Best 10-Shot, 1000-Yard Group in History — Be Amazed
Ten shots… 1000 yards … 2.6872″. Think about that. Ten shots you could cover up with a coffee cup. That’s some amazing shooting. Is this a world record? Consider this — we believe this is the smallest 10-shot group ever shot at 1000 yards in any form of rifle competition, by anyone, anywhere, anytime. It is smaller than the existing Williamsport Light Gun and Heavy Gun 1K records. The IBS and NBRSA do not shoot 10 rounds for Light Gun, but this 2.6872″ group is smaller than the current IBS (3.044″) and NBRSA (4.322″) ten-shot HEAVY GUN records.
This amazing group was shot by Jim Richards at the Deep Creek Range outside Missoula, Montana during the 4th Light Gun Relay of a 1000-yard match. Jim was shooting the small 6mm Dasher cartridge with 105gr Berger bullets. Fellow Deep Creek Shooter Tom Mousel says this should be a new world record. The Deep Creek Range shoots under Williamsport rules, with ten shots for Light Gun. The current Williamsport Light Gun record (as listed) is 3.835″ by Cody Finch in 2006, but we’re told that Paul Martinez shot a 3.505″ at Williamsport last year. If approved at 2.6872″, Jim Richards’ new record is 23% smaller than the 3.505″ previous record. That’s remarkable — Jim Richards utterly demolished the previous mark. (As measured, Jim’s group is also smaller than the current Williamsport Heavy Gun record, 2.815″ by Matt Kline in 2010.)
The Record-setting rifle features a Borden action, Shehane ST 1000 fiberglass stock, and Nightforce Benchrest scope. The Krieger barrel was chambered by King Machine for the 6mm Dasher, with a 0.269″ neck and 0.103″ freebore. Jim Richards was running Berger 105gr Hybrid bullets.
The rifle was purchased used from Tim Claunch. We suspect Tim wishes he had not parted with it! Any gun that can put ten shots under three inches at 1000 yards is a “keeper”, that’s for sure.
Forum member Wayne B. says: “I am really happy for Jim. He has asked 1000 questions, slept in his pickup, upgraded his equipment, bought a rifle from another friend of mine and now he is a world record-holder. The men and women who shoot at Deep Creek in Missoula Montana are the best group of shooters in the world bar none! They will give you all the info you need to win and if you don’t have what you need they will loan it to ya, up to and including a rifle and ammo.”
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Tags: Benchrest, Berger Bullets, IBS, Jim Richards, Light Gun, Missoula Deep Creek, Montana, Shehane, Williamsport, World Record
This some fine shooting! There is some corrections that need made to this article however. The current light gun record of 3.835 by Cody Finch was broke in July 2012 by Scott Weber at 3.746 than broke again in may 2013 by Paul Martinez at 3.505 both at Williamsport 1000yd. club. Any way you look at this group it is extremely small and will be hard to beat. Great shooting!
Outstanding shooting Jim!! I have for a couple years wanted to visit your range, and was happy someone from there gave my rifle a great home!! I`m glad of your success with it, as its not always the equipment, there must be a highly qualified driver!!!
Congratulations and fine shooting!
Looks like group records are going to be very hard to beat from here on!
Tim, come on up…. and take that damn rifle back with you!
Tom Mousel
Matt Dienes shot a 2.621 9x in Pella in 2005.
Editor: Was this a Heavy Gun, or Light Gun? Either way it should have gone in the record books somewhere, but the Williamsport site doesn’t list it, nor IBS, nor NBRSA. But we do understand that sometimes great shooting performances don’t get recorded for posterity if the match was not sanctioned or the target was not saved.
That is just over 0.25moa… holy Dashers batman!
Wow!! Very impressive shooting!
That’s some great shooting and some very impressive reloading! Incredible to maintain that little vertical at that distance.
Amazing shooting and some very fine reloading!!! Very little vertical in that grouping!!
Congratulations, and good luck trying to best that one! Try impressive.
What can I say GR8!!!!!!
6mm rules.
Mr. Richards, well done sr.
South Bay Rod and Gun Club
Dulzura California
Now I know for sure that my Dad can without a doubt beat your Dad. Way to go pops I am so proud of you. Old guys rule!
Good job Papa!!!!!! I love you!
Congratulations to Jim Richards for some really fine shooting. It is an amazing accomplishment – such a small group at such a long distance! So wonderful that he did it at Deep Creek. Duane Capehart loved shooting and he would have been astounded and amazed and wanting to best it. He would have been proud to have it made at the Montana Range. Way to go Jim. This one will be hard to beat. Pat Capehart, Sula, Mt.
CONGRATULATIONS JIM
It was nice shooting with you at the Indian Creek range today.
tell us about the gun
The entire string would have missed a man’s torso at that range, tho. What’s needed is a way to get men to stand around while we fire spotter shots at them.
Another one of Dan Dowlings cartridges.
6mm Dasher rules
nice group I am impressed best I have ever seen n I have burned a lot powder civilian n military
Congrats!!
Bonjour
je suis français et je posséde une coupe marquée” 1000 yds record 1903″pouvez vous m’aider a l’identifier
jérémie Lefrancois