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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
AR15/10 Rifles
Which and why? .270WSM .300WSM .338 Federal/Lapua
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<blockquote data-quote="nmbarta" data-source="post: 1998086" data-attributes="member: 78438"><p>Ar's are plenty capable of achieving 700 yard accuracy. Wouldn't be my go to, but that's not reason for you not to.</p><p>700 yards on elk with a 16" barrel might present some problems but I'm not well versed on the velocities you could expect and what bullets function reliably in those rifles.</p><p></p><p>I see questions like this quite a bit, will said gun with said bullet kill said animal at said yardage?</p><p></p><p>The question to ask here is,</p><p>Will a 180gr accubond leaving the muzzle at 2500 fps out of a 3/4 moa rifle reliably kill elk at 700 yards? ( hypothetical)</p><p>The bullet is unaware of the case, the rifle, the powder, and so on once it leaves the muzzle.</p><p></p><p>Though I don't have any experience with any of those in an ar platform, if you can get a good bullet moving at acceptable velocities with acceptable accuracy, there is no reason your rifle is any less effective because it is an ar.</p><p></p><p>I have an ar that shoots better than most bolt rifles, but I have bolt rifles that shoot better than it does!</p><p></p><p>I think it would be good to consider the advantages of adding a little length to the barrel in any of those cartridges, 16" is just going to give you a massive fireball and spit unburnt powder out of your barrel. Might not be exactly what you want, but will help achieve your goal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nmbarta, post: 1998086, member: 78438"] Ar's are plenty capable of achieving 700 yard accuracy. Wouldn't be my go to, but that's not reason for you not to. 700 yards on elk with a 16" barrel might present some problems but I'm not well versed on the velocities you could expect and what bullets function reliably in those rifles. I see questions like this quite a bit, will said gun with said bullet kill said animal at said yardage? The question to ask here is, Will a 180gr accubond leaving the muzzle at 2500 fps out of a 3/4 moa rifle reliably kill elk at 700 yards? ( hypothetical) The bullet is unaware of the case, the rifle, the powder, and so on once it leaves the muzzle. Though I don't have any experience with any of those in an ar platform, if you can get a good bullet moving at acceptable velocities with acceptable accuracy, there is no reason your rifle is any less effective because it is an ar. I have an ar that shoots better than most bolt rifles, but I have bolt rifles that shoot better than it does! I think it would be good to consider the advantages of adding a little length to the barrel in any of those cartridges, 16" is just going to give you a massive fireball and spit unburnt powder out of your barrel. Might not be exactly what you want, but will help achieve your goal [/QUOTE]
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