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308 To Ackley or Not
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<blockquote data-quote="frequent misser" data-source="post: 99800" data-attributes="member: 5295"><p>Thanks for the replies guys. This is actually a howa barreled action. Same barreled action as the weatherby vanguards. I haven't been able to find a bad review on this gun so I am hoping it will work out. Properly bedded with good load development, I think it will fit the bill. I am fairly new to real long range (shots over 500 yds) My little h&amp;r single shot 243 is deadly to the quarter mile mark but i just don't trust it past that for deer. I thought about a full blown custom rig but I want to send a lot of rounds down range to start with and I really don't want to spend that much yet not knowing what i really want for a cal. and gun. I thought this would be a good learning exp. and after I am done wringing all the accuracy I can out of this 308 I will probably know exactly what I want. Looking at twist rates for factory rigs I noticed all the savages are 1-10 twists and the remingtons are 1-12's as are the howas. Running ballistics on this as recommended I found that with a 180 exiting the barrel at 2550 fps I will have 733 ft/lbs at 700 yards. With a 165 at 2700 fps I came up with 768 ft/lbs of energy. Some may argue with me but I think either would dump a deer in its tracks at that range. From the sounds of things I think I may leave well enough alone for now. Cowboy- that was the same thought I had. An ackleyed round may teach me a little something more. I kind of have an itch for a 6.5 of some sort in a short action. </p><p>Thanks again for the help fellas. I have a lot to learn yet but you guys are a wealth of knowledge If anyone else has any other opinions I would love to hear them as well.</p><p>Dan</p><p>I thought I might add, I was thinking about shooting scirrocos in the 165 grain. If I go heavier I will probably look to the wildcats or bergers. Thoughts on bullets would be appreciated as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frequent misser, post: 99800, member: 5295"] Thanks for the replies guys. This is actually a howa barreled action. Same barreled action as the weatherby vanguards. I haven't been able to find a bad review on this gun so I am hoping it will work out. Properly bedded with good load development, I think it will fit the bill. I am fairly new to real long range (shots over 500 yds) My little h&r single shot 243 is deadly to the quarter mile mark but i just don't trust it past that for deer. I thought about a full blown custom rig but I want to send a lot of rounds down range to start with and I really don't want to spend that much yet not knowing what i really want for a cal. and gun. I thought this would be a good learning exp. and after I am done wringing all the accuracy I can out of this 308 I will probably know exactly what I want. Looking at twist rates for factory rigs I noticed all the savages are 1-10 twists and the remingtons are 1-12's as are the howas. Running ballistics on this as recommended I found that with a 180 exiting the barrel at 2550 fps I will have 733 ft/lbs at 700 yards. With a 165 at 2700 fps I came up with 768 ft/lbs of energy. Some may argue with me but I think either would dump a deer in its tracks at that range. From the sounds of things I think I may leave well enough alone for now. Cowboy- that was the same thought I had. An ackleyed round may teach me a little something more. I kind of have an itch for a 6.5 of some sort in a short action. Thanks again for the help fellas. I have a lot to learn yet but you guys are a wealth of knowledge If anyone else has any other opinions I would love to hear them as well. Dan I thought I might add, I was thinking about shooting scirrocos in the 165 grain. If I go heavier I will probably look to the wildcats or bergers. Thoughts on bullets would be appreciated as well. [/QUOTE]
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