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What caliber for Accuracy international long action stock project?
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<blockquote data-quote="canderson" data-source="post: 322332" data-attributes="member: 10891"><p><strong>Re: What caliber for AICS LA project?</strong></p><p></p><p>I would think seriously about the 284 or a 284 wildcat. I have heard a lot of people pushing the 180gr 7mm to at least 2850-2900 with the 284. I think that a 300 win mag could not beat this by much with a 180 gr bullet. I know the 300 may have a slightly higher muzzle velocity but, the 7mm will out run it downrange. You should be able to use a ballistics calculator to see the difference in the 260 and 284. The best I can remember, in a full value 10 mph crosswind the 7mm 180 has about 7-10 inches less drift than a 6.5 140gr at the same velocity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="canderson, post: 322332, member: 10891"] [b]Re: What caliber for AICS LA project?[/b] I would think seriously about the 284 or a 284 wildcat. I have heard a lot of people pushing the 180gr 7mm to at least 2850-2900 with the 284. I think that a 300 win mag could not beat this by much with a 180 gr bullet. I know the 300 may have a slightly higher muzzle velocity but, the 7mm will out run it downrange. You should be able to use a ballistics calculator to see the difference in the 260 and 284. The best I can remember, in a full value 10 mph crosswind the 7mm 180 has about 7-10 inches less drift than a 6.5 140gr at the same velocity. [/QUOTE]
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