Author Topic: Extreme Distances With Air (Read 5765 times)

rifle 50 · « **on:** September 02, 2016, 02:10:12 PM »

Hi All,

In my introduction a member asked to see some of my shooting vids.....I posted this link to 15 video's on my YouTube Channel over the past 15 months shooting Long Range. I will post here and in the Big Bore Thread.

I shoot a highly customized AirForce Condor, in .257 .....I have shot several times to over 1000 yds.

I am NOT A VIDEOGRAPHER with PRO LOOKING VIDEOS. I am a shooter with pocket camera I put at the target and afterwards give a LONG VIEW of the distance shot. Been on the WORLD WIDE GTA forums and as far as I know, there is no one that shoots an airgun further to hit what they are aiming at.....Comments Welcome....

Link to VIDEOS.....click on 15 of them to watch https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiuDTa_dWi_G0gAnRAlByuEBFfQ-B44CY

Pic of gun... I shoot from Portable table at times depending on distance since I have a raked target area. Pic is gun having just shot at 1000 yds. Focus at infinity, no do not see end of barrel

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Carl

grumpy · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2016, 04:10:05 PM »

Have not seen the vids but will shortly. Digging the hell outta the cant of the scope

Welcome to the forums.
Dave

farmerjoe99 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2016, 04:52:39 PM »

Very cool rifle and good shooting, thanks for sharing!
that's some impressive scope adjustment for sure

where did you get the cf bottle its looks different from the ones I see from TT(talon tunes)?

grumpy · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2016, 05:05:53 PM »

Had a minute to watch the first vid. Great shooting. Can ya tell us more about the gun ? If my crappy hearing is right its taking what ? about 1+ for the bullet to reach down range

rsterne · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2016, 05:37:23 PM »

If the bullet is averaging 880 fps, to go that many yards, like in Carl's most recent video (1/2 mile) would take 3 seconds.... so it must be more than that.... However, it takes about 2.4 seconds for the SOUND to get to the target, so the bullet would arrive about a second after the report....

Bob

rifle 50 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2016, 10:04:42 PM »

Quote from: grumpy on September 02, 2016, 04:10:05 PM

Have not seen the vids but will shortly. Digging the hell outta the cant of the scope

Welcome to the forums.
Dave

Thanks for the Welcome........The pic is the first time I shot it after 100 yd tuning. And I christened it at 1000 yds on a 24" steel plate. Half size of my larger plate....Video at a later date.....The cant is 250 moa on that shot.......Same gun with another barrel shot the half mile video of sodas. and MOA for half mile was 210..........

Carl

rifle 50 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2016, 10:09:00 PM »

Quote from: farmerjoe99 on September 02, 2016, 04:52:39 PM

Very cool rifle and good shooting, thanks for sharing!
that's some impressive scope adjustment for sure
where did you get the cf bottle its looks different from the ones I see from TT(talon tunes)?

Glad you like the rifle. It is purpose built to do just what I am with it.....Find the limits of air......I found MY limit. Ran out of real estate and ability to see where gun missed at......Gun will shoot further but has no practical use... Will post those videos at a later date..... Scope mounting rail has 300 moa available............Air tank is straight from China and I have 2 of those and are 4350 psi......I have an Evanix at 3625 psi too. Thanks for commenting................

Carl

rifle 50 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2016, 10:30:41 PM »

Quote from: grumpy on September 02, 2016, 05:05:53 PM

Had a minute to watch the first vid. Great shooting. Can ya tell us more about the gun ? If my crappy hearing is right its taking what ? about 1+ for the bullet to reach down range

The rough calculations for time of flight is around 3.4 seconds...And as Bob writes the sound traveling faster at start and isn't slowing down like the bullet, so you hear that lag....Further out I go that difference you hear between rifle firing and bullet arriving gets greater........

Rifle stock parts ONLY are the Airforce Frame, and trigger and the breech.....ALL ELSE IS CUSTOM ordered, machined, or built ...........Use a Doug Noble Valve for the Power. Also his 120 gram hammer and a 9.4# spring. Barrel is 34" Match Grade powder barrel, Manufacturers I use for my F-Class 1000 yd rifles. Have 2 different manufactured barrels I have shot and a 3rd being finished to test soon now. Any world class barrel manufacturer will work that makes BENCHREST ACCURACY BBLS. Not AIRGUN BBLS. Choose your preference for a manfactacturer. Then it has to be machined to fit the AirForce frame. All machining and stock and bedding done by my gunsmith who builds my F-Class rifles......Barrel is ordered at 1.100", straight cylinder. Stock is Madddog Benchrest Model. Airtank is Chinese at 4350 psi. Shoot tethered off bench always from my 4500 psi carbon wrapped tank......The front rest is a "Joy Stick" Seb Neo and the wait is about a YEAR to even get one, which are used for F-Class 1000 yd competition. Rear bag is and EDGEWOOD, custom sewn for 1.250" width between rabbit ears to support rear of rifle without movement upon recoil. Both rests I already had for F-Class competition Powder rifles and work for stock on rifle well.

My portable table is heavy Caldwell pre fab. Spent the price of it again for BEEF and weight added, plus extra bolts to tighten the PIPE riser and table top for stability. Weighs about 70 lbs.. I use it for different distances as target area is a raked, weedless area I prepped to see I get correct elevation by DUST, at wanted distance. I place table then for that lasered distance. I usually have total access mid week EARLY for the High Power Range and the only one there.

At 100 yds to probably 300 yds, rifle shoots better than most persons AVERAGE hunting rifles, at the local range do.... ?

Carl

BMF1975 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2020, 05:28:56 PM »

Rifle 50,
I'm new to this forum but I have seen all of your long distance shooting videos on YouTube and have to say congratulations on some absolutely amazing shooting. I have recently purchased the Airforce texan .457 CF and would like to get into long range shooting myself. With the Texan in stock form using a set of FX adjustable scope rings and a 6-24×50 scope how far would you think this set up could reliably shoot. I know this is far from being the optimal set up but being new to the sport and working on a tight budget the upgrades will have to come slowly. I originally purchased the rifle for hunting but after seeing the amazing shooting from people like yourself and Doug Noble I've decided to get into the sport and test my abilities. Any advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark

rifle 50 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2020, 11:52:11 PM »

Mark, sorry for not replying as just saw your post tonight. Haven't shot TEXAN in over 2 years and do not frequent the forums. here is a video I made May of 2017 shooting 4" clays with stock barrel at 600 yds, just prior to installing the Kreiger barrel, but did have modified valve.

Stock barrel is fine. Your scope will work. I believe the FX rings give only about 40 moa or around 300 yds with scope maxed elevation, without holdover? Plus what your scope will dial up? With my valve shooting faster than stock valve and not sure about Airforce new valve but I needed around 135 moa to have scope reticle on target with NO adjustment on scope just the 300 moa available from COLD SHOT scope mount. Am quite rusty on memory as back to powder past 2 years as not fired airguns.. Good luck.......Carl

steveoh · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2020, 08:52:34 AM »

Welcome back Carl! I’ve enjoyed your videos over the years. Hope to see more in the future!

rifle 50 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2020, 09:29:19 AM »

steveoh, Thank You. Your post notified through my e-mail but I missed Marks. As mentioned above I haven't shot any of my airguns for over 2 years now and have gone back to what powder rifles I have left after selling a lot. I have no plans to shoot air again, as way to much trouble loading all that crap in SUV and traveling 140 mi round trip and setting up camera etc. And no more challenges for me anyway. If I do shoot one again will be at local public range at 100 yds is all. I would sell all the airguns I have but the persons interested want them for nothing even after steep discounts to move them, or they have no money anyway to buy. They will sit in safe and rot as will not give stuff away. Haven't been on forums, just occasionally check/browse is all. Take care.......Carl