1000 Yard Shot
BY Herschel Smith
9 hours, 27 minutes ago
Reader Georgiaboy61 mentioned the shot I pointed out in this video where my buddy made four-for-four 1000 yard shots with a .223, and I made a 1000 yard shot with a magnum (7mm PRC) on Friday. This is what that 1000 yards looks like.
It’s a long way off. The first cars are 500 yards. The 1000 yard mark is near the single car on the ridgeline. IPSC target to the right of the car.
On October 20, 2025 at 11:12 pm, Georgiaboy61 said:
A 7mm Rem-Mag or 7mm PRC is an excellent choice for long-range shooting, given proper load selection. Many sportsmen prefer the 7mm magnums for elk instead of 300 Win-Mag or 270 Winchester, and LR target-shooters can do great things with them, especially with the new highly-efficient projectiles being made by Berger, Hornady, Sierra, et al. Indeed, you don’t have to look too hard on the internet (You Tube, etc.) for people taking the 7mm PRC out to a mile!
Far as hitting at distance with .223, I have trouble banging steel at 600 yards on a windy day when it comes to those tiny pills. So I’d say a grand is off the table for the time being, at least until I learn to call wind better.
I have seen reports of service rifle competitors doing great things with heavy-for-caliber high-efficiency bullet designs, at places like Camp Perry, though. My hat is off to them. The Army Marksmanship Unit, Marine Corps Rifle Team, et al. must really know their business, and the civilian-side folks, too.
I think it is amazing what people have been able to do with .223/5.56-chambered rifles. But if I was tasked with needing to make a shot at long range, I would want very much to have something with some more throw-weight and momentum – both of which matter in performing well in the wind – and along with it, greater target effect when the slug actually reaches the target. Punching paper or ringing steel, it doesn’t matter that the slugs are so light – but that is most-certainly not the case when it comes to many real world applications.
Which is why the Secret Service use 7mm Remington Magnums as their over-watch rifles of choice, and not .223 carbines….