Fuck. I knew baldness was going to really bite me in the ass one day. Guess I'll never be able to hold left edge for wind.
Will I make it to 1000?
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Fuck. I knew baldness was going to really bite me in the ass one day. Guess I'll never be able to hold left edge for wind.
USSOCOM is not the entire US military. If you're waiting for cheap, once-fired GI 6.5 Creed brass it may be a while.
Just throw a bunch of fired .308 brass next to your rifle and quickly recover and pocket your 6mil stuff as it ejects.
Its not gay until someone catches you.
Its not gay until someone catches you.
155 scenar, 1:12, 2620, damn good trans and subsonic, Kingsville, DA 1500, at 1000
No, I'm not waiting for brass, I can't reload. I'm waiting for production of factory 6.5CM to drastically increase so that economies of scale can bring the price down to .308 levels, or close to.
I've pulled 1000 yard targets for a new shooter that showed up with 168 smk loads. No keyholing, on the paper, usually 8 (the 8 ring is a 44 inch circle) or better, just a little bit out of round holes in the paper.
I also spent a couple of years shooting 223 F/TR with Berger 80 vld's at the 1000 yard line. Yes, I've held on the target next to mine. I've also shot the same load at the 1000 yard line with my service rifle too.
Never shot the 175's, my first 1000 yard match was hand loaded 190 smk's for my Remington .308 Win VLS that has a chamber so big it swallows a no-go guage. The throat is so long, the 190's are the smk's that get anywhere near the lands.
I also spent a couple of years shooting 223 F/TR with Berger 80 vld's at the 1000 yard line. Yes, I've held on the target next to mine. I've also shot the same load at the 1000 yard line with my service rifle too.
Never shot the 175's, my first 1000 yard match was hand loaded 190 smk's for my Remington .308 Win VLS that has a chamber so big it swallows a no-go guage. The throat is so long, the 190's are the smk's that get anywhere near the lands.
Nice work. BA shows you got 1261 FPS at 1000 with those parameters. Mine got 1065. But bullet weight seems to be a bigger factor than DA in the differences.
Its because guys try and "do better" with different powders, OAL, and all that jazz. 41.5-41.75 of IMR 4064 and a 175 SMk are like peanut butter and jelly.
i only have personal experience to add from shooting in Kingsville.
i had no problem getting to 1,000 yards with 175 FGMM, 1:8 twist rifle and 22" barrel.
the FTW SWAT guys next to me using dept issued 155 grains out of their 18"-20" guns went transsonic at around that 800 yard marker. add in the 15-25 mph winds and there was no chance at 1k.
FWIW, 8 twist is sweet on a 308
Honestly, never fired that gun over a Chrono. No need for me with that fgmm ammo
About a year ago I was shooting with some guys at my range and got some decent trigger time on a 16 inch PredatOBR using 175 FGMM. Longest target we had that day was a steel silhouette at something like 1030 yards. It definitely required more wind and elevation than the 6.5 and 338 Lapua, but it was completely doable for the experienced shooters. The noobs had a hard time. Elevation was around 1300 and temp was about 70-80.
My smith is trying to talk me into a 16” 1/8
.308 bolt. He has a barrel ya see….
Good to know it shoots the 175s well.
I need another .308 like I need another ex wife.
but will choose the former over the latter.
Now I wonder why FN makes the SCAR 20S with a 1:10 twist. Anybody know? Would this reduce muzzle velocity? ThanksMy smith is trying to talk me into a 16” 1/8
.308 bolt. He has a barrel ya see….
Good to know it shoots the 175s well.
I need another .308 like I need another ex wife.
but will choose the former over the latter.
Understood, thanks. Charger442 said 1:8 is sweet on his .308, so now I wonder how these different twist rates affect stability, velocity, other ballistics. (I also wonder whether I couldn’t get to 1,000 that day in Kingsville because of a dirty bore, or perhaps a malfunctioning shooter.)
