Next year should be 1MOA All Day Long: After Dark 1MADL:AD

As I commented on you announcement vid. This looks interesting enough that, if I can organise it logistically, I'd like to enter my two 1943's. Kar98k and No4 Mk1. Not to have a hope of achieving 1MOA - even if they could I'm sure I cannot - but to see how badly each fails in comparrison to each other.

@beeboop1726

28 күн бұрын

Hello Peter, this sounds interesting, how did they perform?

@petercollingwood522

27 күн бұрын

@@beeboop1726 Haven't done it yet. Don't know if I'll be able to. I live in Phoenix and the temperatures are already around 111F, 43C, so might not get out there for some time.

With the shoulder thing that goes up! 🤣 absolutely got me.

My son and I will be submitting once school is out for the summer. We've both picked two we think would give us a chance & a bonus 3rd that's definitely not going to come close. Can't wait to see everyone's results!

Just saw this! I will be submitting my M28-76 (7.62x54r) and Vanguard S2 (.223) ! Here is hoping!

Great, common-sense challenge of basic marksmanship! I want to see Henry Chan's take; he can't throw out the tenth shot! This will be a good personal challenge, even if just for personal practice.

The beard is hardcore C of E Vicar.

This contest is a cool challenge. A light weight 300 Win Mag bolt action with factory loads and a 556 AR with handloads would be an interesting entry.

Glad you went first! Looking forward to submitting! Fantastic idea and can't wait to see the level of involvement and maybe a cool compilation video.

One of the few outdoor ranges available to me requires a 100M 1MOA group to shoot on their 300M range (Keeps the yahoos away). It took me nearly 2 hours to achieve this with a rather run of the mill Remington 700 PSS in a AI chassis it isn't easy as it first appears.

I need to wait for the weather to clear, but I think I might give this a go. Thanks Bloke.

So happy to see a Spaced reference! Best sitcom ever made ❤

My god a shoulder thing that goes up?? How many clipazines per second does that beast fire?

@ShootAUT

2 ай бұрын

At least 30, _if_ you can lift it. After all, it's as heavy as ten boxes when you're moving.

@elesjuan

2 ай бұрын

"30 round, magazine clip, in one half second."

I'm going to give this a try even though I have already tried this and found it to be very difficult.

Tried this today. CZ457 Lux with a 5-25 Vortex Venom, SK Standard Plus ammunition, cheap bipod and rear bag, at 50m. 90% was 0.8 MOA, but the full 10 round group was 1.3 and I'm not sure if it was me or the ammo. Nearly did it :D

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

Please submit it anyway!

No one from Remington decided to put up three alpha 1's in .223, 22-250, and .243 with the most gucci off the shelf ammo possible. Oh well, would have been a nice PR win.

Nice! Gonna try to make time this coming week for a go.

If enough people try someone'll do it with something silly.

@ShootAUT

2 ай бұрын

I'm definitely not the only one hoping for it. 😁

@BlokeontheRange

2 ай бұрын

Do it! :D

@Emu0181

2 ай бұрын

Chap with a lebel or famas?

@falseprofit9801

Ай бұрын

@@Emu0181 do Sharps or no balls ;)

Might be a bit but I will have to record my next outing with a finn mosin shooting hand loads. When I first dialed in a hand load shooting 8 sets of 10 rounds of different powder loads, one of the sets came in just under 1 moa at 100 yards. Would be interesting to see if that's still the case.

I think for the weight you shouldn’t count the weight of bipods. You can use a bag which isn’t counted.

I'm hoping we see entries by Matt & the Ratt (the latter being a fair decent shot)

@life_of_riley88

2 ай бұрын

As long as they use a factory Krink.

I really got to try this! Actually I think the shooter is the biggest problem in my case. Tikka t3 ctr and sweet hand loads😁

Great challenge. I had a go at this today at 200yds Short Siberia with my elderly BSA Hunter in .222 with 50gr VMAX bullets. It's trickier than it seems: I got a ten shot group of 1.1MOA as measured by Short Siberia's tablet-based electronic scoring system. Got a photo of the tablet screen that I could enter for interest only but no video.

@BlokeontheRange

2 ай бұрын

Please do!

was big happy to submit my failed results for this test.. until realized not only was I an awful rifleman, but rifle has an awful cold bore flier, and that I literally wasn't even compliant despite thinking I knew the rules. Big sadge, man.

@mandowarrior123

2 ай бұрын

I think the opposite, you know to warm your barrel with a couple shots first, and know your rifle and capabilities better. Tell me you aren't already better just from trying.

@PolenarTactical

2 ай бұрын

@@mandowarrior123 this is the proper attitude :)

@elesjuan

Ай бұрын

@@mandowarrior123 Fair point, you're certainly not wrong!

Since they allow non-compliant rifles, will someone who can please enter a Parrot Rifle, just for comparison... :)

"Dont want to risk damaging it" "Raughhh"

No Frankenrifly? Come now, we all know it's the greatest.

@BlokeontheRange

19 күн бұрын

Still haven't fixed the butt

Gonna have to wait until July for my entry!

This is awesome so keen on getting destroyed by bloke again

I kind of agree about the 10 lb weight limit - In my state the weight limit for a hunting rifle is about 16 (I can't remember exactly, but that is close enough). There are several states where the limit is 14-17 lbs, and many big game hunting rifles tip the scales at around 12 lbs, with open sights (I'm thinking big doubles for dangerous game, like a .416 Rigby double). So 10 lbs is a little unrealistic, simply due to real world hunting rifles regularly employed - and I'm not talking about tricked out gimmicky rifles with weights bolted to the chassis, or barrels mounted to rails or anything like that. I'm talking about real world practical rifles.

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

It's 10.5lb, same as Benchrest Sporter, Ian mis-spoke 😉

@nathanbailey9153

Ай бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange 10, 10.5 (Mistake may have been mine), kind of irrelevant. Most of the guns that will qualify will be either "sporterized" lightweight hunting rifles, with carbon fiber stocks, or short barrel things with special aluminum chassis. Basically, what you just shot. (Edit: Oh yeah, and Benchrest Sporter class rifles - which I have none). My Savage 110 Timberline 7mm Rem Mag is 8.5 lbs out of the box, no scope, no extras, unloaded. Put on a modest scope and scope rings and voila - 11 lbs. My old Mauser 30-06 with the 26 in barrel and iron sights is almost 12 lbs. I love everything else about the challenge, but a more reasonable weight limit would be the right compromise. I'm not saying you should allow 30 lb f-class rifles. But I do think modifying the official rules to like 15 lbs would be more than acceptable, and still well in the spirit of a sensible challenge.

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

This is our first run, next year we'll probably throw it wide open and make categories after the fact with what's entered

Awesome. Ima see what I can do with my 3 entries (1.2moa 10 shot is very nice Bloke)..I shoot on a public range that only changes targets 2 or 3 times a day..So..Ill bring my Tac cam for side by side shooting..

@upscaleshack

2 ай бұрын

1.3. You can't round 1.291 down to 1.2.

@Odinforever2000

2 ай бұрын

@@upscaleshack IM not rounding down..Im simply going 1 decimal place. Also didnt feel like writing 1.29 at the time.

@upscaleshack

Ай бұрын

@@Odinforever2000 LOL. That is literally the very definition rounding down.

@Odinforever2000

Ай бұрын

@@upscaleshack Whatever floats your boat.

Just curious, but does your family back in the UK think its strange that you're a hard-core gun enthusiast? Im an American and half of my family are from Scotland (borders area) and they don't even understand the gun culture here in the USA. They're terrified of firearms honestly.

@triggermovies

2 ай бұрын

I can give you my perspective as someone from France (our gun laws are more permissive than the UK, but still very restrictive compared to the USA). Most family members/friends/colleagues I talk to are actually curious, and many want to try shooting a gun. Half of them are initially surprised you can own firearms, outside of a hunting shotgun (hunting is still pretty well established here). A small minority maybe got scared a little, but once I explained our laws (the biggest factor, I'd say, is the fact that carrying is illegal) I think they got reassured. None of the people I talked to would like firearms to be readily available to everyone, though.

@RicArmstrong

2 ай бұрын

@@DaibhidhBhoAlba I appreciate your reply and I'm not looking for a debate, but I think if concealed carry came to the UK it would seriously lower crime. Think about how vigilant and safe UK firearms owners are with guns inside the home, they would be the same outside the home too. Here in the US, the states with concealed carry are dramatically lower in crime than the states without it. Those are science based statistics going back 100 years. The reason is, criminals in public know that a person or someone nearby can properly defend themselves immediately. I think the UK should at the very least allow people to have pepper spray or carry tasers. The last time I went to a few large cities there it looked like the Walking Dead TV show.

@RicArmstrong

2 ай бұрын

@@DaibhidhBhoAlba Well there is evidence to support the claim that concealed carry states overwhelming have less crime than non carry states. The FBI crime statistics have tracked that since the 1930's. I know that it might not translate to British crime, but I'm talking about here in the US. The town I live in has an 89% gun ownership and a 67% of our town have carry permits. The crime is so low that we only have 3 full time police officers. There's people here who still don't lock their doors at night. Again, I'm not advocating the UK adopt that, but I'm speaking from the standpoint of living in dangerous parts of the US and safe parts of America. I'll take living in an area where law abiding and licensed people are carry guns any day over the states that do not allow it.

@triggermovies

2 ай бұрын

"I'm more than happy living in a country where 99% of criminals don't carry guns (and when they do, they overwhelmingly use them against other criminals, not the general public)" I 100% agree with this quote, and I think is the main reason for the difference in opinions between US and the rest of the western world. If we talk home invasions for instance, here in France (and I'd bet it's the same elsewhere in europe), burglars are not armed. They don't invade homes at night when you sleep. They break into homes during the day when everyone's at work and the home is empty. Mostly, they check for cash/laptops/tablets laying around, check nightstands for jewelery, and get out. I understand why US gun owners like to carry, but it does not apply here. Totally different societies in this regard.

@BlokeontheRange

2 ай бұрын

I was heavily involved in the UK target shooting scene at school and uni so there's no surprises. "All that being said, I still wouldn't want people in the UK to routinely carry firearms in public or for self-defence. 8 don't support that at all and it would unquestionably make the UK less safe. " Well that's exactly how the UK used to be, until self-defence was no longer taken as good reason for grant of an FAC (IIRC the policy changed in the 50's, there's loads of anecdotes out there, and references in the fictional literature, to people being routinely armed prior to this). During the Siege of Sydney Street, the Police borrowed handguns from passers-by, and some even joined in the chase themselves.

What's with the SP15? Are you shooting in the UK here, or do you just happen to like the straight-pull?

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

There's something fun about having a straight-pull AR without needing a permit for it ;) And I thought I might take it to the UK to do some Civilian Service Rifle, but that was before I fell in love with the CZ600 Trail (despite it being less accurate...)

@thepenultimateninja5797

Ай бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange Oh, I see - so semiautomatic rifles have more stringent licensing requirement? It looks like a lot of fun, seems very smooth to operate.

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

@@thepenultimateninja5797 All semi-autos have a permit requirement (one of 2 types). Some manually-operated rifles are permit free.

Why is absolute group dispersion the measurement everyone uses? Particularly in the age of apps doing the math, doesn't it make more sense to use a calculation like an RMSE that is independent (or at least, mostly independent) of the number of shots in the group? Are we just stuck with absolute dispersion from the days of guys with calipers on the paper targets?

lol almost every english person i've met does a pretty good american accent. Yours isn't bad. My wife is from richmond and she can't do an american accent to save her life.

Into the shade... shady business this?

I have to see how much my rifle weight with the short barrel...

It's not a valid test unless an AK can pass it.

@coolsenjoyer

2 ай бұрын

I'm sure some Finn is going to do it with a Sako M92

What happened to trying Frankenrifle?

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

Still haven't fixed the butt after last year 🙈 and didn't have time to load ammo

I can do about 3MOA with a .303 and did that on my last shoot with about 15 rounds at roughly 100m

Yo bloke what’s your thoughts on this here in Australia they are now pushing a ban on bolt action rifles. We’re not even farmers can use them. And by the looks of it they’re going through with it 😢

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

I have checked with my Aussie contacts and apparently bolt action rifles are not currently in danger. But if they were, that would suck, so my opinion on such a situation would be entirely predictable.

@eddx5758

Ай бұрын

@@BlokeontheRange yeah, they’re trying to do that in W.A

You might want to consider decaf.

@falseprofit9801

Ай бұрын

bruh

Holy crap just use calipers that app is a pain in the ass

I think you may need to do a video on how hard this is to do. As an example if you have a proven barrel that is capable of 1 Moa from a rail gun, then just adding bulk NATO ammo you are never going to get 1 moa because the ammo qualification is over 1 moa. To me this is just a task where hopes and physics will not regularly meet.

@ShootAUT

2 ай бұрын

That's exactly the point of the challenge - to show that it's not easily achieved, especially not with just any cheap rifle from the shelf and questionable ammo. It's also a chance for certain people to "put their shots where their mouth is". (No, KZread, _not_ literally. It's a figure of speech.)

@zoiders

2 ай бұрын

Depends on the rifle. This test reminds me very strongly of the switch from the L42A1 rifle to the L96 PM. One was very strongly a breathed upon service rifle, one is purpose made. Even with ball out of a bandolier the second one is still going to out perform most service rifles and hunting rifles. It will out perform you or I as well.

@FG42

2 ай бұрын

@@zoiders I think I will call you out as incorrect on that ball out of the bandolier statement. The NATO accuracy requirement for ball is a 200mm vertical dispersion and a 200mm horizontal dispersion out of a precision barrel at 550m. That is less than MOA. Every once in awhile with statistical probability with a barrel as mounted in AEP-97 volume 18, a MOA or sun MOA can happen. It is just not likely.

@FG42

2 ай бұрын

I should have been more clear when I said less than MOA. I mean that 7.9 inches is more than 5.5.

@zoiders

2 ай бұрын

​@@FG42Fella you just claimed that "bulk" NATO ammo won't achieve MOA. Don't reverse your self and try to blame me because you had a quick Google.

Would an air rifle count?

@ShootAUT

2 ай бұрын

The challenge itself is for centrefire rifles. (Rules are in the description.) But I'm sure you're welcome to submit your entry anyway. For science!

@life_of_riley88

2 ай бұрын

@@ShootAUT Ahh I'll have to take a look at the rules. Though some might consider my air rifles as "cheating". . .they do shoot bullets exceptionally well at 50m, just a bit slower. 1050~ fps.

@BlokeontheRange

2 ай бұрын

We welcome non compliant entries For Science 🧪

@PolenarTactical

2 ай бұрын

would be interesting to see :)

@chemistrykrang8065

2 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing... but whilst I have regularly shot my uk-compliant air rifle at 50 m it would only be worth trying for 1 MOA indoors. 177 pellets do feel the wind somewhat at air rifle velocities.

Aye, i got a pair of rifles I could enter - if it complies to the rules - Sako TRG-42 .338 Lapua, factory muzzle break and bipod, Kahles 624I, Spuhr mount 44moa mount. I could keep that at 1000m. Barnes 280gr LRX 2nd be a Zev Tech LFAR .308 with Kahles 624I, ADM mount, suppressed, 175gr Lapua Scenar L, that im comfy with to 500m to keep inside the 1moa 10shot request.

Bet you some people fake their results.

@BlokeontheRange

Ай бұрын

Oh probably. That would be a complete dick move though

The Ballistic X app is as accurate or inaccurate as you want it to be. Unless you make everyone used a standardized target you can intentionally make the Ballistic X app calibrate incorrectly to favor your group size. Not to mention the calibration measurement isn’t very accurate. I think I would prefer everyone using a standardized 8x11” printable target and calipers that we watch get zero’ed on camera. Edit: or at the very least everyone needs to use a standardized printable target that has known dimensions to calibrate the Ballistics X app.

Where's your rear bag? Shooting from the shoulder doesn't mean full free hand.

@ShootAUT

2 ай бұрын

Which part of "rifle needs to touch the shoulder" is it that you didn't understand?

@BlokeontheRange

2 ай бұрын

Oh, I'm sorry, I must have missed the compulsion to use a rear bag in the rule I wrote that says "Any position, provided that the rifle is fired with the butt in contact with the shoulder (no “lead sled” or other mechanical contrivances)." Silly me ;)

This is an awesome challenge but the ballistic computer nonsense is stupid as shit. It can easily be manipulated if you input inaccurate/false data. As a 35 year old boomer who hates modern technology I'd rather just cut my group out and mail it to you and you can measure it however the hell you like.

All boring and pointless while one is not using a business like calibre. Suppose it is important to get lots of those pellets on target if that is all you have.

@tommihommi1

2 ай бұрын

70s called and want their FUDDlore back

@KarltheKrazyone

2 ай бұрын

If you can bring data on what anything in the .30 range does as far as recoil based deviation then I'm sure people will be interested. Henry (9HR) has demoed that velocity matters out at extreme ranges, but it also seems to only matter in thresholds, as in, you need to make pretty wide jumps in energy before it makes a difference on it's own. But also, add some data, put some 7.62 or .338 on video, show why it matters, but also, answer the question asked. If the question is 1moa without wind being a factor (short ranges) then don't go talking 1000m+, because that question will be asked later, remember, good science is as close to one variable at a time as possible.

@user-ff3fn1re1h

Ай бұрын

If shooting ANYTHING is ever boring, you're doing it wrong....