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338 Lapua and 30-378 Wby Sako TRG-S M 995
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<blockquote data-quote="philny1" data-source="post: 138447" data-attributes="member: 7121"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>these are my out west guns, as i've named them. they are identical rifles w/26 " barrels and KDF brakes. Both wear Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x44mm scopes in Optolock mounts. the 30-378 is a veteran, with four elk and a mule deer to its credit. two of the elk and the deer were taken at + / - 500 yds. one bull taken last fall at 35 yds, what the hell, went good in the freezer. in 05, my personal best a heavy 5x5, that was ranged at 721 yds. i'm using a barnes 180gr tsx at 3400 fps. i live in western ny, a very rural area. i do my shooting from a coverd porch and have target butts out to 600 yds. would like to be able to crank in adjs for 700 &amp; 800 yds i've been looking over these ballistic programs and wondering are they accurate enough without actually shooting at that range. never used one before. perhaps someone had to deal with a similiar problem.</p><p>have more to say on the subjet, but am recovering from rotator cuff surgery and tire rather quickly. any and all feedback will be appreciated. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p> the 30-378 was a nib rifle after doing the 30 rd break in, it was easy to find a load for it. barnes 180 gr tsx over 104 gr of rl-22. with this load i experienced ½" and better groups. over a period of time i noticed stickey bolt with a small percenage of my shots. i cut back ½ gr, this seem to solve the problem so this was the load i took to colorado last fall. out there , this changed it was very difficult to open the bolt. upon returning, i reduced the load another ½ gr and raied my fl sizing die. hope this has solved my problem. temp was about the same could altitude be the cause?? would like to hear from anyone using a similiar sako or any 30-378 </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p>i did take a shot opening day late in the afternoon. ranged a nice bull at 600 yds, he was messing with a couple cows so i had plenty of time to decide. i was on a steep slope facing west, using my pack as a rest. could not get on my rifle correctly, my behind higher than my shoulders and the setting sun raising hell with my sight picture. my at home ballistic table had me shooting about 6" high, but with the bright sun shining in my scope, i have no idea what that did to my poi. after several successful attempts and the one just described i can truely appreciate what it takes to make these shots after we get off the bench and go out in the field. with what i've learned off this site i'll be much better prepared for my trip this fall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="philny1, post: 138447, member: 7121"] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] these are my out west guns, as i've named them. they are identical rifles w/26 " barrels and KDF brakes. Both wear Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x44mm scopes in Optolock mounts. the 30-378 is a veteran, with four elk and a mule deer to its credit. two of the elk and the deer were taken at + / - 500 yds. one bull taken last fall at 35 yds, what the hell, went good in the freezer. in 05, my personal best a heavy 5x5, that was ranged at 721 yds. i'm using a barnes 180gr tsx at 3400 fps. i live in western ny, a very rural area. i do my shooting from a coverd porch and have target butts out to 600 yds. would like to be able to crank in adjs for 700 & 800 yds i've been looking over these ballistic programs and wondering are they accurate enough without actually shooting at that range. never used one before. perhaps someone had to deal with a similiar problem. have more to say on the subjet, but am recovering from rotator cuff surgery and tire rather quickly. any and all feedback will be appreciated. [/ QUOTE ] the 30-378 was a nib rifle after doing the 30 rd break in, it was easy to find a load for it. barnes 180 gr tsx over 104 gr of rl-22. with this load i experienced ½" and better groups. over a period of time i noticed stickey bolt with a small percenage of my shots. i cut back ½ gr, this seem to solve the problem so this was the load i took to colorado last fall. out there , this changed it was very difficult to open the bolt. upon returning, i reduced the load another ½ gr and raied my fl sizing die. hope this has solved my problem. temp was about the same could altitude be the cause?? would like to hear from anyone using a similiar sako or any 30-378 [/ QUOTE ] i did take a shot opening day late in the afternoon. ranged a nice bull at 600 yds, he was messing with a couple cows so i had plenty of time to decide. i was on a steep slope facing west, using my pack as a rest. could not get on my rifle correctly, my behind higher than my shoulders and the setting sun raising hell with my sight picture. my at home ballistic table had me shooting about 6" high, but with the bright sun shining in my scope, i have no idea what that did to my poi. after several successful attempts and the one just described i can truely appreciate what it takes to make these shots after we get off the bench and go out in the field. with what i've learned off this site i'll be much better prepared for my trip this fall. [/QUOTE]
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