Shooter’s POV — Across the Atlantic with Jim De Kort
What does a 1000-yard target look like when viewed through a 25-power* First Focal Plane scope? Here’s the answer, thanks to our Dutch friend Jim de Kort. This interesting photo shows the Stickledown Range at the National Shooting Centre in Bisley, England.
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Jim has published some other interesting images on his Facebook Page. Here is a view looking downrange at a 300m shooting facility. Jim says “It was nice to have 300m all to ourselves”. The overhanging baffles stop stray shots that might otherwise fly out over populated areas. This photo was taken at the Schietsportcentrum Emmen in the Netherlands.
How many of these cartridge types do you shoot? Jim has quite the collection of calibers.
Jim likes faithful canines and accurate rifles. We know the feeling, and we bet many of our readers share Jim’s “favorite two hobbies” — dogs and guns. Jim says: “Dogs are like guns…. They bark, smell, eat expensive food, need cleaning once in a while and you have to take them outside regularly.”
*NOTE: The scope in the top photo is a Premier 5-25x56mm ER-MOA with 1/4 MOA clicks, “set at 20x so [Jim] can watch both neighbors”.
I think that it would also be interesting to see side by side pictures, at the same magnification taken at the same distance, one through a first focal plane scope, and the other through a second focal plane scope.
The opening photo is the 1200 yard firing point on Stickledown at Bisley.
You mean the reticle doesn’t cover the entire target board like the internet myths say all FFP reticles do???
Dogs are like guns…
They bark, smell, eat expensive food, need cleaning once in a while and you have to take them outside regularly.
How safe is a rifle with a closed bolt?
On top of everything else, Jim is a very good man to do business with.
Advantage of the moa reticle is that you can measure the target: 10moa wide, 6moa high