.300RUM shooting 180's over 5k FPS

[Antlershed]

You mean the one I got from work? SURE!

[whacker1]

Did your chrono come with light difusers?

I finally got to shoot my .300 RUM over the weekend, and I hadn't used my chrono in a long time, so I re-read the directions.  If the sun is directly overhead then you will likely need to use the difusers.

So, I set it up as usual (without difusers) I fired 4 shots with one test load 3150 - 3179 - 3663 - 3060.  I thought it was kind of weird, but didn't think much of it.  I let the barrel cool down, and shot the next show with the next test load.  error - error - Shut it off and started again to reset - error - error.  So, I went back and read the directions again and saw the difuser comment, and decided - its noon - what the hell.  So, i put the difusers on and fired another shot 3190, 3205 - 3210

Moral of the story - use the light difusers at mid- day or very sunny conditions.

Your chrono might not be crap - it is worth one more try with light difusers.

[Jamieb]

Sounds like your crony is was off a bit. When ever I'm checking a load over the crony I always have another rifle along, one that I know the velocity of so if I have any doubts about crony readings I can check with a known rifle/load. A hunt WA shoot would be fun. I know some good places to shoot but I'm out of steel, The brush pickers have taken for scarp metal. I do have 12 milk jugs I saved to shoot.

[Jeremiah P]

I need to be a part of the shoot so I can see guns that are shooting good. Maybe then mine will start  shooting worth a crap.

[norsepeak]

when and were for the long range shooting?  I'm in.  Got some new stuff loaded up for the Allen Mag. to try out and have a new 1K gong ready to try.

[haugenna]

Sounds like your crony is was off a bit. When ever I'm checking a load over the crony I always have another rifle along, one that I know the velocity of so if I have any doubts about crony readings I can check with a known rifle/load. A hunt WA shoot would be fun. I know some good places to shoot but I'm out of steel, The brush pickers have taken for scarp metal. I do have 12 milk jugs I saved to shoot.

Same here.  I have one rifle I know the velocity of.

[Jeremiah P]

I'll get the steel if you want to take me shooting, we don't live far away from eachother and I think I could learn a lot in a few hours of shooting.

[Jamieb]

We need to plan a shoot for fun, spin some turrets and get some minds right. This Sat. I'll be up Capital Forest working up loads for the new .257 WBY at 100 yards, I'm kind of itching to shoot this one. If anybody wants to shoot over my crony, I'll have it set up               ( if you shoot it you buy it). I'll probably head up the Skok. the weekend after the 4'th to shoot some long range.

[Jeremiah P]

Me and antlershed might join ya, anywhere up there to shoot farther than 100?

[Jamieb]

With all the roads and motorcycle trails its hard to find a place the safely get any distance, I've looked alot while yote hunting.
I do most of my load development in a spot just south od Sumit lake, just up the road a few miles theres a spot you can get 400 yards but thats about as far as I've found up there. I go up the Skokomish, up into the hills to shoot long range. I get in some shooting and scout for deer and bear at the same time.

[JoshT]

Milk jugs are cool... I've got about 50 of them saved up in the garage... and a 20"x20" piece of steel too. We should do it toward the middle of July... kind of a final prep for yogi season.

[Jeremiah P]

There is a few spots toward brooklyn where you can shoot pretty far

[whacker1]

pe ell range gets you out to 500 with targets

[norsepeak]

If ya want to trek over the hill, we can get 1200 on our range.  Milk jugs at 1100+ are a lot of fun!

[ICEMAN]

You guys are really making me jealous. I shoot the 300RUM, 180gr factory, Scirroco. Hell of an accurate gun, love it. I have yet to chrony anything as I have yet to handload for the caliber....