I have Weatherby MK-V in .257 Weatherby magnum. My barrel is a 1:10, 26” and my most accurate & consistent bullet has been the Barnes 100gr TTSX. Retumbo 3550fps which is equal to Weatherby ammo velocity. I can get over 3600fps but groups open up. Reliable 5/8”- 1.00” groups. The heavier bullets...
The cosine formula is tremendously accurate providing the angle & distance is carefully measured. I also hunt a lot of steep country that often presents steep downhill shots. I have tested my range finder that has the true horizontal distance calculation (tbr) in the display, an older Leupold...
When I read this post I can immediately relate to it. Lots of experienced shooters responding to this thread. My 2 favorite hunting rifles both weight under 9lbs loaded with a sling. At the range I practice off a Harris bipod because where I hunt every shot is going to be sitting, lots of ground...
I have a Knight Bighorn with Williams peep sights for deer & it shoots very well. The Paramount is my long range target gun & will also be used for Black Bears.
Wow, you guys are all very experienced and have lots of very valid points. Thank you to everyone who responded to my question.
I use a kill zone of 6” and practice at 200 & 300 yards almost every weekend all year with all my hunting rifles that do double duty as “target rifles”. My Paramount...
Hello everyone, I’m new to longrangehunting.com. Looks like a great site with lots of knowledgeable shooters. Question for you Paramount shooters. I have one of the first 2019 Paramount rifles. My rifle shoots the 280gr ELR bullet with 102.5gr weighed BH 209 & Federal 210 lg rifle primers very...