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Best caliber for shooting 500 to 2000 yds?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hoppsing55" data-source="post: 2116152" data-attributes="member: 91210"><p>Mike300wby: at 1100ft elevation a high BC projectile (7mm rem mag - 338 Lapua) will start to become unstable at around 1300 -1500 yds. Example: I live at sea level and shoot a 338 Lapa mag. Pushing an 800 BC projectile at 2700fps. At approx 1400yds, physics dictate that the projectile will start to de-stabilize, wobble-tumble, do funny stuff? Taking it off of it's directed path. For me to try and make a 2000yd shot on target, the same bullet would have to be leaving the muzzle at 3500fps. This is not possible with a 338 Lapua Mag, 30-06, 6.5 anything?</p><p></p><p>To have a reasonable chance of making a shot at 2000 yds with my 338 lapua mag, and present load data, I would have to be shooting at an elevation of approx 9,000ft. </p><p></p><p>If your are serious about this, you might start researching ballistic web sites such as JBM. </p><p>Look in reloading manuals to see what velocity can be obtained out of various calibers. What the BC of various projectiles is. How these and environmental factors, such as air density, temp, humidity, play into the reality of making a 2000yd shot. Or even a 1000yds shot. </p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hoppsing55, post: 2116152, member: 91210"] Mike300wby: at 1100ft elevation a high BC projectile (7mm rem mag - 338 Lapua) will start to become unstable at around 1300 -1500 yds. Example: I live at sea level and shoot a 338 Lapa mag. Pushing an 800 BC projectile at 2700fps. At approx 1400yds, physics dictate that the projectile will start to de-stabilize, wobble-tumble, do funny stuff? Taking it off of it's directed path. For me to try and make a 2000yd shot on target, the same bullet would have to be leaving the muzzle at 3500fps. This is not possible with a 338 Lapua Mag, 30-06, 6.5 anything? To have a reasonable chance of making a shot at 2000 yds with my 338 lapua mag, and present load data, I would have to be shooting at an elevation of approx 9,000ft. If your are serious about this, you might start researching ballistic web sites such as JBM. Look in reloading manuals to see what velocity can be obtained out of various calibers. What the BC of various projectiles is. How these and environmental factors, such as air density, temp, humidity, play into the reality of making a 2000yd shot. Or even a 1000yds shot. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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