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<blockquote data-quote="T3-OleMan" data-source="post: 648272" data-attributes="member: 14600"><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Glad to see this info. on SF powder.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">This new info means that I have a 'SF' powder problem! Nellie (338WM / Zeiss Victory Diavari 4-16x50_with Rapid Z 800</span><span style="font-size: 10px">) loves the factory <em><u><strong>SF 185gr GMXs at 3,080fps</strong></u></em>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Last June in SC I got to shoot 600yds in a farmer friends' pasture in prep for my annual CO ELK trip.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">SC: 562 ft Alt. 92 Deg. F </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">CO: 10,000 ft Alt. 10 Deg. F</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">After running the Balistic Progs that considers every thing but the powder type it looks like the 185gr GMX @ 600yds will hit 7" higher in CO.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Did not get to test fire last year in CO so I have no idea what this powder will do to me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">If you have experience with the SF loads going from 90 deg. to 10 deg. (or there abouts) please give me some guesses as what I might expect. I plan to shoot a 400yd test in CO if weather ok. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">But, if I can't test fire and I have to take the 600yd shot what do I add to my KY windage other than the -aim 7" low – that I will be doing already? Like maybe only aim 3" low cause of loss of speed @ 10 deg F will make it drop approx 4"????????. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T3-OleMan, post: 648272, member: 14600"] [SIZE=2]Glad to see this info. on SF powder.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]This new info means that I have a 'SF' powder problem! Nellie (338WM / Zeiss Victory Diavari 4-16x50_with Rapid Z 800[/SIZE][SIZE=2]) loves the factory [I][U][B]SF 185gr GMXs at 3,080fps[/B][/U][/I].[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Last June in SC I got to shoot 600yds in a farmer friends' pasture in prep for my annual CO ELK trip.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]SC: 562 ft Alt. 92 Deg. F [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]CO: 10,000 ft Alt. 10 Deg. F[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]After running the Balistic Progs that considers every thing but the powder type it looks like the 185gr GMX @ 600yds will hit 7” higher in CO.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Did not get to test fire last year in CO so I have no idea what this powder will do to me.[/SIZE] [SIZE=2]If you have experience with the SF loads going from 90 deg. to 10 deg. (or there abouts) please give me some guesses as what I might expect. I plan to shoot a 400yd test in CO if weather ok. [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]But, if I can't test fire and I have to take the 600yd shot what do I add to my KY windage other than the -aim 7” low – that I will be doing already? Like maybe only aim 3” low cause of loss of speed @ 10 deg F will make it drop approx 4"????????. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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