your guy hit 2 out of 10, and has a spotter calling his shots.........my guy hit 4 out of 5 and rapid fire, no spotter.
Misses must impress you.
They are both good shooters. Shooting irons at 600 yards is infinitely harder to me than using a scope. If you look at the guy in the first vid, he was using his cell phone first. He was probably using the nikon app, which will calculate the adjustments needed and calculate bullet drop for him. I know with irons, anything outside of 200 yards is tough for me to hit. (Not that I'm the best shooter but after 200 yards I cannot see the target).
your guy hit 2 out of 10, and has a spotter calling his shots.........my guy hit 4 out of 5 and rapid fire, no spotter.
Misses must impress you.
One guy is shooting a 556 and the other a .308. There's no comparison.
Actually, depending on the bullet selection, 5.56mm can shoot flatter long range than .308. 5.56mm is faster out the muzzle by 250-300 fps. So to make the statement..."there is no comparison", you must not understand long range ballistics.
5.56mm will have slightly more deflection if there is strong prevailing crosswinds. Look at the chart I have linked...compare .308 and .223 remington long range performances. And some .223 rem loadings typically gives up 100-200 fps to military 5.56x45mm rounds in velocity. But even in Remington's long range chart out to 400 yards, .223 rem is slightly superior to .308.
If you use Hornady's long range ballistic calculator, 5.56mm has a clear edge over .308 beyond 400 yards, both using boattail projectiles.
So a shooter who understands long range ballistics, has the proper equipment, and knows how to make corrections (dope), can execute long range effectively with either round.
https://support.remington.com/PREMIER%C2%AE_ACCUTIP_V%E2%84%A2/Rifle_Ballistics_for_Premier_AccuTip_ammunition
Shooting at 600yds with iron sights isn't at all a novel idea or unusual. Happens every weekend at Palo Alto. Some guys do very well with their M1 as well. Prone with a sling - High Power matches. Also have F-Class matches. You should come out! We are so lucky to have so many opportunities to compete so close by.
Where are you speaking of close by? Where are these long distance matches?
Looks like you are in Hammond. Heck you are even closer that I am.