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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 604158" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Scott, that is a good point. You always want to match your bullet to the best effective range of your rifle</p><p> </p><p>Broz, I may try one of those brakes if they are that good. I talked to a guy at the shot show about doing a couple brakes for me. I have 2-3 rifles that need a brake now. I agree for your purpose the big heavy high bc bullets are best for what you do going out to a mile. That is what I always shot out that far. I have been shooting the 300 smk since before they came out and have not tried the new bergers with the .8+ bc. The 260 CE bullet has about the same bc as the 300 smk so it makes more sense at 250 fps faster. That bullet has plenty of energy to kill anything at any range.</p><p> </p><p>My Lapua's are light carry rifles for 1000 yard and closer primarily. Within that distance I am doing better with the 225 grain .64 bc at around 3250-3300 fps. The 300 grainer doesn't beat it in wind until past there and I am way flatter for using my ballistic reticles quickly without turning clicks. With the 300 I must turn clicks because of the severe drop. In Alaska tundra and some antelope country my puny Lieca will not get a range many times and I must do that with reticles which is not dead on but close enough with the right set up. The extra velocity puts me in the kill zone further to allow me to make the hits. When I get a nice rangefinder like yours and I plan to soon then my parameters change because I can't outshoot my rangefinder. Now I can easily outshoot my rangefinder so I shoot the 225 grain that is best for me ballistically within the limitations of my equipment.</p><p> </p><p>That 252 CE bullet I shoot is .72 bc. The 260 grain .76 is new and was at the shot show. I have not shot it but ordered some. I talked to them at the show and they are getting bc's off actual drops to extended ranges and the bullets I have tested were right in there with what they got. The C21 180 grain bullet is actually higher at .6 out of my 300 RUM at 3450-3475 fps. The 225 grain D62 bullet actually hit .65's out of my 338-378 wby at over 3500 fps with 127.5-128 grains of H-870. I since dropped that to 3450-3475 fps with 125.5-126 grains and save $3 brass. I was putting three shot groups through an elk silhouette target at 1500 yards with the 225 and 252 this summer. I just found these bullets last year and shot them quite a bit over the summer. They are the real deal. They are a small company just getting started but the bullets are very good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 604158, member: 505"] Scott, that is a good point. You always want to match your bullet to the best effective range of your rifle Broz, I may try one of those brakes if they are that good. I talked to a guy at the shot show about doing a couple brakes for me. I have 2-3 rifles that need a brake now. I agree for your purpose the big heavy high bc bullets are best for what you do going out to a mile. That is what I always shot out that far. I have been shooting the 300 smk since before they came out and have not tried the new bergers with the .8+ bc. The 260 CE bullet has about the same bc as the 300 smk so it makes more sense at 250 fps faster. That bullet has plenty of energy to kill anything at any range. My Lapua's are light carry rifles for 1000 yard and closer primarily. Within that distance I am doing better with the 225 grain .64 bc at around 3250-3300 fps. The 300 grainer doesn't beat it in wind until past there and I am way flatter for using my ballistic reticles quickly without turning clicks. With the 300 I must turn clicks because of the severe drop. In Alaska tundra and some antelope country my puny Lieca will not get a range many times and I must do that with reticles which is not dead on but close enough with the right set up. The extra velocity puts me in the kill zone further to allow me to make the hits. When I get a nice rangefinder like yours and I plan to soon then my parameters change because I can't outshoot my rangefinder. Now I can easily outshoot my rangefinder so I shoot the 225 grain that is best for me ballistically within the limitations of my equipment. That 252 CE bullet I shoot is .72 bc. The 260 grain .76 is new and was at the shot show. I have not shot it but ordered some. I talked to them at the show and they are getting bc's off actual drops to extended ranges and the bullets I have tested were right in there with what they got. The C21 180 grain bullet is actually higher at .6 out of my 300 RUM at 3450-3475 fps. The 225 grain D62 bullet actually hit .65's out of my 338-378 wby at over 3500 fps with 127.5-128 grains of H-870. I since dropped that to 3450-3475 fps with 125.5-126 grains and save $3 brass. I was putting three shot groups through an elk silhouette target at 1500 yards with the 225 and 252 this summer. I just found these bullets last year and shot them quite a bit over the summer. They are the real deal. They are a small company just getting started but the bullets are very good. [/QUOTE]
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