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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1041111" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Welcome. Start with an 8.5 or 9 twist and then it won't matter what bullet you decide on, you'll have an adequate enough twist rate to stabilize any of them.</p><p></p><p>Pillar bed it and make sure it's fully free floated and it will do nicely. Be sure though after removing material from the channel for the bedding and floating to reseal it. On my wood stocks I'll use tung oil and just keep rubbing a little in for several days or a week until it won't accept any more and then seal it with minwax or something similar.</p><p></p><p>140gr and up will have higher BC's and better long range trajectory. The flatter shooting benefit of the lighter bullets is lost between 400-600yds with most calibers. The heavier/higher BC bullets retain their momentum and thus velocity better.</p><p></p><p>Yes. Unless you are shooting very small targets even a 10x is adequate to get you beyond 800yds. I've shot a lot of long range rabbits with no more than 10x and even prairie dogs to 400yds plus with the same 3.5-10x44 zeiss conquest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1041111, member: 30902"] Welcome. Start with an 8.5 or 9 twist and then it won't matter what bullet you decide on, you'll have an adequate enough twist rate to stabilize any of them. Pillar bed it and make sure it's fully free floated and it will do nicely. Be sure though after removing material from the channel for the bedding and floating to reseal it. On my wood stocks I'll use tung oil and just keep rubbing a little in for several days or a week until it won't accept any more and then seal it with minwax or something similar. 140gr and up will have higher BC's and better long range trajectory. The flatter shooting benefit of the lighter bullets is lost between 400-600yds with most calibers. The heavier/higher BC bullets retain their momentum and thus velocity better. Yes. Unless you are shooting very small targets even a 10x is adequate to get you beyond 800yds. I've shot a lot of long range rabbits with no more than 10x and even prairie dogs to 400yds plus with the same 3.5-10x44 zeiss conquest. [/QUOTE]
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