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<blockquote data-quote="Spazmor" data-source="post: 976274" data-attributes="member: 82511"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I'll hunt with it primarily. Not very often, just enough to keep the freezer full..venison.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I doubt beyond 400meters but </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">as far as I feel confident in making an ethical kill.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Will be spending a bit of time at a range too initially until I'm familiar with it. Using the same load.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span> The projectile I like is a 180grain boat with a BC of .674/.345. This should still be going around </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">2033fps with </span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">1652</span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">ft-lbs @ 500meters.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The manufacturer calls for a twist of 9 but the calculations I've done looks like lower would stabilize better but most barrel offerings I've seen so far are 1:9.5</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">This Tikka <a href="http://www.tikka.fi/pdf/specs/SuperVarmint.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.tikka.fi/pdf/specs/SuperVarmint.pdf</a> comes close to what I'd like. Atlest the price is right. I like some of the features of the Sakos like the controlled feed and better lugs but they don't have heavy barrels. Savages don't seem to come in 7/08 heavy either and I'm suspicious about those prices too IDK.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I've been given the ok to go upto $2500 now too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> if needed. I'm good for optics so 2.5K should get me a good quality rifle I think.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I can do bedding etc but want quality features too </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">300wisperer why did you recommend a 26"-28" ? Just curious, it's a factor that I don't really understand... long enough to burn all the propellant.. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spazmor, post: 976274, member: 82511"] [COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri]I'll hunt with it primarily. Not very often, just enough to keep the freezer full..venison. I doubt beyond 400meters but [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri]as far as I feel confident in making an ethical kill. Will be spending a bit of time at a range too initially until I'm familiar with it. Using the same load. [/FONT][/COLOR] The projectile I like is a 180grain boat with a BC of .674/.345. This should still be going around [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri]2033fps with [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri]1652[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=windowtext][FONT=Calibri]ft-lbs @ 500meters. The manufacturer calls for a twist of 9 but the calculations I've done looks like lower would stabilize better but most barrel offerings I've seen so far are 1:9.5 This Tikka [URL]http://www.tikka.fi/pdf/specs/SuperVarmint.pdf[/URL] comes close to what I'd like. Atlest the price is right. I like some of the features of the Sakos like the controlled feed and better lugs but they don't have heavy barrels. Savages don't seem to come in 7/08 heavy either and I'm suspicious about those prices too IDK. I've been given the ok to go upto $2500 now too :cool: if needed. I'm good for optics so 2.5K should get me a good quality rifle I think. I can do bedding etc but want quality features too 300wisperer why did you recommend a 26"-28" ? Just curious, it's a factor that I don't really understand... long enough to burn all the propellant.. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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