1K Score Record Broken Twice in PA Matches
Shooting at Williamsport, PA on August 15th, our own Jason Baney shot a remarkable 100-6X, 4.864″ ten-shot group at 1000 yards, breaking the previous 100-5X, 4.900″ Light Gun Score record set by Ed Kenzakoski in June. And yes, Jason was shooting the diminutive 6mmBR cartridge (no-turn neck) with pointed 105gr Berger bullets and a stout load of Alliant Reloder 15. Baney’s 6BR Broughton-barreled Light Gun (Stiller Diamondback action) was smithed by Mark King, who also built Ken Brucklacher’s record-breaking Heavy Gun.
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Jason’s glory was short-lived however. The very next day, August 16th, Andy Murtagh shot a 100-4X, 4.2766″ group during match 5 of the Reade Range (Allemans, PA) 1K Benchrest League. Though Andy had only four Xs to Jason’s six Xs, Andy had the smaller group. By Williamsport rules, group size trumps X-count (even in score shooting) so Andy is the new Light Gun 1000-yard Score record-holder. Andy’s record-setting 6.5-284, smithed by Sid Goodling, has a Master 1000 stock and Bat action. Andy’s load was 47.5 grains of H4350 pushing 142gr tipped Sierra MKs in Winchester brass.
Congrats to both Andy and Jason for some great shooting last weekend! It’s impressive to see such small, ten-shot groups all centered up. Hey Jason — OK, we’re convinced. That round-robin Ladder Testing Procedure must really work.
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Tags: 1000 Yards, 6.5-284, 6BR, Benchrest
Congrats to both! This along with Jason’s World Open win pretty much proves you don’t have to turn necks on the 6BR to be competitive. Congrats again Jason!
Danny
We were at Perry when we heard the news of the record being set at Reade Range. At that same time, another Pennsylvania shooter; Tom Rider; had just won the Leech cup at Perry! (1000 yard any rifle iron sight national trophy match).
Congrats to both BR record shooters!
-Bryan
Hey Jason!
What’s ‘stout’ in your 6BR?
I run 30.5 grains RL15 behind Berger 105 VLD’s in my spacegun 6HAGAR & it’s awesome at 600 yards. Almost the same case capacity as the 6BR, just a slightly different shape powder column.
I’m tempted to try it at 1K after seeing what you did to the X-ring last weekend!
Both you and Andy can hold your heads high after those groups! Good shootin!
I was fortunate to be one of the studets at this year’s 1000 benchrest school at Williamsport and was fortunate to have Jason and many others as an instructor. It’s always nice to see good things happen to good, deserving people.
Congrats Jason!
Bob Brudd