Rifle shooting at 300 meters

[OLIAR15]

Our local club reopened last Saturday with some Covid-19 related restrictions, 1/2 of the firing lines open due to distancing, max 45 minutes per shooter with reservation. Still felt great to be back at it

I took my two Swiss ordnance rifles, the Stgw 57 & 90









Military ammo



The GP11 (7.5 X 55 mm) is a great cartridge; it launches a .306 projectile weighting 174 gr at 2560 ft/s. The GP 90 is the Swiss version of the 5.56 X 45 mm NATO with a 63 gr projectile at 2989 ft/s






Here’s my shooting buddy trying out the Stgw 90





I shot 30 rounds in 10 shot strings with each weapon, best score of the day with each one



I am more of a handgun guy, but I intend to shoot more rifles this year and improve if I can get enough trigger time

[Bret]

It's awesome you were able to start shooting again. For me, I never get bored with it. Awesome rifles.

The GP11 (7.5 X 55 mm) is a great cartridge; it launches a .306 projectile weighting 174 gr at 2560 ft/s.

.306? I thought they were .308. I'll have to check my reloading books again.

[sinister]

Beautiful!

Are the target aperture sights on the 57 custom or standard?

[390ish]

That 57 is so nice.


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[OLIAR15]

It's awesome you were able to start shooting again. For me, I never get bored with it. Awesome rifles.


.306? I thought they were .308. I'll have to check my reloading books again.

That’s according to Wikipedia

And it’s 7.5 mm vs 7.62 mm for .308

[OLIAR15]

Beautiful!

Are the target aperture sights on the 57 custom or standard?

Thanks


Yes the 57 has a diopter on the rear and a ring on the front. You can vary the opening on the diopter depending on light conditions, your eyesight etc and it has a six colour filter



The 90 only has a diopter on the rear with the standard front sight post, as per current rules.

[OLIAR15]

Here is Ian’s video on the Stgw 57

https://youtu.be/Y73Zcg9icJc