Ultimate long range cartridge

[pig ranch deadeye]

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Nice Wahoo

 

[blueprairiedog]

338 RUM like me.

I'm hoping it will be my everything under a mile load.

I decided to go lite because the solids are going to be similar weight and it's going to be easier to fit the magazine than a 300 grain.

It's a compromise like everything but I shoot mostly 1,000 yards on a range and it should be fine for that unless it doesn't like a jump or something like that.

Keep me posted good luck

 

[blueprairiedog]

Do you think you can get the same result by using a lighter weight bullet as a different twist barrel? I can swap out bullets a lot cheaper than a new barrel.

If you think you need 8 twist buy 7.5 because next month the new heavy Bullets will be out and you want to try them

 

[Buck Fever]

Warner says minimum twist for the 256 is 1 in 10", I got 1 in 9". I think that was a pretty safe choice.

I just wish 5r or polygonal rifling would have been an option with my barrel manufacturer.

 

[nodakhunter]

I'm 9 years away from retirement so ido have some time. If I wanted to shoot to 1 or 2 miles for a bench gun what cartridge would you go with

400 Warlord...the name even sounds cool
@Swamplord

 

[DWier]

Silly guys. You don't need iron sights on a 6.5 it finds the target for you.

BTW, If you invest some time in training it you simply say 'PULL' and it'll pull the trigger for you as well.

 

[Rum Man]

338 rum tried 270eldx no luck with 1000,h4831,r33, best group was imr 4831 minute of deer

Well my go to in my Remington, 30 " 1_10 twist Benchmark carbon 338 Rum is , 91 gr..of H-1000 ,cci mag 250 , 300 gr berger Elite hunters @ .015 off at 2884 ft.per.sec.

☆☆☆☆Please work up ! ☆☆☆☆

Rum Man

 

[DWier]

I would go with a guided missle, that used GPS coordinates and, or a Lazer pointer from some direct point of view of the target...and hope someone else pays for the ammo and set up.

That's cheating!

 

[slamdam]

I think I have well under 4K into mine. I did the purchasing, bedding and assembly but gunsmith did all the barrel work. Stiller TAC338 action, McMillan A5 adj, Broughton Barrel w/Ross Brake, Shilen Trigger, PT-G bottom metal, Accurate mag and a Sightron 10-50x60 sits on it. 3000 fps with Berger 300s. I think it comes in around 17lbs +/-

How many grains are you going with on rl33

 

[VLD Pilot]

How many grains are you going with on rl33

104

 

[FnSpr1akid]

Well just confirmed it at the gun shop a factory Tikka in 6.5cn is all you need. The owners shoots sub 1/4 moa at 750 yards on a moving target. He wouldn't hesitate to harvest any game at 1,000 yards either.

 

[Weatherby Fan]

Go 300 PRC and don't look back........

 

[Tom Erickson]

Go 300 PRC and don't look back........

I all ready have a 28 nosler if I went with a 30 .cal i would go with the 30 nosler over the prc but the rum over the nosler

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Pay attention to the ELRC 2000 yd match. Im not aware of any other match shot in the world at that distance or father for group size. So far the 338 lapua improved has shot the smallest group and agg. Group shooting on paper really drives improvement in accuracy so in 9 years I am sure we will have made a lot of progress. We are really just a few years into trying to get these big guns to shoot with BR level accuracy and theres a lot to be developed still.