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2 guns 2 calibers. Need some advice
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 340537" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I don't think we're disagreeing, I think I listed 900yds max for hunting with the 300WM? My Sendero maintains AB expansion velocity pretty much to 900yds on the nose at elk hunting altitude so that's where my drop chart ends. Perhaps a 210 VLD would squeeze a few more yards out of it.</p><p></p><p>Regarding factory rifles -- I will condition this by saying I'm not the type of guy who has cycled through a ton of rifles, I tend to buy them and keep them, tweaking is a hobby of mine. In the past couple years I've worked on an Rem XCR, a stock tupperware SPS, and just this week a Savage 243 WalMart package gun. So far I'm shooting 100% on getting sub-MOA out of factory rifles. I thought that Savage had me but I had no pressure signs so I upped just another 0.2gr and bingo,consistent .6-.8" groups. Usually I get there with load development; the Savage also got stock work before load development. And most guys on here are probably a lot better at the science of reloading than me.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps there are a lot of crappy guns out there I don't encounter, but I think many of them would surprise people if they just put a little (cheap) work and time into them. Most may not live up to a Sendero (mine averages .5 MOA) or a custom LR rig, but for the price they are hard to beat and will out-shoot most new-to-the-game LR shooters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 340537, member: 1656"] I don't think we're disagreeing, I think I listed 900yds max for hunting with the 300WM? My Sendero maintains AB expansion velocity pretty much to 900yds on the nose at elk hunting altitude so that's where my drop chart ends. Perhaps a 210 VLD would squeeze a few more yards out of it. Regarding factory rifles -- I will condition this by saying I'm not the type of guy who has cycled through a ton of rifles, I tend to buy them and keep them, tweaking is a hobby of mine. In the past couple years I've worked on an Rem XCR, a stock tupperware SPS, and just this week a Savage 243 WalMart package gun. So far I'm shooting 100% on getting sub-MOA out of factory rifles. I thought that Savage had me but I had no pressure signs so I upped just another 0.2gr and bingo,consistent .6-.8" groups. Usually I get there with load development; the Savage also got stock work before load development. And most guys on here are probably a lot better at the science of reloading than me. Perhaps there are a lot of crappy guns out there I don't encounter, but I think many of them would surprise people if they just put a little (cheap) work and time into them. Most may not live up to a Sendero (mine averages .5 MOA) or a custom LR rig, but for the price they are hard to beat and will out-shoot most new-to-the-game LR shooters. [/QUOTE]
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