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6-700yd Mountain deer gun opinions?
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 643185" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>I have heard quite a number of reports that the 140 bergers will not hold up to the velocities produced by the STW at the twist rate required. Since this rifle is not twisted for them I can't shoot them to find out. The 130 grain hunting bullets have stronger jackets and no problem out of this rifle. I don't shoot it over 1000 yards at game and to there the 140 probably has very little advantage for me. If I were building one to shoot beyond 1000 yards I would twist it for the heavier bullets and find one that held together. The cutting edge bullets are shooting 75-100 fps faster in all my other guns than lead core at the same weight. So I am going to try the new 130 grain cutting edge with the high bc and see what it does. I definitely will not blow it apart. That would put me around 3800 fps with a high bc 130 and I will probably be content there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 643185, member: 505"] I have heard quite a number of reports that the 140 bergers will not hold up to the velocities produced by the STW at the twist rate required. Since this rifle is not twisted for them I can't shoot them to find out. The 130 grain hunting bullets have stronger jackets and no problem out of this rifle. I don't shoot it over 1000 yards at game and to there the 140 probably has very little advantage for me. If I were building one to shoot beyond 1000 yards I would twist it for the heavier bullets and find one that held together. The cutting edge bullets are shooting 75-100 fps faster in all my other guns than lead core at the same weight. So I am going to try the new 130 grain cutting edge with the high bc and see what it does. I definitely will not blow it apart. That would put me around 3800 fps with a high bc 130 and I will probably be content there. [/QUOTE]
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