8 year old shooting distance

xphunter

xphunter

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I was able to do some coaching this week with a 8 year old boy shooting distance with a Savage 6.5-284 Rifle (factory 9T barrel), 3-12 Huskemaw scope, and MAC brake.
Chuck McIntosh was helping coach some as well.
We ended up the day with the young man making multiple connections at 1440 yards.
Very proud of this young man. He also fired a suppressed 300 RUM and made a first shot connection (He only fired the rifle one time) at 500 yards on a 5" square target.
The pics shows him shooting a 6mm Creedmoor and the 300 RUM he shot.



The next day I brought a couple of SP's for him to play with.
284 Win rear grip XP-100 (168 SMK's), McRee Chassis, at 850 yards. He went to 850 after he got bored with 10" targets at 400 and 500 yards.
We ended up having switchy winds, which made things more difficult, but still fun.



And at 750 yards with the 6.5-284 bench pistol.


Can't wait to see how this young man develops as a shooter.
It was a real pleasure coaching him.
 
Poor kid. Who would make him sit through two days of that kind of abuse? Wish I was an 8 year old. Pretty cool of you to "pass it on".
 
Great post Ernie,
I wish there were more people out there like you doing this with our youngsters responsibly...
Teach them young.
 
Originally Posted By: obaroCan't beat that, Ernie. Did he have favorite?

The rear grip 284 Winchester XP-100, bi-pod and rear bag.
 
Here is his/dad's Savage 6.5-284 rifle he went to 1440 yards with.
I am very appreciative of everyone in the industry who made all of this possible!

 
Originally Posted By: xphunterHere is his/dad's Savage 6.5-284 rifle he went to 1440 yards with.
I am very appreciative of everyone in the industry who made all of this possible!



Nice work reverend! Looks like you have a nice range setup at your place there.
 
I have access to this very nice steel range, but it is not mine.
Mac's Gunworks (Chuck McIntosh), south of Gillette. He has steel beyond 2K.
Awesome guy and a awesome range.
 
I do need to give credit where credit is due: I know some of the folks in the industry that deserve a "Thank You & Job Well Done!" for making this possible.
Savage Arms/The Rifle
Best of The West/Huskemaw Scope
Mac's Gunworks/ Muzzle Brake, Load Development and Loading all of the ammunition. They have also (while the boy and his dad were there), chopped the stock and reworked the trigger. Chuck also began walking both of them through how to load and let Collin participate (supervised) in certain aspects of the process.
 
Hopefully the start of a lifelong hobby for that young man. I bet you get as much out of it as he does in some ways. Not to mention the life building skills this is helping along the way. Good work rev!
 


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