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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Schenck" data-source="post: 228314" data-attributes="member: 9307"><p>I was on the range on Sat and amazed myself by knocking over 7 steel plates (<a href="http://file://\\A4" target="_blank">A4</a> sized) with ease at 300m. I am using a good value for money 3 - 9 x 40 Lynx scope on a Musgrave rifle (local make from the 70's when South Africa was still in isolation) shooting 85gr sierras at 3300fps. My 11 year old son shot 4 down in 5 shots and made me very proud. My loads regularly print under half moa at 100m and are wonderful hunting rounds so long as you avoid bones! Bones = meat damage....big time! This is very encouraging for me as I would like to venture out to 400m and them 500m but I am worried about the next step. Do I buy another scope? Will these bullets do the job? I want to practice at these distances so I can start shooting Lynx and Jackals at night on some friends farms - their livestock is taking a hammering!</p><p>BTW - I also shot some 85gr and 100gr Rhinos at these steel plates at 100m and they punched right through. These are 10mm armour plates made up by the military NOT to have holes made in them. I was amazed by them and began wondering what the limit is on hunting with a 100gr premium bullet that has no respect for armour plates? These things will surely go through large bones with ease up to 200m - it makes the .243 far more versatile</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Schenck, post: 228314, member: 9307"] I was on the range on Sat and amazed myself by knocking over 7 steel plates ([URL="file://\\A4"]A4[/URL] sized) with ease at 300m. I am using a good value for money 3 - 9 x 40 Lynx scope on a Musgrave rifle (local make from the 70's when South Africa was still in isolation) shooting 85gr sierras at 3300fps. My 11 year old son shot 4 down in 5 shots and made me very proud. My loads regularly print under half moa at 100m and are wonderful hunting rounds so long as you avoid bones! Bones = meat damage....big time! This is very encouraging for me as I would like to venture out to 400m and them 500m but I am worried about the next step. Do I buy another scope? Will these bullets do the job? I want to practice at these distances so I can start shooting Lynx and Jackals at night on some friends farms - their livestock is taking a hammering! BTW - I also shot some 85gr and 100gr Rhinos at these steel plates at 100m and they punched right through. These are 10mm armour plates made up by the military NOT to have holes made in them. I was amazed by them and began wondering what the limit is on hunting with a 100gr premium bullet that has no respect for armour plates? These things will surely go through large bones with ease up to 200m - it makes the .243 far more versatile [/QUOTE]
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