I am just starting off in LR, and got a Savage 10 FCP-SR in 6.5 CM with the 24" bbl, after searching the threads I haven't found the answer so I'll go ahead and ask the newbie question: 123 Scenar vs 123 Matchking, what's the difference? What I mean by that is I was listening to the podcast and heard Frank talk about going "the other way" with bullet weights, and made mention of the 123 Scenars since they aren't jump sensitive (I thought that SMKs weren't either). I punched the numbers and atmosphereics for my location into JBM and the SMKs start to win out past 1000, it really only amounts to .5 MRAD in Sierra's favor at 1300 and 1.0 MRAD at a mile. The price difference at Midway is roughly $5, so why Lapua, is there a discernable difference that I overlooked or is it like a Michael Jordan thing?
So far my other rifles have liked SMKs and they're just a road trip away (granted Hornady is MUCH closer) but if there is a certain je ne sais quoi about them I'd like to hear about it.
Thanks in advance.
So far my other rifles have liked SMKs and they're just a road trip away (granted Hornady is MUCH closer) but if there is a certain je ne sais quoi about them I'd like to hear about it.
Thanks in advance.