That gave him the national light gun group championship. His light gun group average was 3.8 inches, and his light gun score - for rifles weighing 17 pounds or less - was 47.33 out of a possible 50. If you throw one bullet off target, you're done." "If the wind changes 1 mile an hour, it moves you 5 to 7 inches. "We shoot for group size and also for score," Soeby said. Courses typically have wind flags shooters watch to judge wind direction and velocity. Score shooting, by comparison, scores each shot separately based on where it hits the bulls-eye or outer rings on the target.Īnd when your target is 1,000 yards downrange more than half a mile away, wind and weather conditions can have a big influence on where the bullet hits. The object of group shooting is to place five or 10 shots in the tightest group anywhere on the target. Soeby's brother, Paul, also of Walhalla, said the championship might not be well known to the masses, but it's a "pretty big deal" in the shooting world.Įspecially, he said, when a "small-town North Dakota boy" beats the best shooters in the country.Īccording to Tod Soeby, bench-rest shooters compete in "group shooting" and "score shooting" events. It was a fun day…but interesting that it began a lifelong quest to get that bullet in that little circle from further and further away.In the process, Soeby had the highest score among 120 shooters competing in the light- and heavy-gun divisions to win the title. Understand this: This in no way qualifies me as a distance shooter and the rounds landed that day were far and few between and would have effectively scared – not killed – someone – – -but it peaked my interest in longer distance shooting than the standard 100 yds to this day…and I\’m a geezer now. each (4 of us were shooting) he \”walked\” us out to where I was landing rounds near the center of the orange dayglo circle. He had a gargantuan spotting scope…and an M-14 rifle…and knowing the effective range was 500 yards…was surprised he set the plywood up at 1000 yds. from the Marine missile outfit and found out he was a hunter & target shooter and to break the monotony…offered to bring his rifle to our site and we could set up a target & shoot.
We were in this God forsaken desert to provide targets for the Marines who were shooting their Hawk missiles.We started talking to a Gunny Sgt. with an M-14 put this sailor in the middle of a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood, with a dayglo orange spray paint circle in the middle of it – – -1000 yds away.We \”squids\” were from a Navy aerial target outfit from NASNI in San Diego. While on TAD (Temp Assigned Duty) in 1973 at 29 Palms Marine Corp Base in the Mojave desert, a Gunny Sgt. Don’t come expecting to be the best right off the bat, but come enjoy it, see what it’s all about, let the people help you.” ***Shop GunsAmerica for your next long-range rifle.*** Everyone will be glad to help if you need help. “There will be some of the greatest people you’ll ever meet. “Bring whatever you can get and come to a match,” he said. Optics: Nightforce 12-42x56mm Benchrest NP-2 DDįor anyone hoping to get into the long-range shooting game, Mike’s advice is simple. Stock: Shehane ST 1000 Fiberglass Stock (with stock work by Larry “Bullet” Archer) Primer: CCI 450 (small rifle magnum) RifleĪction: BAT ‘B’ 1.550 Melonited Action with Jewell Triggerīarrel: Brux HV 28″ Finished Length, 1:8″ Twist RateĬhambering: 6BRAW (6mmBR Ackley Improved Wilson), Chambered by Darrell JonesĬhamber Specs: 0.272″ No-turn Neck with 0.135″ Freebore Here are the details on his setup (thanks to ‘s Sam Hall): Round It’s kind of odd,” Wilson said, laughing. The cases are getting smaller and the groups are getting smaller. They’re a lot less expensive to shoot and more fun to shoot, actually. “We learned those little sixes will shoot almost as well if not better on a good day. Wilson said he started shooting 30-caliber loads, but soon gravitated towards the lighter 6mm cartridges. Wilson used a custom benchrest rifle chambered in a custom version of the 6mmBR Ackley Improved he calls the 6mmBRAW (6mmBR Ackley Wilson).
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