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13 years 9 months ago #13844 by LebbenB
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jtallen83 wrote: Lots of training and a good spotter beats math all day long! Problem is the training seems to always involve some math :banghead:

Yep. So when you blow the shot, you've got someone else to blame. :twothumbs:

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13 years 9 months ago #13859 by Akai
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Always good :twothumbs: I didn't do it :naughty: see that guy over there :I-agree: Any one had any experience in the lighter bullets say 150-155 say; Hodgdon Varge 45.5 CCI BR2 155 SMK Lapua or Win. pushing 2950+ fps: I guess I need to get into the 20th century whats a range finder and mil-dots :rotfl: Nebraska windage and a good spotter if I'm lucky, usually its how high in the air the dog flies.

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13 years 9 months ago #13876 by Sharkey
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With those kind of ranges, pretty much my ONLY hope would be to get my old M60 back from Uncle Sam.

I could walk it right up to pretty much anything in a couple of very shorts seconds. Heck, targets out 1000 yards or more have virtually NO prayer unless they are in a hole and never peek out.

Nothin like rockin a 60 with a good field of fire and lotsa hot targets...

I'm gonna have to find a coach once we get things leveled off at home and see what kind of ranges I can find with longer shots than 200 yards to play around on. I've never really bothered thinking about it til bumping into all of you guys.

Guess I'll have to think about it and see who I can find in the area sometime.

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13 years 9 months ago #13902 by 13fcolt
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If you liked the M60 you'd LOVE the 240B.
The long range thing is somewhere between sickness and addiction. It started in early childhood, a pack of wild kids with .22s running around the hills, and the inevitable challenge "I bet you can't hit that from here".
I'd say for most, the hardest part is getting over the mental hurdles. The actual shot itself is no different than a shot at 100. The fundamentals are the same, just with the adjustments applied for the target being farther away.

Remember, there was a time when men did this sort of shooting with an '03 Springfield, no free floating barrel, using ammo and optics that don't even rate consideration by today's standards. When I think how they sent germans to their end out to 1200 yards with that equipment, I feel like I can't shoot for squat by comparison. I mean, look at all the crutches I need.
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13 years 9 months ago #13908 by Sharkey
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With the rifle I have, I don't believe I can use the free float guard due to the A-frame sight so if and when I start doing it, it'll be old style Army all the way with scope but it'll be a while. Got other priorities and a 1000 yard shot is a "luxury" shot for me meaning I'd really be doing it just to see if I could.

Up in this end of the country, wouldn't be much practical use for being able to do it other than just "saying" I've done it and well, I ain't much for saying TOO much I've done anyway....lol

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13 years 9 months ago #13911 by LebbenB
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If you liked the M60 you'd LOVE the 240B.

Concur. The 240 is so much better than the 60 it's retarded.

It started in early childhood, a pack of wild kids with .22s running around the hills, and the inevitable challenge "I bet you can't hit that from here".

Everytime I draw a bead on something, I hear my Grandfather's voice in the back of my head, "Big deal. I reckon Ray Charles coulda hit it, too."

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13 years 9 months ago #13933 by Sharkey
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I never got to fire the 240 but I did kick some ass at a NATO contest back in '83 for support style weapons from like 11 different countries. I was listed as the best in the 2nd Armored Division Forward and not one gunner came within 150 points of my score from any other country. 978 out of a possible 1000 points.

And you call the 60 retarded. Now I'm afraid I might cry just a little with all boo boo feelins and whatnot... :unsure:

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13 years 9 months ago #13943 by Siscowet
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Did the 2nd Armored have Bradley's by then?

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13 years 9 months ago #13944 by Sharkey
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Nope. They were just coming to units as I was leaving..

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13 years 9 months ago #13946 by LebbenB
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Because of it's slow rate of fire, the 60 had a cone of fire and beaten zone that were, hands down, the best of any GPMG of it's time.

That said, barrel changes were awkward and slow because of the forearm, the gas plug had to be held on with lacing wire, the trigger group was attached to the receiver with a leaf spring that always popped off, the bolt group could be attached to the op rod backwards and - worst of all - the gas piston could be put in backwards and the gun would still pass a function check.

And don't get me started on the feed system.

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