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This & That....A Layman's Long Range Rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 1321"><p><strong>Re: This & That....A Layman\'s Long Range Rifle?</strong></p><p></p><p>Bob, after reading your post on your long range elk shot something is alittle wrong. If you were using your relaods say 180 gr at 3300fps and sight-in 1.5" high at 100 you should be about dead on at 500 yds. If that elk was at 600 yds your talking about a bullet dropping over 60" with your 1st shot if it the bullet hit below his feet as you said. Something doesn't add up. I've been long range shooting since the 60's before it became the thing to do and was glad to see some of the first programs out so I could see if the bullet did drop like they firgured. I think alot of the 1000 yd BR guys use programs now for bullet drop and if you cam figure the wind out it will help with bullet drift on mph. We have a 400 yd range in Pueblo, Co that I shoot at and we can also shoot 100,200 and 300 yd on the same firing line so give a good chance to compare bullet drop and my program allows me to plug in Elevation. We also have a public range over where I hunt and they have a 300 yd so I can double check everything. I got real hook on computer shooting about 12 yrs ago and after 24 yrs of hunting in Co I've heard just about everything you can hear and seen alot. If you were shooting 180 300 win bullets at about what velocity they should be your bullet would of dropped about what you are talking about shooting at that elk. I think maybe you should revisit those velocity. Just no way a 300 Win mag will get those velocity with a 180 bullet out of a factory barrel. You need alittle more case than what the 300 has to get 3300fps your almost into 300 ultra velocity. I just call it like it is and if some don't like well so be it. If the powers to be want to pull me from this message board it's alright but sombody has to say something about this post or those tales will get long. Some newbie would read that post and think that load would be ok and he more than likely get hurt. I tell you what i'll post this reply and pull myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 1321"] [b]Re: This & That....A Layman\'s Long Range Rifle?[/b] Bob, after reading your post on your long range elk shot something is alittle wrong. If you were using your relaods say 180 gr at 3300fps and sight-in 1.5" high at 100 you should be about dead on at 500 yds. If that elk was at 600 yds your talking about a bullet dropping over 60" with your 1st shot if it the bullet hit below his feet as you said. Something doesn't add up. I've been long range shooting since the 60's before it became the thing to do and was glad to see some of the first programs out so I could see if the bullet did drop like they firgured. I think alot of the 1000 yd BR guys use programs now for bullet drop and if you cam figure the wind out it will help with bullet drift on mph. We have a 400 yd range in Pueblo, Co that I shoot at and we can also shoot 100,200 and 300 yd on the same firing line so give a good chance to compare bullet drop and my program allows me to plug in Elevation. We also have a public range over where I hunt and they have a 300 yd so I can double check everything. I got real hook on computer shooting about 12 yrs ago and after 24 yrs of hunting in Co I've heard just about everything you can hear and seen alot. If you were shooting 180 300 win bullets at about what velocity they should be your bullet would of dropped about what you are talking about shooting at that elk. I think maybe you should revisit those velocity. Just no way a 300 Win mag will get those velocity with a 180 bullet out of a factory barrel. You need alittle more case than what the 300 has to get 3300fps your almost into 300 ultra velocity. I just call it like it is and if some don't like well so be it. If the powers to be want to pull me from this message board it's alright but sombody has to say something about this post or those tales will get long. Some newbie would read that post and think that load would be ok and he more than likely get hurt. I tell you what i'll post this reply and pull myself. [/QUOTE]
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