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7mm REM Mag Question
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<blockquote data-quote="jfolanddvm" data-source="post: 2301003" data-attributes="member: 70626"><p>Easy to see from your posts that you are a rational dude. Listening to others who have had similar experience is a sign of common sense and intelligence. "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Before I started following this forum, I had a Tikka 243 that shot lights out. When berger came out with the 105 gr 6mm bullet, I thought surely I could cheat physics and get it to shoot in my rifle. Nope. Just an exercise in frustration and waste of components - not a big issue back then, but now.... I, too, like the concept of heavy bullets and max BC, but most times a really accurate, but slightly lighter bullet is better than a heavier one that shoots with less accuracy. Yes, the higher bc bullet will retain more velocity and energy at 1000 yards, but what good is that if it doesn't impact where it's supposed to. A bullet that shoots half MOA can miss point of aim by 5 inches at 1k yds, with a perfect hold and no external factors. One that won't stay under 1 MOA can miss by over 10 inches even if everything is perfect. </p><p>I just ran out of 180s for my 7wsm, so am switching to the 175 elites - so I am very interested in your results and terminal performance. Please report back!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jfolanddvm, post: 2301003, member: 70626"] Easy to see from your posts that you are a rational dude. Listening to others who have had similar experience is a sign of common sense and intelligence. “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Before I started following this forum, I had a Tikka 243 that shot lights out. When berger came out with the 105 gr 6mm bullet, I thought surely I could cheat physics and get it to shoot in my rifle. Nope. Just an exercise in frustration and waste of components - not a big issue back then, but now.... I, too, like the concept of heavy bullets and max BC, but most times a really accurate, but slightly lighter bullet is better than a heavier one that shoots with less accuracy. Yes, the higher bc bullet will retain more velocity and energy at 1000 yards, but what good is that if it doesn’t impact where it’s supposed to. A bullet that shoots half MOA can miss point of aim by 5 inches at 1k yds, with a perfect hold and no external factors. One that won’t stay under 1 MOA can miss by over 10 inches even if everything is perfect. I just ran out of 180s for my 7wsm, so am switching to the 175 elites - so I am very interested in your results and terminal performance. Please report back! [/QUOTE]
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