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This & That....A Layman's Long Range Rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Metcalf" data-source="post: 1320" data-attributes="member: 292"><p><strong>Re: This & That....A Layman\'s Long Range Rifle?</strong></p><p></p><p>Howdy Tom,</p><p></p><p>My rifle was a Rem 700 BDL with a factory</p><p>26" barrel, this was in 96. This at the time</p><p>was a special batch of rifles that were made</p><p>by Rem, I believe 300 were made. The stock </p><p>had a oil finish. </p><p>I used my Crony and the clubs Oeler to get</p><p>my velocities.</p><p>I used nothing but 7828 powder </p><p>82.5 for 165s</p><p>80 for 180s</p><p>78 for 200s</p><p>76 for 220s</p><p></p><p>as I stated my C.O.L. was 3.560, I long</p><p>throated it to take advantage of the long</p><p>Reminton Action.</p><p>I believe that the 7828 liked the room that</p><p>it had in the case and I stumbled on to a</p><p>load that gave me surprising velocities.</p><p>I shot some factory loads in it as well. </p><p>With the long throat it acted as a freebore</p><p>and gave the factory rounds (surprising to me</p><p>at the time)a whole lot higher speed.</p><p>I used this Rifle on a Arizona Elk hunt</p><p>the following year. I was hunting unit 8</p><p>west of Willaims. A bad snow storm had just</p><p>hit the first day of the season, by the second day it had cleared up and left some</p><p>nice tracking snow on the ground. That afternoon I cut some track and followed it</p><p>to a canyon (in rimrock country). I spotted some elk a good 1000 yards</p><p>away. Boyd's and other speed of things, I should say. But not mine at the time. Anyway,</p><p>I stalked within a about a dozen elk on a</p><p>hillside. Half were beded and asleep. The distance I thought was about 400 (my rifle</p><p>was sighted in at 300 with 200 NPs). I set</p><p>up a rest and placed the cross hairs on the</p><p>top of the elks back, touched off and seen</p><p>that the bullet hit as the elks feet. What</p><p>is wild is that not an elk moved! They all</p><p>just stood there or stayed beded. I put the</p><p>top of the bottom post on the elks lungs and</p><p>touched off, still a low shot, finally I put</p><p>the top of the bottom post on the top of its</p><p>back. That one connected and he dropped on the spot. The other elk just kind of wandered</p><p>around till I came out of my hide and started</p><p>toward them, then they busted for safer haven. I have to figure I was at around</p><p>600 yards or more. My brother was taking video at the time and its really neat to hear the shot then a nice pause, then a WOP.</p><p></p><p>As to any doubt on the velocities I stated, I</p><p>have none whatsover. The person I sold the</p><p>rifle too experienced the same.</p><p>There is dried elk blood from my elk on the rifles magazine floor plate, he won't clean it off.</p><p>He thinks it brings him good luck. </p><p>So far it has.</p><p></p><p>Bob</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Metcalf, post: 1320, member: 292"] [b]Re: This & That....A Layman\'s Long Range Rifle?[/b] Howdy Tom, My rifle was a Rem 700 BDL with a factory 26" barrel, this was in 96. This at the time was a special batch of rifles that were made by Rem, I believe 300 were made. The stock had a oil finish. I used my Crony and the clubs Oeler to get my velocities. I used nothing but 7828 powder 82.5 for 165s 80 for 180s 78 for 200s 76 for 220s as I stated my C.O.L. was 3.560, I long throated it to take advantage of the long Reminton Action. I believe that the 7828 liked the room that it had in the case and I stumbled on to a load that gave me surprising velocities. I shot some factory loads in it as well. With the long throat it acted as a freebore and gave the factory rounds (surprising to me at the time)a whole lot higher speed. I used this Rifle on a Arizona Elk hunt the following year. I was hunting unit 8 west of Willaims. A bad snow storm had just hit the first day of the season, by the second day it had cleared up and left some nice tracking snow on the ground. That afternoon I cut some track and followed it to a canyon (in rimrock country). I spotted some elk a good 1000 yards away. Boyd's and other speed of things, I should say. But not mine at the time. Anyway, I stalked within a about a dozen elk on a hillside. Half were beded and asleep. The distance I thought was about 400 (my rifle was sighted in at 300 with 200 NPs). I set up a rest and placed the cross hairs on the top of the elks back, touched off and seen that the bullet hit as the elks feet. What is wild is that not an elk moved! They all just stood there or stayed beded. I put the top of the bottom post on the elks lungs and touched off, still a low shot, finally I put the top of the bottom post on the top of its back. That one connected and he dropped on the spot. The other elk just kind of wandered around till I came out of my hide and started toward them, then they busted for safer haven. I have to figure I was at around 600 yards or more. My brother was taking video at the time and its really neat to hear the shot then a nice pause, then a WOP. As to any doubt on the velocities I stated, I have none whatsover. The person I sold the rifle too experienced the same. There is dried elk blood from my elk on the rifles magazine floor plate, he won't clean it off. He thinks it brings him good luck. So far it has. Bob [/QUOTE]
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