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ok, what do I need for a decent priced long range elk gun?
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<blockquote data-quote="remingtonman_25_06" data-source="post: 97021" data-attributes="member: 1403"><p>I am sold on leupolds as well. My rifle wore the 6-18 vx2 target at first, but I upgraded to the mk4, 4.5-14. I like the scope, but I am shooting longer distances now, and wished I woulda got the 6.5-20, oh well. The nightforces sure do seem a lot bulkier and heavier dont they? Well my most accurate loads are with the 150g ctbtips, 200g ab, and 210g vld. For the 150g, I was using 105g H-1000. Gave me .3" at 100 yards, and 3.5"-4" at 800 yards. Did not shoot them very long, only 50 bullets, as they were leaving the muzzle at 3650fps. To fast for my liking. The 200g AB I was using 92g H-1000, and got .5" at 100, then I shot a 3 shot group the day before I left for elk season at 525 yards that measured 1.5" They are going 3100fps. The latest bullet giving me good accuracy at 1150 yards is the 210g VLD. I am using 89g Retumbo, at 3000fps. I was using all Fed 215 primers, and R-p cases. OAL for the 150g and 200g was set at 3.660" to feed through the magazine. The 210g VLD's are set up for single shot use only at 3.8" I did not buy a trigger, I just worked on it myself down to 2.5#. Where you from in Oregon, maybe we can get together and shoot sometime, or go yote hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="remingtonman_25_06, post: 97021, member: 1403"] I am sold on leupolds as well. My rifle wore the 6-18 vx2 target at first, but I upgraded to the mk4, 4.5-14. I like the scope, but I am shooting longer distances now, and wished I woulda got the 6.5-20, oh well. The nightforces sure do seem a lot bulkier and heavier dont they? Well my most accurate loads are with the 150g ctbtips, 200g ab, and 210g vld. For the 150g, I was using 105g H-1000. Gave me .3" at 100 yards, and 3.5"-4" at 800 yards. Did not shoot them very long, only 50 bullets, as they were leaving the muzzle at 3650fps. To fast for my liking. The 200g AB I was using 92g H-1000, and got .5" at 100, then I shot a 3 shot group the day before I left for elk season at 525 yards that measured 1.5" They are going 3100fps. The latest bullet giving me good accuracy at 1150 yards is the 210g VLD. I am using 89g Retumbo, at 3000fps. I was using all Fed 215 primers, and R-p cases. OAL for the 150g and 200g was set at 3.660" to feed through the magazine. The 210g VLD's are set up for single shot use only at 3.8" I did not buy a trigger, I just worked on it myself down to 2.5#. Where you from in Oregon, maybe we can get together and shoot sometime, or go yote hunting. [/QUOTE]
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