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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Alexander" data-source="post: 1906682" data-attributes="member: 89813"><p>odd that no one suggested the obvious: the .264 Win Mag. Light bullets with speed. The downside is that most production rifles (Win, Rem, SAKO) come with a 1:9 twist which means shooting the long, high bc bullets is an issue. But all the 140 grain (and under) factory hunting bullets will work fine. An excellent bullet is 129 Nosler ablr for the 1:9 twist. </p><p>Fast, high bc, dinks recoil. </p><p>But, if you can get one with a 1:8 twist (e.g.,Montana) or rebarrel some other magnum rifle, then the whole realm of high bc bullets opens up to you (Hornady 143eld-x, Nosler 142 ablr, Berger eol, etc). </p><p></p><p>Lastly, the 257 Weatherby is a lovely round but would suggest a custom 1:7 twist barrel to take advantage if new high bc bullets from ACE, Hammer, Cutting Edge. This lets you shoot some sweet, very high bc bullets in 120-131gr range. dinks recoil</p><p></p><p>good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eric Alexander, post: 1906682, member: 89813"] odd that no one suggested the obvious: the .264 Win Mag. Light bullets with speed. The downside is that most production rifles (Win, Rem, SAKO) come with a 1:9 twist which means shooting the long, high bc bullets is an issue. But all the 140 grain (and under) factory hunting bullets will work fine. An excellent bullet is 129 Nosler ablr for the 1:9 twist. Fast, high bc, dinks recoil. But, if you can get one with a 1:8 twist (e.g.,Montana) or rebarrel some other magnum rifle, then the whole realm of high bc bullets opens up to you (Hornady 143eld-x, Nosler 142 ablr, Berger eol, etc). Lastly, the 257 Weatherby is a lovely round but would suggest a custom 1:7 twist barrel to take advantage if new high bc bullets from ACE, Hammer, Cutting Edge. This lets you shoot some sweet, very high bc bullets in 120-131gr range. dinks recoil good luck [/QUOTE]
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