Not public land, but 1000 yard match is coming up at Red Castle:
http://www.tulsaredcastlegunclub.com/1000yd-prone-high-power-rifle-match/
http://www.tulsaredcastlegunclub.com/1000yd-prone-high-power-rifle-match/
Yeah, I am a member there and shoot quite often. I was hoping for somewhere where I could shoot longer more often; I hoped that maybe in the SE or panhandle area there might be some flat public land to stretch a a rifle I am having built.
Not sure what the rules are about shooting without a "range" on public land is, but there's a lot of public land where you could shoot 1000 yards in the western part of the state..........getting the wind to cooperate, would be next to impossible I would think, especially driving from Tulsa.
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To many rules, can't be over .35 cal and any competitor that does not hit the target within the first 5 rounds will be disqualified.
Oklahoma is a section state, which means that we have implemented a section, township, and range makeup of our state. Some states do it, others do not, but what it means is for all practical purposes land is divided up in square miles with county rounds / easements going along them. This is why all the county roads you guys see seem to be laid out like a grid...because it is one. So this means that usually you only have 1,760 yards to shoot in any one direction, but then you have to take into account doing that safely, meaning having a backstop, not shooting into traffic, etc. etc. This cuts down on that 1,760 even more. Then, if the property is broken up along the 1/4 section lines, you can cut that amount down even more.
You can get large areas of line together (more than a square mile), but you have to have those easements abandoned and the roads, if there are any, closed, and that takes time and money.
Additionally, even if you get a place to shoot past 1000 yards, the topography of the land and the vegetation start to become a problem.
All in all, I guess I am saying that it is tougher to find that long to shoot than I and others would have thought it was. I tried it on my boss's land, and we had a hell of a time finding 500 yards to shoot, let alone a 1,000+.
I wish you the best in your search.
Jestik
You can get large areas of line together (more than a square mile), but you have to have those easements abandoned and the roads, if there are any, closed, and that takes time and money.
Additionally, even if you get a place to shoot past 1000 yards, the topography of the land and the vegetation start to become a problem.
All in all, I guess I am saying that it is tougher to find that long to shoot than I and others would have thought it was. I tried it on my boss's land, and we had a hell of a time finding 500 yards to shoot, let alone a 1,000+.
I wish you the best in your search.
Jestik
Are we not allowed to do something unless the "rules" allow it? Interesting comment.
Rules are there for a reason. There are 600 yard matches every month (both OKCGC and Red Castle) - shoot a couple and you will not have a problem hitting 1k with the first shot.
Indeed, you need hill-to-hill location for any kind of ELR shooting, not "flat land" as OP requested ... that's the problem with Oklahoma - it is too damn flat.
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