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Using a .300 Win Mag on ants is a bit much, but I have an original Browning M1000 with a 6-20X in .300 WM that I have considered using on ants on those slow muley days. That sed - we must remember that the Berger projectile is generally a long-range-thinner-copper wall design which controls...

To my point - In re "exit wounds".

The magnum-mentality appears alive and well among us - despite the overwhelming law of physics that: "It's not what you shoot - but where you hit - that really matters." Most are not dumping a HV projectile into ballistic gelatin afield - so there are an infinite number of physical variables...

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When Rem introduced the 6.5mm Mag back during the 1960s the ammo was difficult to find and the brass is no different today. I used the Rem brass from 4 or 5 boxes of 120 gr factory ammo I found back in the day and that was all I needed to recondition and workup loads for both the 120gr and 87gr...

...and because it's generally the first shot that really counts the most.

One point not mentioned: Fifty (50) years ago, the stainless steel (SST) barrel was a rarity. But from a metallurgy perspective the SST and chrome molly barrels of today are vastly different - hence they require a different protocol of care, than the typical black barrels of the past. Just...

In re: To Your Point - S.G. & Y. Precision Rifles, LLC - Barrel Break-In & Cleaning Procedures by Speedy Gonzalez Many of our customers upon taking delivery of their new gun or barrel are in a quandary as how to go about breaking-in that new barrel for maximum life and accuracy. With so much...

You may just be over-thinking the matter of a digital-caliper-measured dimension as a preconceived & absolute determinant of accuracy from a given rifle. During the 1960s, when "long range" was closer to 300 yards, we simply used a permanent magic marker combined with periodic (finished...

During themed-1960s - I bought one of the early Rem 600s chambered for their 6.5mm magnum round. I shot everything from groundhogs, to ants, to deer. And it was accurate with everything from the 87gr HP to the 120gr factory round. A 26" barrel would have likely produced 25% more velocity, but...

But what if you happen to wear eyeglasses? So there are a lot of variables to the long-range-accuracy equation...

True. But just like "speed" - money can also buy accuracy at a distance. So it's not always the nut-behind-the-wheel; OR a trembling finger on the budget-based trigger.

However - the greater problem for the would-be-long-range shooter, today is: "Where may I legally shoot?"

After many years of filling sand bags - I'm totally Harris bipod for CF calibers these days. BTW - at 74 yrs, I know it's "ME"

The laws of physics dictate that for a total transfer of (kinetic) energy from the projectile-to-the-target, there will be no exit wound...