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ha ha ha that's awesome. I had a private range in Pala that I would use with the SD SWAT Sniper team. It was a lot of fun while it lasted! we tested all sorts of goodies there. MP5 and the 40mm Grenade launcher weren't too bad to shoot, ha ha ha.When I lived in Oceanside and Poway I went to buddy's ranch in Yuciapa/Live Oak Canyon that I could get clear shot to 780 yds or went to the desert off Hwy 8 east towards Az. where I could shoot further . The Cody Shooting complex here you can shoot flat to about 800 yds then work your way up the mountain to over 1200 yds. + Or just go anywhere here on BLM and shoot as far as you want.
My son used to live in Barstow and worked at Ft. Irwin for General Dynamics (Drones). He Moved over a year ago to Colorado Springs and works for Lockheed at Peterson Air Base. I don't know why I told you all thatyou get old your mind rambles so you can remember things...
I used to go through Pala to hunt near Julian all the time when I lived in Oceanside.
I'm still planning on working it. I have a 338 lapua AI and a regular 338 lapua I want to try it in. I have started and it looks promising but I need to get back to it and see what it will actually do.
I plan on trying it with 270edlx, 285edlm and 300gr (4 different mfgs). Nothing so far as I'm reloading for 338lm.
Last sentence a typo??? Lol I'm confused. I tried it with 300g SMKs and using Hodgdons data am at a full grain over before I could get a group but not a great one. No pressure signs at all yet but over 2800fps with a 26" tube with 100rds down it. Just don't know how far to push this. H1000 has worked VERY well so far in this one but not going to do me any good if I can't get it lol.
The "nothing so far" is I haven't done any reloading for that cartridge yet. Still fairly new with less than 40 rounds down the pipe. 4 of the 300's are.......300smk, 300hybrid-otm tac, 300custon-comp and 300fmj. Using LRT for anything under 270gr will require lots of compressed powder (best guess is 115% or more). I also have 230edlx's and 250fmj's for testing. I don't expect much velocity with the heavier (270's and up) from a 24" barrel.
Gotcha. Would think by now since this powders been available there would be more good data available for this especially since it's supposedly made for this cartridge.
The 250gr range seems to be what it was designed for, but you'll need LOTS of powder for that. I might need to recheck Ramshot's site for data again?
