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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 258117" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Russ, Your 300 ultramag is one of the best rifles out there to shoot 150 grain bullets out to 700 yards. With a premium bullet it will kill anything within that range. In most hunting situations if you are hunting within that range they can be the best choice. At over 3700 fps they shoot lazer flat, the windage difference is minimal out to 700 yards, and recoil is minimal with the 150. Lesser cartridges just can't get the velocity up there for this to work. The wind and trajectory kill you. Here are the ballistics on the fast set up 300 ultramag I mentioned above at 3735 fps here in Wyoming. 4.2" high at 100 puts you 4.2" low at 500, 15.9 at 600 and 32.3 at 700 with 20 inches of wind drift with a 10 mph wind at 700. With a mil dot scope this thing is a lazer to shoot and takes as many variables as possible out for shooting out to 700 yards. If you go beyond 700 the long range load I gave earlier takes over as the best but it limits you at the close ranges with poor trajectory. I have found in hunting situations where you must get on the animal quick and make the shot a lazer flat rifle like this works best if you are staying within say 700 yards. That is why I have my rifles set up for both situations. 99% of my hunting and probably most everyone elses is done inside of 700 yards or should be anyway so you can see the advantage to this system. Light efficient rifles with lightweight scopes designed to be extremely efficient inside of 700 yards without fooling with click adjustments and trajectory cheat sheets. They are very simple. Just put the mil dot on and kill it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 258117, member: 505"] Russ, Your 300 ultramag is one of the best rifles out there to shoot 150 grain bullets out to 700 yards. With a premium bullet it will kill anything within that range. In most hunting situations if you are hunting within that range they can be the best choice. At over 3700 fps they shoot lazer flat, the windage difference is minimal out to 700 yards, and recoil is minimal with the 150. Lesser cartridges just can't get the velocity up there for this to work. The wind and trajectory kill you. Here are the ballistics on the fast set up 300 ultramag I mentioned above at 3735 fps here in Wyoming. 4.2" high at 100 puts you 4.2" low at 500, 15.9 at 600 and 32.3 at 700 with 20 inches of wind drift with a 10 mph wind at 700. With a mil dot scope this thing is a lazer to shoot and takes as many variables as possible out for shooting out to 700 yards. If you go beyond 700 the long range load I gave earlier takes over as the best but it limits you at the close ranges with poor trajectory. I have found in hunting situations where you must get on the animal quick and make the shot a lazer flat rifle like this works best if you are staying within say 700 yards. That is why I have my rifles set up for both situations. 99% of my hunting and probably most everyone elses is done inside of 700 yards or should be anyway so you can see the advantage to this system. Light efficient rifles with lightweight scopes designed to be extremely efficient inside of 700 yards without fooling with click adjustments and trajectory cheat sheets. They are very simple. Just put the mil dot on and kill it. [/QUOTE]
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