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Remington 260...The new Sniper rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Boss Hoss" data-source="post: 508340" data-attributes="member: 5060"><p>Don't mean to rain on the parade running down Main Street here but these threads can get pretty funny sometimes. Unfortunately, the round being discussed is very marginal even for a whitetail at 1K. Sure with a perfect shot it will kill one or with a bad one (may take a week or so) however, it is evident that from a many of the posts here some are not Fully understanding of what it takes to make the 1K shots. </p><p></p><p>Practice and let me tell you it is not easy! I shoot 1K BR and have done pretty well BUT when you are in the field it gets ugly real fast trying to line up a shot and not screw it up. Read all of the ballistic charts you want but in the end you still have to be able to judge condition flawlessly with a marginal cartridge and still set up a perfect shot. </p><p></p><p>Point here is that if a less than lethal hit is made with a marginal cartridge and same one is made by the 300 RUM or 338 Lapua then it does not take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. Way too much time is spent looking at ballistic charts rather than learning to read conditions which are what it is about when shooting in the field. Fact---I can take a factory rifle 300 RUM Sendero lets say and you can shoot one of my Speedy built sporters in 7mm-08 with perfectly tuned ammunition and at 1K unless you are proficient in judging condition embarrass you. </p><p></p><p>It is all about practice there are hundreds of chambering to choose from but in the end bigger and faster is better. Next time you are in the field take your RF and ping different areas and look at the condition. The muzzle may be 6 o'clock, 350 may be 8 o'clock, 700 may be 10 o'clock with a slight up draft and at 1k back to 8 o'clock. For me when shooting at an elk at 1K I have my 338 Slowpoke (338 Lapua Imp) with a 250 gr pill or my 300 Slowpoke (300 RUM Imp) with a 200 gr pill because I want all of the advantage I can get and am above average at judging condition. </p><p></p><p>Just something else to think about….</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boss Hoss, post: 508340, member: 5060"] Don’t mean to rain on the parade running down Main Street here but these threads can get pretty funny sometimes. Unfortunately, the round being discussed is very marginal even for a whitetail at 1K. Sure with a perfect shot it will kill one or with a bad one (may take a week or so) however, it is evident that from a many of the posts here some are not Fully understanding of what it takes to make the 1K shots. Practice and let me tell you it is not easy! I shoot 1K BR and have done pretty well BUT when you are in the field it gets ugly real fast trying to line up a shot and not screw it up. Read all of the ballistic charts you want but in the end you still have to be able to judge condition flawlessly with a marginal cartridge and still set up a perfect shot. Point here is that if a less than lethal hit is made with a marginal cartridge and same one is made by the 300 RUM or 338 Lapua then it does not take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. Way too much time is spent looking at ballistic charts rather than learning to read conditions which are what it is about when shooting in the field. Fact---I can take a factory rifle 300 RUM Sendero lets say and you can shoot one of my Speedy built sporters in 7mm-08 with perfectly tuned ammunition and at 1K unless you are proficient in judging condition embarrass you. It is all about practice there are hundreds of chambering to choose from but in the end bigger and faster is better. Next time you are in the field take your RF and ping different areas and look at the condition. The muzzle may be 6 o’clock, 350 may be 8 o’clock, 700 may be 10 o’clock with a slight up draft and at 1k back to 8 o’clock. For me when shooting at an elk at 1K I have my 338 Slowpoke (338 Lapua Imp) with a 250 gr pill or my 300 Slowpoke (300 RUM Imp) with a 200 gr pill because I want all of the advantage I can get and am above average at judging condition. Just something else to think about…. [/QUOTE]
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