Extreme Long Range Training — Rockin’ Two Miles at Raton
Shooter behind the .375 Lethal Magnum. Check out the size of that suppressor!
Two-Mile ELR Training
The Applied Ballistics ELR Team spent the weekend at the NRA Whittington Center in New Mexico training for the upcoming King of 2 Miles event. Former USAMU coach Emil Praslick III was on hand to help with wind calls. The results were impressive — all team members had confirmed hits at 2.05 miles on a 36″x36″ steel target. Bryan Litz even had a 3-shot group that measured 17.5″ x 22″. That’s under 0.6 MOA!
Most guys would be happy with 0.6 MOA at 300 yards. Bryan did it at 3611 yards, shooting Paul Phillips’s .375 Lethal Magnum. When you consider all the variables involved (bullet BC variance, shot velocity variance, wind changes during flight, Coriolis effect etc.), that’s phenomenal.
Report by Paul Phillips
Just got done shooting two days in New Mexico with Recoil Magazine and the Applied Ballistics ELR team. We learned a lot and had great success. Every team member made impacts on target at 2 miles. The best 3-shot group at 3611 yards (2.05 miles) was shot by Bryan Litz with my 375 Lethal Mag. The group measured 17.5 inches tall by 22 inches wide with Cutting Edge bullets. We also had Recoil’s David Merrill shoot at two miles and was laying them in there like a true pro. We had three team members make impacts on the 36-inch plate at two miles within just three attempts in a mock competition. I also increased my personal longest shot by hitting only 15 inches right of center at 3611 yards. 2.05 miles. I did it with a GSL Technology Copperhead Silencer.
Report by Emil Praslick
I participated in the Extreme Long Range training with the Applied Ballistics team at the Whittington Center in Raton, NM. All team members had confirmed hits at 2.1 miles. Components and hardware suppliers included: Berger Bullets, Cutting Edge Bullets, Nightforce Optics, Kestrel, FLIR Systems.
Q: At that distance (2.1 miles), how much do spin drift and the Coriolis effect impact bullet trajectories?
Praslick: At 3613 yards we had to adjust about 1.5 MOA/56″ of Coriolis (up), and 5 MOA/~190″ of right spin drift adjustment. You’d have to come down if facing East. The planet rotates counter-clockwise (from above), so your target would be falling away from you.
Here is a 3-round group at 1898 yards (1.08 Miles) shot with factory ABM Ammo .338 Lapua Magnum loaded with 300 grain Berger Bullets Hybrids. That’s sub-MOA elevation. (The guy calling wind didn’t do too bad, either.)
Report by Bryan Litz
Learning is my favorite part of new ventures and we learned a LOT this weekend shooting extreme range in New Mexico. I connected on a second round hit on a 3-foot square target at 2 miles in simulated match conditions under coaches Emil Praslick and Paul Phillips. In fact all five of our team shooters got on at 2 miles. The Applied Ballistics Extreme Long Range team is in good shape for the King of 2 Miles match later this month, and there is still so much to LEARN!
You need serious equipment for shooting beyond two miles. Who can identify this high-tech hardware?
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Looks affordable: http://www.flir.com/surveillance/display/?id=64319
Mind-boggling numbers.
This is phenomenal. Good on them!
I couldn’t care less about the guys here in Texas burning out barrels for a single impact on steel at 4K plus yard…. but quick hits at 2.1 miles and Litz’s group show that there’s more out there.
Understandably, a 600 yard difference at that range is EXPONENTIALLY harder….. but still, this article is infinitely more impressive- at least to me.
Only an $80000 Flir Recon B2-FO a $10000 extender lens, peanuts really… and kind of silly using one in the day.
This statement is also interesting as to who can actually buy these:
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Might be fun to find out who had the connection for this gear?
The FLIR system was used to verify range to the target. We did not utilize it during shooting.
The system was used to verify range and angle to the far targets. The shooting and wind/spotting was done with old fashioned spotting scopes.
If this equipment is required to be competitive, (Referring to the FLIR) I don’t see the sport long lived or popular.
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I’m assuming the flir system was used to spot trace rather than just target distance??
FLIR recon outfitted with an extender and LRF. Nice unit capable of looking out around 6-8 miles in ideal conditions at man size targets! It is also very accurate when acquiring distance with the LRF.