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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1910184" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>You might think of barreling your new rifle in 30-06 Ackley Improved with a 24 or 26 inch barrel. With a 1 in 9 inch twist, it would stabilize a 225 grain or maybe a 240 grain bullet and get around 2550 fps, and that would be able to shoot well past 1,000 yards. Anything that's going to take elk with consistency at 700 to 800 yards is going to have some recoil, but a 26" heavy sporter barrel in 30-06 Ackley Improved will soak up a lot of that while still delivering a heavy for caliber bullet with enough penetration to kill elk. The 200 grain Speer or Sierra would also be excellent for this, and you could probably get upwards of 2750fps from the round. Personally, I've shot my 35 Whelen with 225 grain Sierras at 1,000 yards and its supersonic past 1,000 yards at 8,000 feet where we generally hunt elk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1910184, member: 60453"] You might think of barreling your new rifle in 30-06 Ackley Improved with a 24 or 26 inch barrel. With a 1 in 9 inch twist, it would stabilize a 225 grain or maybe a 240 grain bullet and get around 2550 fps, and that would be able to shoot well past 1,000 yards. Anything that's going to take elk with consistency at 700 to 800 yards is going to have some recoil, but a 26" heavy sporter barrel in 30-06 Ackley Improved will soak up a lot of that while still delivering a heavy for caliber bullet with enough penetration to kill elk. The 200 grain Speer or Sierra would also be excellent for this, and you could probably get upwards of 2750fps from the round. Personally, I've shot my 35 Whelen with 225 grain Sierras at 1,000 yards and its supersonic past 1,000 yards at 8,000 feet where we generally hunt elk. [/QUOTE]
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