700 Yard AR15 Shooting

Shooting steel at a laser-measured 703 yards with the .223 AR15 Bushmaster Varminter. Some wind, rain, and fading light to deal with, but I was determined to get this done. The elements only made it more challenging....and rewarding!

Scope is a Leupold Mark III 14 x 50mm, and it was stretched out on this setup. Focus was outstanding, and target aspect was still good. I could probably squeeze another 100-150 yards with this scope on the same size target and maintain reasonable accuracy.

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[tnoutdoors9]

UPDATE AUGUST 2011: I'm going to try this again at roughly the same distance but using two HD cameras; one from the shooting spot and a target cam. Also, I posted a video in July 2011 from this same location, shooting tracers at 800 yards with a carbine. That video is 1080p HD.

[xxxcrosmanhunterxxx]

Maybe I'm blind, but where's the vapor trail?

[tnoutdoors9]

@xxxcrosmanhunterxxx

Probably not visible due to the angle and quality of the camera I was using at that time.

[broadhead6]

Damn, you're a good shot, even if someone was that far out and you didn't hit them, you'd for sure get them to put there head down. Nice shots.

[Rachen30]

@Jacko4591 The .223 has a major advantage that allows it to literally compete in the same league as the heavyweight .30 caliber rounds...velocity. The 3400-3800 fps performance of the .223 makes it's trajectory in the first 300 yards look like a laser. It drops little away from 300 yards but only very little. The company Burris makes a special .223 scope ranged for 600 yards. If you use the aiming stakes at the bottom of the crosshair, you can hit out to 800 yards or more.

[hornswaggled223]

THANKS,great effort,once again

[Jacko4591]

@Rachen30 : yeah but he was using .223 rounds at 700 yrds youre talking .308 big difference

[Rachen30]

@Jacko4591 Oh boy, you should try out the AR-10 SuperSASS semiautomatic sniper platform then. 1.5" groups at 600 yards with standard .308 FMJ. When I get my TM-10 stripped lower, I will build a .308 SuperSASS out of it.

[Jacko4591]

i bet the barrel got a bit warm which would have affected accuracy a bit...but im astounded at the accuracy out of a semi-auto weapon

[manuelugarte1]

perdon pero alguien vio algo, yo no vi ni mierda, solo me pase 5 minutos biendo una espalda y luego una silueta de metal con inpactos de bala que supuestamente eseblanco estaba a 700 yardas alguien vio desde donde estava disparando a el blaco yo no vi nada, hay que aprender a hacer mejores videos amigos saludes bay

[fffreddie]

@redsfan293 Just one of many.

[redsfan293]

@fffreddie Quit being so humble, if you shot 241/250 you were a pretty damn good shooter

[isaac4561000]

try a mile shot i bet you can do it :)