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Mel's extreme range (1600 yard!) :shock: proposal gave me a few ideas, and the rusty gears got to turning. (Ignore for the moment I need more than a little practice to even think about it).
Besides the .50 BMG, .408 CheyTac, and .338 Lapua, what other calibers can even make it that far, stay sonic, and not require hold-over? Let me refine that a little, what other non barrel-burning clavical cracking calibers :wink: ? Preferably with recoil less than 180 grain .308 @ 2700.
I'm thinking in the range of 6.5 Swede, maybe .260 Rem, maybe others...? No 6.5x284, barrel life is too short.
Also, what does everything think about the 6mmXC? David Tubb has been doing great at the 1k yard line with it, and its now a SAAMI cartridge. With the 115 grain SMK its not bad, but is it suitable for sniping?
Thanks
Besides the .50 BMG, .408 CheyTac, and .338 Lapua, what other calibers can even make it that far, stay sonic, and not require hold-over? Let me refine that a little, what other non barrel-burning clavical cracking calibers :wink: ? Preferably with recoil less than 180 grain .308 @ 2700.
I'm thinking in the range of 6.5 Swede, maybe .260 Rem, maybe others...? No 6.5x284, barrel life is too short.
Also, what does everything think about the 6mmXC? David Tubb has been doing great at the 1k yard line with it, and its now a SAAMI cartridge. With the 115 grain SMK its not bad, but is it suitable for sniping?
Thanks