I use a 60x spotting scope and someone else's eyes.cb1000rider wrote:What do you guys use to spot a .223 hole in paper at 500 yards? Even with a reactive target and 50x spotting scope, I have trouble at 200 yards...
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- Tue Jan 05, 2016 12:45 pm
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- Sat Jan 02, 2016 4:25 pm
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Re: .223 vs 5.56 accuracy beyond 500 yards
Right you are, my friend!Beiruty wrote:That is for sure, Top gun range.
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 2:23 pm
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Re: .223 vs 5.56 accuracy beyond 500 yards
I can't answer your question directly, but I can tell you my own experience.
Rifle: Colt LE6520. This has a 16" pencil barrel with a 5.56 chamber and 1x7 twist. I changed out the trigger group for a CMC single-stage.
Scope: Trijicon TA01 ACOG. This is a 4x32 scope with BDC markings out to 800 yards. According to Trijicon, it is calibrated for XM193 (5.56) ammo.
Ammo: Fiocchi .223 - 77gr Sierra Match King.
On a calm summer day, I was able to hit a 3' steel gong at will on any of the 5 targets painted on it. Not only that, but I was holding dead-on the 500 yard mark in the scope.
At this particular range, I had to hit an 8" steel plate 3 out of 5 times at 200, 300, & 400 yards before I was allowed to shoot the 500 yard gong. I never missed, using the BDC reticle at the appropriate yardage.
Maybe the sun, moon, and stars just aligned right that day. All I know is that I was hitting so consistently that it got boring and became just a waste of good ammo.
Rifle: Colt LE6520. This has a 16" pencil barrel with a 5.56 chamber and 1x7 twist. I changed out the trigger group for a CMC single-stage.
Scope: Trijicon TA01 ACOG. This is a 4x32 scope with BDC markings out to 800 yards. According to Trijicon, it is calibrated for XM193 (5.56) ammo.
Ammo: Fiocchi .223 - 77gr Sierra Match King.
On a calm summer day, I was able to hit a 3' steel gong at will on any of the 5 targets painted on it. Not only that, but I was holding dead-on the 500 yard mark in the scope.
At this particular range, I had to hit an 8" steel plate 3 out of 5 times at 200, 300, & 400 yards before I was allowed to shoot the 500 yard gong. I never missed, using the BDC reticle at the appropriate yardage.
Maybe the sun, moon, and stars just aligned right that day. All I know is that I was hitting so consistently that it got boring and became just a waste of good ammo.