Long Range Shooting with a Remington 700 VSSF II in .223

Rabbit shot cleanly at 305yds and a very close call for a grey crow at 290yds! If you watch the bullet trace, the crow moves his head as the bullet passes a fraction to the left of his head.

Setup:

Remington 700 VSSF II in .223 (1 in 12 twist)
Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP (MRAD)
Harris 9-13" Bipod
TacOps Cheekpack
Federal 55 gr. V-Shok

Safety Note: As the video doesn't show it clearly it should be noted that the tree in which the crow was perched is at the bottom a 300+ yard field which rises well above the height of the tree at a fairly steep angle, providing a very safe backstop to make the shot. I do not advocate shooting birds from trees with a rifle, you should always be aware of your backstop and shoot safe! ;-)

Enjoy!

The223Shooter

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Long Range Shooting
• .223
• 55 gr.Federal V-Shok
• Remington 700 VSSF II
• grey crow
• rabbit
• bunny
• vapour trail
• trace

[heintron]

Very nice video :)

[The223Shooter]

@heintron

Hey heintron, cheers for the comment! Just checked out your channel - some pretty cool vids :)

The223Shooter

[warrenpwr]

Nice one lol thought that crow was dead for sure I've seen all your vids , well done what part of Ireland you from, I'm from waterford

[The223Shooter]

@warrenpwr

Hey warrenpwr, cheers for your comment! Your not too far from me, Wicklow :) More videos on the way, work has been busy lately..

Shoot straight,

The223Shooter

[emachine605]

nice setup you have there, nice countryside, and great shooting. carnt beat longrange varminting with factory rifles etc. keep up the good work

[The223Shooter]

@emachine605

Hi emachine605, cheers for your comments! It's a beautiful area alright, and there's plenty of activity to look out for. Hope to have more videos up soon, just waiting on a batch of ammo.

Stay tuned,

The223Shooter

P.S. Just checked out your channel, some cracking shots made there :)

[monsterman27]

not bad. i havent even shot my savage stevens 223 yet. still scope shopping.

[The223Shooter]

@1973trigger

Hey! cheers for your comment, I'm from Ireland alright! :) I've been wanting to try the accutip rounds but haven't come across a dealer that stocks them. They're supposed to be a good round if a tad expensive. Let me know how you get on ;)

Regards,

The223Shooter

[1973trigger]

@The223Shooter Hey,you must be in the same country as me,great shooting. Bought myself a box of remington 55gr accutip-v. Have you ever tried them?

[The223Shooter]

@heresapa

Hi heresapa! There a great rifle, and definitely one of the better factory Remmy's I've seen. I've done nothing to this bar lighten the trigger pull and she's shooting 1/4" groups at 100yds with 55gr. V-Shok when I do my part. It is a hefty rifle though and combined with the Vortex comes in ~13/14lb. That said I do most of my shooting off of a bipod/tripod/etc. and it's not too heavy to be lugging up and down the hills where I shoot. Well worth looking into if you were so inclined ;)