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<blockquote data-quote="lancetkenyon" data-source="post: 2082762" data-attributes="member: 68875"><p>Depends on what he means by "consistent hits".</p><p>To be honest, an AR @ 850 is not a terrible platform and unbelievable. But that target size and bullet combo, along with the wind claims is where it gets into the fantastical realm. I have gone 90% on 12" steel @ 850 with my 24" AR Varminter pushing 69SMKs @ 3033fps, but never in the wind. Always on calm days. Throw an inconsistent breeze (3-5mph) in there, and my hit rates drop to 30%. Just way too much wind drift variation to be able to judge that. </p><p>3mph=27" drift</p><p>4mph=35" drift</p><p>5mph=45" drift</p><p>28mph=249" drift</p><p>29mph=258" drift</p><p>30mph=267" drift</p><p>A 1mph difference make an 10-11" difference in wind drift with a 69SMK @ 850yds.</p><p></p><p>My 50gr VMax load at 3300 is unreal.for wind drift. No way is it possible to make "consistent" hits on a 3" wide target at 850 in 28-30mph winds.</p><p>28=380" drift</p><p>29=393" drift</p><p>30=408" drift</p><p></p><p>I have never, EVER, seen a sustained consistent 30mph wind across a half mile flat field in the wild...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lancetkenyon, post: 2082762, member: 68875"] Depends on what he means by "consistent hits". To be honest, an AR @ 850 is not a terrible platform and unbelievable. But that target size and bullet combo, along with the wind claims is where it gets into the fantastical realm. I have gone 90% on 12" steel @ 850 with my 24" AR Varminter pushing 69SMKs @ 3033fps, but never in the wind. Always on calm days. Throw an inconsistent breeze (3-5mph) in there, and my hit rates drop to 30%. Just way too much wind drift variation to be able to judge that. 3mph=27" drift 4mph=35" drift 5mph=45" drift 28mph=249" drift 29mph=258" drift 30mph=267" drift A 1mph difference make an 10-11" difference in wind drift with a 69SMK @ 850yds. My 50gr VMax load at 3300 is unreal.for wind drift. No way is it possible to make "consistent" hits on a 3" wide target at 850 in 28-30mph winds. 28=380" drift 29=393" drift 30=408" drift I have never, EVER, seen a sustained consistent 30mph wind across a half mile flat field in the wild... [/QUOTE]
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