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What Caliber for 600yd Whitetail? (New rifle Build)
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<blockquote data-quote="VinceMule" data-source="post: 2725296" data-attributes="member: 122164"><p>My 7mm Rem Mag, Remington 700(s) factory, with Gentry muzzle break, Boyd's pillar bedded stock, Jewel trigger, barrel free-floated,</p><p></p><p>140g Nosler ballistic tips shoot 2.5-3" at 600 yards,</p><p>140g Nosler BT</p><p>Rem brass</p><p>9 1/2 primer</p><p>bullet seated to just barely touch the lands, not a jam</p><p>65.5-66g of IMR 4350</p><p>3200 fps plus depending on the barrel</p><p>100 yard groups are a bullet hole opened up</p><p>Scopes are high power, 6x24 and 8x32</p><p></p><p>150g Nosler ballistic tips/150g Nosler C/T</p><p>Rem brass</p><p>WINCHESTER Mag primer</p><p>72-73g of R#25, Start your load work up at 68g, SD is less than 9 fps</p><p>Bullet just barely touching the lands</p><p>3200 fps plus</p><p>Groups at 100 are a single bullet hole, opened up</p><p>Groups with the 154g Hornady Sp are tiny also</p><p>Hint, sort bullets by ogive length, and keep the copper out of your barrel.</p><p></p><p>Same barrels</p><p>168g Berger vld hunting</p><p>71g of Retumbo</p><p>Fed 215</p><p>Rem brass</p><p>Play with bullet jump</p><p>3050-3100 depending on the barrel, start your load work up at 68g</p><p></p><p>You will not shoot these small groups IF your barrel is loaded with carbon and copper. My cleaning regiment is down to bare metal every 20 shots to keep these barrels shooting this way. When shooting off of a rifle rest, Hold the forearm down instead of squeezing the rear bag with your left hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VinceMule, post: 2725296, member: 122164"] My 7mm Rem Mag, Remington 700(s) factory, with Gentry muzzle break, Boyd's pillar bedded stock, Jewel trigger, barrel free-floated, 140g Nosler ballistic tips shoot 2.5-3" at 600 yards, 140g Nosler BT Rem brass 9 1/2 primer bullet seated to just barely touch the lands, not a jam 65.5-66g of IMR 4350 3200 fps plus depending on the barrel 100 yard groups are a bullet hole opened up Scopes are high power, 6x24 and 8x32 150g Nosler ballistic tips/150g Nosler C/T Rem brass WINCHESTER Mag primer 72-73g of R#25, Start your load work up at 68g, SD is less than 9 fps Bullet just barely touching the lands 3200 fps plus Groups at 100 are a single bullet hole, opened up Groups with the 154g Hornady Sp are tiny also Hint, sort bullets by ogive length, and keep the copper out of your barrel. Same barrels 168g Berger vld hunting 71g of Retumbo Fed 215 Rem brass Play with bullet jump 3050-3100 depending on the barrel, start your load work up at 68g You will not shoot these small groups IF your barrel is loaded with carbon and copper. My cleaning regiment is down to bare metal every 20 shots to keep these barrels shooting this way. When shooting off of a rifle rest, Hold the forearm down instead of squeezing the rear bag with your left hand. [/QUOTE]
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