![]() ![]() This interesting Q&A dialog covers shooting styles, equipment selection, recoil management and other notable topics. Questions & Answers with Charles GreerHall of Fame short-range shooter Gary Ocock interviewed Charles Greer. I have never seen this done and was thinking maybe your readers would be interested.”Ĭlick to expand. I am still refining this arrangement but plan to continue using it on both rifles. I have noticed a huge improvement in tracking with this set up. The rail tracks perfectly in the bag and I can tighten the ears to make it quite solid and steady. I got a Wahlstrom mechanical rear rest and had a custom Edgewood front bag made for it with a 1.5″ separation between the ears. So I found that if I turned the rudder upside down and re-installed it that way on the stock, using the same screws and holes, the top of the rudder when turned down provided me with a base 1.5″ wide with a 1/4″ rail on each side. I did not like the way the rifle tracked with this set up and wanted something more solid and stable. The rudder has a 3/4 inch-wide base that is usually fit into an Edgewood gator bag with a flat top. Both of my stocks are McMillan/Wheeler LRB models with the adjustable rudder that can be repositioned horizontally to improve tracking. No need to change rest systems and re-align everything. I decided to do this so that I would not need a separate rest system for each gun which saves on expense and makes it much easier to switch the LG out for the HG during competition. ![]() Shown at right is Greer’s Light Gun, but his Heavy Gun has the same system.Ĭharles explains: “Both my LG and my HG are of the same configuration except for additional weight in the stock of the HG. NOTE: Mechanical rear rests ARE legal for BOTH Heavy Guns and Light Guns under current NBRSA rules (see page 24). The inverted rudder runs in a special sandbag on a Walhstrom mechanical rest. This provides a wider, flat tracking surface. He has flipped over (inverted) the adjustable metal rudder (or keel) that runs on the underside of the buttstock. Greer has done something clever with his McMillan/Wheeler benchrest stocks. If I’d seen nine rounds in the X on the target, staying steady would have been challenging….” And from what we can determine, this is the first potential HG size record that also has a 100 score with TEN Xs.īecause shots are not marked in this discipline, this stunning group was a surprise to Greer: “I had no idea that I was shooting a world record target until I went back to the pits after my relay. So it appears that this may be the smallest 10-shot group ever shot in competition in history. For comparison, the current IBS 10-Shot 1000-yard HG group record is 2.871″ by Michael Gaizauskas from 2016. This handily beats the current single target HG score record of 100-6X held by Bill Schrader since 2005, and the single target HG group record of 3.650″ held by Tim Height (2019). Pending final verification, this amazing target should shatter two NBRSA records. For reference, the 1000-yard X-Ring is 3.00″ in diameter. The group was range measured at 2.642 inches. This group is perfectly centered for an amazing 100-10X score. That’s doubly impressive when you consider that Charles Greer achieved this at age 83! Yes “Old guys rule”!Īmazing 100-10X 2.642″ (unofficial) 10-Shot Group at 1000 Yards. Though it is pending final approval, it appears this is the smallest 10-shot Heavy Gun group ever shot, anywhere, at 1000 yards, and it was centered for a 10X. The event was hosted by the Sahuaro 1000 Yard Benchrest Club, at Three Points Range, outside Tucson, Arizona. 300 WSM Heavy Gun with Borden action, Krieger barrel, and Berger 220gr Hybrids. This would be an excellent 10-shot NBRSA Heavy Gun group at 600 yards, but this target was shot at 1000 yards by Charles Greer (aka “chuckgreen” on AccurateShooter forum) on Februat an NBRSA Match in Arizona. Story compiled with help from Jason Peterson 300 WSM can rightfully be hailed as the most accurate 1000-yard gun in history. If this record is approved (which is likely), Greer’s. With this rig, at age 83, Arizona benchrest ace Charles Greer drilled a remarkable 2.862″ 100-10X group, beating all known 1000-Yard HG 10-shot records on the books. 300 WSM Heavy Gun shot by a superb long-range shooter.
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