
Stay tuned for more as we progress through the shooting season!
See you on the range!
