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<blockquote data-quote="Oliveralan" data-source="post: 419866" data-attributes="member: 20245"><p>Ranger is an easy choice, agreed with Kevin. The swaro will do all you need 99% of the time. You will be paying exponentialy more for any performance over the swaro.</p><p> </p><p>For calibers, 50bmg generally only come in huge rifles, and good quality brass is hard to get. Assuming you have the skill, knowledge, and experience nessasry to shoot 1200-1500yards, any of the calibers Kevin mentioned will work. Personaly, i like .375s. There are numerous bullets out there now and a 375 allen mag or another 375-408 cheytec variant seriously caries a whallop. Equal or better ballistics and longer barrel life than the 338s are what sold me on a 375. Predator, Rocky Mtn, and GS Custom, to name a few who make 350-400gr hunting bullets for .375. All with bcs in the .85+ range, most much higher. Then there is also the 350gr SMK with a .78 BC that will also work. All the bullets mentioned are ones that work in a standard 1-10 twist, not solids that require wild fast twist rates.</p><p>Any big 338, or 375 made with quality components and by a quality smith, will get the job done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oliveralan, post: 419866, member: 20245"] Ranger is an easy choice, agreed with Kevin. The swaro will do all you need 99% of the time. You will be paying exponentialy more for any performance over the swaro. For calibers, 50bmg generally only come in huge rifles, and good quality brass is hard to get. Assuming you have the skill, knowledge, and experience nessasry to shoot 1200-1500yards, any of the calibers Kevin mentioned will work. Personaly, i like .375s. There are numerous bullets out there now and a 375 allen mag or another 375-408 cheytec variant seriously caries a whallop. Equal or better ballistics and longer barrel life than the 338s are what sold me on a 375. Predator, Rocky Mtn, and GS Custom, to name a few who make 350-400gr hunting bullets for .375. All with bcs in the .85+ range, most much higher. Then there is also the 350gr SMK with a .78 BC that will also work. All the bullets mentioned are ones that work in a standard 1-10 twist, not solids that require wild fast twist rates. Any big 338, or 375 made with quality components and by a quality smith, will get the job done. [/QUOTE]
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