Howa 308 out to 600 yards used 6 4064 178 grs amax a & 1 180 sp game king

[saiga308]

hitting about were i want it in the last shots was to the right about 3 clicks

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[nvshooter]

1200 yards is too dam-ned far for me to walk to see how badly I missed the target. Kudos to those of you who can do that...

 

[AMproducts]

Rifle shooting is not even interesting until it's over 500 yards.

 

[nvshooter]

Rifle shooting is not even interesting until it's over 500 yards.

I have a Zermatt Arms TL-3 short action that I will someday build into a 6.5mm rifle that can have its bullet hit a one-gallon milk jug at 1600 yards. At least that's the dream. The action presently has a .473" bolthead on it because I thought I'd shoot only 6.5 Creedmoor or similar ammo through it. Should I put a .532" bolthead on it so I can shoot 6.5mmWSM or 6.5PRC ammo? Would the greater case capacity of the WSM give me greater range versus the lesser erosion to the throat that I know the Creedmoor would return?

 

[AMproducts]

I have a Zermatt Arms TL-3 short action that I will someday build into a 6.5mm rifle that can have its bullet hit a one-gallon milk jug at 1600 yards. At least that's the dream. The action presently has a .473" bolthead on it because I thought I'd shoot only 6.5 Creedmoor or similar ammo through it. Should I put a .532" bolthead on it so I can shoot 6.5mmWSM or 6.5PRC ammo? Would the greater case capacity of the WSM give me greater range versus the lesser erosion to the throat that I know the Creedmoor would return?

I go round and round with the 6.5's I used to think the 6.5CM was awesome, however as time has passed, I just can't find a good reason to get a 6.5 and put my .308's in the safe. (I actually have a reason for most of the guns I have, in that I use them to test ammo I develop) the 6.5 just doesn't pencil out.

That said, the PRC family of cartridges is something I'm interested in and excited about, that said, the 6.5PRC seems to wear barrels very quickly, the .300PRC doesn't seem to be as accurate as it probably should. I haven't checked into the 7mm PRC yet. I still thing for very long range (1K+) the magnums are really where you need to be. Some of these 180gr 7mm VLD bullets have a G7 BC greater than .4. When your TOF starts to get long enough that you can absorb heavy recoil, get back on the target in time to see splash, that's the real magic of long range.

 

[Sunky Heribeck]

1200 yards is too dam-ned far for me to walk to see how badly I missed the target. Kudos to those of you who can do that...

That is why I have this.

I go round and round with the 6.5's I used to think the 6.5CM was awesome, however as time has passed, I just can't find a good reason to get a 6.5 and put my .308's in the safe. (I actually have a reason for most of the guns I have, in that I use them to test ammo I develop) the 6.5 just doesn't pencil out.

.243 Winchester