You should've seen what @Kyle Turner was doing with his M1a and irons, even though they are really fancy. Like most Appleseed weekends I leave satisfied and humbled at the same time.
His rifle
77gr Sierra Tipped MKs
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You should've seen what @Kyle Turner was doing with his M1a and irons, even though they are really fancy. Like most Appleseed weekends I leave satisfied and humbled at the same time.
His rifle
That one on the edge of the black counted as a miss.
Even though the wind was really gusty all weekend I didn't notice any effect until 600. I'm sure there was some at 300 but it was lost in the noise.
Yes. They work well focusing the front sight but I would have some trouble at the end of the day picking up the target in lower light. It was ok for high contrast targets like the ones above, but in a target id and ranging exercise, looking for IDPA targets wearing acus for instance, it was a bit of a problem.
Ok cool... Good info. Were you shooting a 20 inch 1/7 twist AR rifle? with the 77's?
I don't know why but I was a little surprised at the performance of Free's PMC Bronze when compared to handloads. I've used PMC Bronze for years in 55 grain for old 1 in 12 twist barrels but I have newfound respect for the Korean stuff. I think Freedom was more surprised than even me.
I know this thread was about 77 SMKs but if you can get over to the CMP Marksmanship Park OR an Appleseed, you should go!
I know this thread was about 77 SMKs but if you can get over to the CMP Marksmanship Park OR an Appleseed, you should go!
It has honestly surprised me too, but that Bergara barrel really likes the PMC.
I had a scoped .556/.223 bolt gun that that shot PMC bronze almost as well as any handload that I could devise from 50 grains on up off a bench. The day last year that I learned to properly use irons was the end of my optics use on most rifles, and was the end of my obsession with bolt guns; as well as the realization that you don't need a bench or bipod for most any shooting task. Thanks @freedom for documenting your project and sharing it with us.
Its funny so many people talk shit about PMC bronze, I dont have a problem with it... I did shoot some cheep Russian Silver Bear that a buddy of mine happen to be filming at 100 yards, that shit was "Crazy Ivan" and would loop and spin and keyhole... Didnt have any issues with Tula steel, but stay away from Silver Bear.