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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 208801" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Thanks for the input Tom. You may be right as far as getting a 1000 yds out of a light rifle being optimistic. And yep, I plan to work up a 100 yds at a time. My farthest shot to date is about 425 yds on an antelope that I estimated at 450 yds. There was about a 10-15 mph wind blowing and I held on it's nose. I hit it in the neck, just above and in front of the shoulder and was hoping for just behind the shoulder. That was with an off the rack Ruger M77 7mm Rem Mag that wa shooting about .75 MOA. I did some long range plinking with that rifle out to about 800 yds. I feel fairly confident about getting the Finnlight to 700-800 yds and maybe farther. Time and trial will tell.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for the load info, H414 is a good powder but based on an experienced local shooter I am going to stick with temp stable powders. I think consistancy is more important than velocity with long range shooting. Hunting temps here in Montana can range anywhere from 80 to -30. And if I were to work up a load at 40 degrees and do some shooting at 70 or 80 degrees I could see some over prssures. The Palma looks like an interesting bullet. What speeds are you getting with it and how is it's terminal performance? When I run the ballsitics for the 180 E-Tip at .523 BC and 3000 fps against the 155 Palma at .450 BC and 3200 fps, the E-Tip does a little better down range.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks again for the input.</p><p> </p><p>Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 208801, member: 11717"] Thanks for the input Tom. You may be right as far as getting a 1000 yds out of a light rifle being optimistic. And yep, I plan to work up a 100 yds at a time. My farthest shot to date is about 425 yds on an antelope that I estimated at 450 yds. There was about a 10-15 mph wind blowing and I held on it's nose. I hit it in the neck, just above and in front of the shoulder and was hoping for just behind the shoulder. That was with an off the rack Ruger M77 7mm Rem Mag that wa shooting about .75 MOA. I did some long range plinking with that rifle out to about 800 yds. I feel fairly confident about getting the Finnlight to 700-800 yds and maybe farther. Time and trial will tell. Thanks for the load info, H414 is a good powder but based on an experienced local shooter I am going to stick with temp stable powders. I think consistancy is more important than velocity with long range shooting. Hunting temps here in Montana can range anywhere from 80 to -30. And if I were to work up a load at 40 degrees and do some shooting at 70 or 80 degrees I could see some over prssures. The Palma looks like an interesting bullet. What speeds are you getting with it and how is it's terminal performance? When I run the ballsitics for the 180 E-Tip at .523 BC and 3000 fps against the 155 Palma at .450 BC and 3200 fps, the E-Tip does a little better down range. Thanks again for the input. Mark [/QUOTE]
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