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Hunting with a possible marginal stability bullet
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1743301" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I just went through the same decision process. I recently worked up a load using the Berger 156 EOL in my 1;8 twist 6.5x284 at 2995FPS. At my 300 ALT location at 50F iI shot exceptionally well with sub .5MOA, tested out to 1000 yards. My stability using the Berger calculator was right on the line at 1.5. While my hunting locations added 2000-3000FT of altitude, the temperatures could reach sub freezing which would pull me down in the marginal range of 1.47. Given the marginal benefit of the 156 for the game and distances I would encounter, I used my well proven 142gr load. Glad I did. Just spent the week pursuing, and ultimately shooting one of my better whitetails......without the distraction of worrying about my loads performance. After the season, in the colder months, I'll do some additional testing of the 156 at lower temperatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1743301, member: 10291"] I just went through the same decision process. I recently worked up a load using the Berger 156 EOL in my 1;8 twist 6.5x284 at 2995FPS. At my 300 ALT location at 50F iI shot exceptionally well with sub .5MOA, tested out to 1000 yards. My stability using the Berger calculator was right on the line at 1.5. While my hunting locations added 2000-3000FT of altitude, the temperatures could reach sub freezing which would pull me down in the marginal range of 1.47. Given the marginal benefit of the 156 for the game and distances I would encounter, I used my well proven 142gr load. Glad I did. Just spent the week pursuing, and ultimately shooting one of my better whitetails......without the distraction of worrying about my loads performance. After the season, in the colder months, I’ll do some additional testing of the 156 at lower temperatures. [/QUOTE]
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