Bob Metcalf
Member
Re: This & That....A Layman\'s Long Range Rifle?
Howdy Tom,
My rifle was a Rem 700 BDL with a factory
26" barrel, this was in 96. This at the time
was a special batch of rifles that were made
by Rem, I believe 300 were made. The stock
had a oil finish.
I used my Crony and the clubs Oeler to get
my velocities.
I used nothing but 7828 powder
82.5 for 165s
80 for 180s
78 for 200s
76 for 220s
as I stated my C.O.L. was 3.560, I long
throated it to take advantage of the long
Reminton Action.
I believe that the 7828 liked the room that
it had in the case and I stumbled on to a
load that gave me surprising velocities.
I shot some factory loads in it as well.
With the long throat it acted as a freebore
and gave the factory rounds (surprising to me
at the time)a whole lot higher speed.
I used this Rifle on a Arizona Elk hunt
the following year. I was hunting unit 8
west of Willaims. A bad snow storm had just
hit the first day of the season, by the second day it had cleared up and left some
nice tracking snow on the ground. That afternoon I cut some track and followed it
to a canyon (in rimrock country). I spotted some elk a good 1000 yards
away. Boyd's and other speed of things, I should say. But not mine at the time. Anyway,
I stalked within a about a dozen elk on a
hillside. Half were beded and asleep. The distance I thought was about 400 (my rifle
was sighted in at 300 with 200 NPs). I set
up a rest and placed the cross hairs on the
top of the elks back, touched off and seen
that the bullet hit as the elks feet. What
is wild is that not an elk moved! They all
just stood there or stayed beded. I put the
top of the bottom post on the elks lungs and
touched off, still a low shot, finally I put
the top of the bottom post on the top of its
back. That one connected and he dropped on the spot. The other elk just kind of wandered
around till I came out of my hide and started
toward them, then they busted for safer haven. I have to figure I was at around
600 yards or more. My brother was taking video at the time and its really neat to hear the shot then a nice pause, then a WOP.
As to any doubt on the velocities I stated, I
have none whatsover. The person I sold the
rifle too experienced the same.
There is dried elk blood from my elk on the rifles magazine floor plate, he won't clean it off.
He thinks it brings him good luck.
So far it has.
Bob
Howdy Tom,
My rifle was a Rem 700 BDL with a factory
26" barrel, this was in 96. This at the time
was a special batch of rifles that were made
by Rem, I believe 300 were made. The stock
had a oil finish.
I used my Crony and the clubs Oeler to get
my velocities.
I used nothing but 7828 powder
82.5 for 165s
80 for 180s
78 for 200s
76 for 220s
as I stated my C.O.L. was 3.560, I long
throated it to take advantage of the long
Reminton Action.
I believe that the 7828 liked the room that
it had in the case and I stumbled on to a
load that gave me surprising velocities.
I shot some factory loads in it as well.
With the long throat it acted as a freebore
and gave the factory rounds (surprising to me
at the time)a whole lot higher speed.
I used this Rifle on a Arizona Elk hunt
the following year. I was hunting unit 8
west of Willaims. A bad snow storm had just
hit the first day of the season, by the second day it had cleared up and left some
nice tracking snow on the ground. That afternoon I cut some track and followed it
to a canyon (in rimrock country). I spotted some elk a good 1000 yards
away. Boyd's and other speed of things, I should say. But not mine at the time. Anyway,
I stalked within a about a dozen elk on a
hillside. Half were beded and asleep. The distance I thought was about 400 (my rifle
was sighted in at 300 with 200 NPs). I set
up a rest and placed the cross hairs on the
top of the elks back, touched off and seen
that the bullet hit as the elks feet. What
is wild is that not an elk moved! They all
just stood there or stayed beded. I put the
top of the bottom post on the elks lungs and
touched off, still a low shot, finally I put
the top of the bottom post on the top of its
back. That one connected and he dropped on the spot. The other elk just kind of wandered
around till I came out of my hide and started
toward them, then they busted for safer haven. I have to figure I was at around
600 yards or more. My brother was taking video at the time and its really neat to hear the shot then a nice pause, then a WOP.
As to any doubt on the velocities I stated, I
have none whatsover. The person I sold the
rifle too experienced the same.
There is dried elk blood from my elk on the rifles magazine floor plate, he won't clean it off.
He thinks it brings him good luck.
So far it has.
Bob
