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Extreme Long Range Hunting & Shooting (ELR)
6.5 PRC or .300 PRC
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<blockquote data-quote="tobnpr" data-source="post: 2386308" data-attributes="member: 68758"><p>This. Seems a lot of conversation is centered around 1000 yards and even less here, which is not ELR.</p><p>Dunno- maybe the guys that shoot past 1K with little boolits don't have mirage, and don't miss.</p><p>We were out today, my son shoots .338 LM, I shoot a .300 WSM. My son's friend joined us today with his 6.5 Creed.</p><p>Solid hits at 800 with his 6.5, beyond that...couldn't spot splashes.</p><p></p><p>One can point the muzzle towards the sky and lob a tiny bullet as far as ya'd like.</p><p>Seeing it impact though, is a different story.</p><p></p><p>With the mirage we live with most days in FL, trying to spot impacts from 6's and 6.5's is highly difficult at ELR ranges.</p><p>Doesn't matter if you're using a Tasco spotting scope, or a Swarovski. Both are equally impotent in heavy mirage.</p><p></p><p>Any round will easily run under 1k yards. We were shooting .223/69 grain out to 600, 6.5 Grendel out to 800 without issue.</p><p>But there's a WORLD of difference between 800 yards, and well beyond 1,000- and difficulty spotting impacts increases exponentially.</p><p></p><p>As a riflesmith, when I'm asked to recommend a dedicated ELR chambering, it's a magnum- period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tobnpr, post: 2386308, member: 68758"] This. Seems a lot of conversation is centered around 1000 yards and even less here, which is not ELR. Dunno- maybe the guys that shoot past 1K with little boolits don't have mirage, and don't miss. We were out today, my son shoots .338 LM, I shoot a .300 WSM. My son's friend joined us today with his 6.5 Creed. Solid hits at 800 with his 6.5, beyond that...couldn't spot splashes. One can point the muzzle towards the sky and lob a tiny bullet as far as ya'd like. Seeing it impact though, is a different story. With the mirage we live with most days in FL, trying to spot impacts from 6's and 6.5's is highly difficult at ELR ranges. Doesn't matter if you're using a Tasco spotting scope, or a Swarovski. Both are equally impotent in heavy mirage. Any round will easily run under 1k yards. We were shooting .223/69 grain out to 600, 6.5 Grendel out to 800 without issue. But there's a WORLD of difference between 800 yards, and well beyond 1,000- and difficulty spotting impacts increases exponentially. As a riflesmith, when I'm asked to recommend a dedicated ELR chambering, it's a magnum- period. [/QUOTE]
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