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<blockquote data-quote="WahooYahoo" data-source="post: 1662886" data-attributes="member: 94632"><p>I have a Kreiger 8 twist, 26". BC is more like .810 with that twist. Somewhere about 68.6gr of H1000 gets me to 2950fps, but 1/10th grain more leaves ejector marks so I backed off to the best node before that, in the 2840 fps neighborhood. So you're right, 3k is a bit over what I could achieve. The message isn't lost though. At distances most people shouldn't shoot, the 7mm Rem Mag with high BC, long, slippery bullets, is MORE than adequate to be humanely lethal on really big game. </p><p></p><p>These choices are almost always preference. Uncountable numbers of elk have met their end with various 24, 25, 26, 27,28 and 30 caliber bullets fired from handed down, shot out, retired military and borrowed guns. It's hard to imagine how many moose have been undone at the hands of a 6.5 Swede... We just like to do it better. Thats why we calculate, post, debate, tweek, practice and buy more gear than we can carry. I prefer it so. It is this that makes reading all of these posts and considering all of these opinions worthwhile. Those that aren't like us, just drag out grampa's old 270 or 30-06 come October and buy a box of whatever is on the shelf, content and none the wiser.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WahooYahoo, post: 1662886, member: 94632"] I have a Kreiger 8 twist, 26". BC is more like .810 with that twist. Somewhere about 68.6gr of H1000 gets me to 2950fps, but 1/10th grain more leaves ejector marks so I backed off to the best node before that, in the 2840 fps neighborhood. So you're right, 3k is a bit over what I could achieve. The message isn't lost though. At distances most people shouldn't shoot, the 7mm Rem Mag with high BC, long, slippery bullets, is MORE than adequate to be humanely lethal on really big game. These choices are almost always preference. Uncountable numbers of elk have met their end with various 24, 25, 26, 27,28 and 30 caliber bullets fired from handed down, shot out, retired military and borrowed guns. It's hard to imagine how many moose have been undone at the hands of a 6.5 Swede... We just like to do it better. Thats why we calculate, post, debate, tweek, practice and buy more gear than we can carry. I prefer it so. It is this that makes reading all of these posts and considering all of these opinions worthwhile. Those that aren't like us, just drag out grampa's old 270 or 30-06 come October and buy a box of whatever is on the shelf, content and none the wiser. [/QUOTE]
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