Shooting steel at 400 yards with .22 Impact

[Swish]

Now that ELR airgunning has become more excepted and we have a Long Range Shooting section, I thought I would share some short videos from a little over a year ago. 

At that time I was working on getting consistent sub MOA groups at 300 yards on paper. (300 is the farthest we can hang paper at this range) Between rounds, while waiting for some of the other shooters to finish, I would get bored and start picking on random stuff at 400+yards. 

Being the only airgunner on the big bore range, I was getting some strange looks and a lot of questions. I figured the easiest way to show them what I was up to, and that I wasn't crazy, was to attach my phone to my scope so they could see it for themselves in real time. The video below shows the distance better. 

 

[Flintsack]

That is awesome stuff! I’m glad you came out of the closet and started posting.

A while back I was shooting groups out at 200, and people were having trouble believing them. So I made a video and posted it. I also made one hitting three tin cans in a row at 200 yards. But you are shooting way beyond, which is way cool. 

I spent the last couple weeks expanding my range out to 300…

happy new year!

mike

 

[steve123]

Very good!

 

[crosman2016]

Swish, I'm impressed! 

 

[JungleShooter]

Sweeeet, Swiiiish!!!  

Awesome are the time we live in — with more and more airgunning equipment readily evailable that performs at extreme ranges.

Matthias

 

[SpiralGroove]

Nice Swish,

What projectiles and power levels are U shooting?

 

[qball]

Fantastic shooting!!! I’ll have to wait for end of this year before I gain access to the range beyond 300 yards, can’t wait! Even installed the impact slug power kit so now I’m good and as ready as I can be for life beyond 300 yards. LOL 



BTW: been to the range about 10 times in the last 2 months and without fail I was the only one with airgun at the range and sometimes the only person at the 300 yard range. Cracks me up to see I very often get much better groups at 100 yards than most people outside the few precision guys zeroing/testing their load. I actually would get better 50 yard groups than the rimfire guys with wind flags at 50 yards. 

 

[bigHUN]

I am also the only one with "airgun only" at my 500+ members gun club. When I asked them what ranges I can shoot they just look at me and sent me to 20

I am shooting from bench the 100 meters but mostly the 22LR is empty and this became my favourite spot, peace and quiet... ppl just passing by to see who is that crazy guy making bam-bam-bam-bam - and a half a tin is gone in two hours

But right next two lanes are the 200 and 400 meter distances, and I am building now a one piece rest for my Impact. The design is almost done and hoping to finish it before snow melts (Eastern Ontario here)

 

[btsteelman]

Nice range there

 

[airgunmadness]

how fast and what slug are you using

 

[Swish]

Thanks guys, I'm using a 28 grain slug doing 980fps. 

 

[Flintsack]

Who makes the slug?

mike

 

[Swish]

Flintsack, I do.

 

[Swish]

Just a couple more quick videos from my last visit to the range at a little over 400 yards. Had to make sure my Impact was ready for another ground squirrel season. 

 

[davelarson]

That’s amazing. So much hang time in the air! Very good shooting to say the least. Thanks for sharing. 400+ yards wow.

 

[qball]

Very cool videos!!! Maybe I should try film some also when I get out to the 500 yard silhouette range again. Thanks for sharing. 

 

[Flintsack]

I just checked out the new videos you posted. It was fun to watch you adjust to your impacts. The first time you did it I was thinking no he needs to hold left and then you moved over to the left edge.

Considering how little the wind was moving it, it must’ve been incredibly calm. I was watching the grass also of course.

Cool !!

mike

 

[pvpshooter]

nice range! cool!!

 

[Csbrown5]

Nice shooting What kind of Scope were you using?

 

[Swish]

Thanks, it's a Vortex Golden Eagle in the last videos.