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<blockquote data-quote="odoylerules" data-source="post: 1335937" data-attributes="member: 99160"><p>Hey guys, I'm fairly new to the long range game so bare with me please. </p><p>I'm currently shooting a remmy 700 chambered in 300WM. It shoots 215 berger hybrids at about 2785fps out of a factory 24" tube. I found a great load that consistently gives me sub half MOA. It absolutely pounds out to about the 1400-1500 yards. After that things get inconsistent through my trans sonic zone. I was planning a custom build that would keep me super sonic out to a mile, and extend my current max range on game. Which is about 950 ish yards, when my bullet drops below 1800fps and full expansion can't be reliable. I was looking at a 7-300.</p><p> With the Berger 195's. I've had several people tell me I should just go all in and get a 338 lapua, like it's the ultimate long range rig. Running numbers through a basic ballistic calculator I came up with a few questions...shooting Berger 300's most guys are getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 2700-2800fps. That bullet slows to the 1800fps below 1100 yards, and goes trans sonic at about the same yardage as my current 300wm. The only advantage I see is the terminal ballistics-more impact energy. What am I missing? Why are guys saying this is what I need like it's the ultra long range answer to everything. Thanks for the help</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="odoylerules, post: 1335937, member: 99160"] Hey guys, I'm fairly new to the long range game so bare with me please. I'm currently shooting a remmy 700 chambered in 300WM. It shoots 215 berger hybrids at about 2785fps out of a factory 24" tube. I found a great load that consistently gives me sub half MOA. It absolutely pounds out to about the 1400-1500 yards. After that things get inconsistent through my trans sonic zone. I was planning a custom build that would keep me super sonic out to a mile, and extend my current max range on game. Which is about 950 ish yards, when my bullet drops below 1800fps and full expansion can't be reliable. I was looking at a 7-300. With the Berger 195's. I've had several people tell me I should just go all in and get a 338 lapua, like it's the ultimate long range rig. Running numbers through a basic ballistic calculator I came up with a few questions...shooting Berger 300's most guys are getting somewhere in the neighborhood of 2700-2800fps. That bullet slows to the 1800fps below 1100 yards, and goes trans sonic at about the same yardage as my current 300wm. The only advantage I see is the terminal ballistics-more impact energy. What am I missing? Why are guys saying this is what I need like it's the ultra long range answer to everything. Thanks for the help [/QUOTE]
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