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WE have used two different .257 to kill deer at long range..
1st we built a.25-270 ICL Ram (see P.O.Ackley's book) with a 32" barrel,it shot a 108gr jlk vld at 3730fps....no problem...
2nd we built a...
.257 108gr JLK B.C. .500
.257 115gr Berger B.C. .522
.257 115gr Nosler B.C. ?
.257 117gr Hornaday SST B.C. ?
This past hunting season we shot 3 bucks at 700yds-950yds-1050yds all with 108 jlk out of a 25-300 win imp.
Each deer only needed one bullet....It was all over.....
Shim a scope base? sure thing its only been about 10'000 times!!!
I would use a one piece base though,cut and place a shim (general rule is for every .001 shim you use it will move your bullet impact 1Moa.)under the back of the base..just tighten up the very front and rear screws,leave the...
Any one tried this one yet?
If your looking for something super flat shooting, This is a good thing!!
How about a 108gr. jlk vld w/ a b.c. of.500 @4000 fps.
OR
A 115gr. berger vld w/ a b.c. of.522 @3800-3900 fps.
Run those numbers through your ballistic...