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<blockquote data-quote="cb4128" data-source="post: 2614388" data-attributes="member: 80069"><p>At this point, I was 3 days out from my antelope hunt, so I decided to bring my 6mm creedmoor as a backup, in case I wasn't comfortable with how the 240wby was shooting.</p><p></p><p>Every year on the way to New Mexico, a few of us go and stay at our ranch and shoot steel in different field positions to get ready for this hunt. We have steel animal targets from 250-800 yards and it is usually very close in temperature and elevation to where we actually hunt in New Mexico.</p><p></p><p>First, I shot my 90gr Scirocco load and went straight to 777 yards, which from this setup was our furthest shot distance. I had a good idea of the velocity and my dope at that distance, so when my first shot went about an moa high - I pretty much knew this load just wasn't going to cut it. I went ahead and fired 2 more and sure enough it was in about an 8" circle.</p><p></p><p>I let the barrel cool, spotted for my other buddies to get dialed in, then went back to the 240wby to test the 105gr vld load.</p><p></p><p>This load from my initial testing had the same point of impact as the Scirocco load, but 1 moa left. I dialed that into my windage turret and held about 3/4 minute of wind and shot a 3 shot group at 440 yards at a coyote target. Those 3 went into a 2" group in a nice triangle - which I was very excited to see!</p><p></p><p>I let the barrel cool, then went straight out to 777 yards to get my dope dialed in as far as we could shoot. My first shot went right over the top of the elk target. I took off 1 moa from my estimated dope and sent another round down range - DEAD CENTER. Heck ya, let's see if I can do that again...loaded up another round and it hit 1" higher than the previous round, almost the same splash in the steel. I had to go down to the target and take a picture since that is just about as good as I can shoot (attached).</p><p></p><p>Now I was confident in the 105gr vld load and shot several other in between distances to confirm my dope. Now all 3 of us were dialed in and ready to head out to New Mexico for our annual hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cb4128, post: 2614388, member: 80069"] At this point, I was 3 days out from my antelope hunt, so I decided to bring my 6mm creedmoor as a backup, in case I wasn't comfortable with how the 240wby was shooting. Every year on the way to New Mexico, a few of us go and stay at our ranch and shoot steel in different field positions to get ready for this hunt. We have steel animal targets from 250-800 yards and it is usually very close in temperature and elevation to where we actually hunt in New Mexico. First, I shot my 90gr Scirocco load and went straight to 777 yards, which from this setup was our furthest shot distance. I had a good idea of the velocity and my dope at that distance, so when my first shot went about an moa high - I pretty much knew this load just wasn't going to cut it. I went ahead and fired 2 more and sure enough it was in about an 8" circle. I let the barrel cool, spotted for my other buddies to get dialed in, then went back to the 240wby to test the 105gr vld load. This load from my initial testing had the same point of impact as the Scirocco load, but 1 moa left. I dialed that into my windage turret and held about 3/4 minute of wind and shot a 3 shot group at 440 yards at a coyote target. Those 3 went into a 2" group in a nice triangle - which I was very excited to see! I let the barrel cool, then went straight out to 777 yards to get my dope dialed in as far as we could shoot. My first shot went right over the top of the elk target. I took off 1 moa from my estimated dope and sent another round down range - DEAD CENTER. Heck ya, let's see if I can do that again...loaded up another round and it hit 1" higher than the previous round, almost the same splash in the steel. I had to go down to the target and take a picture since that is just about as good as I can shoot (attached). Now I was confident in the 105gr vld load and shot several other in between distances to confirm my dope. Now all 3 of us were dialed in and ready to head out to New Mexico for our annual hunt. [/QUOTE]
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