Got around to shooting at 500 yds again

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azmick

Discussion Starter · Mar 2, 2009

It was nice this morning, with very little wind so I went out to the 500 yard range to give my new load a try. Winchester brass, Winchester WLR primers, 35 grains of Varget and Hornady 162 grain A-MAX 7MM bullets. These bullets are for a 1-8 twist barrel but they seem to work in my 1-10 twist 7-08 well enough. Five shots from a rest on a table, the first was short by about a foot {my mistake in judging the 69.8 inch drop}

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azmick

Discussion Starter · #2 · Mar 2, 2009

I need to upgrade the scope {500yds is streaching it's limits} but I have not wrung out everything I think the gun is capable of at 500 yet. And I'm still too shakey when I'm on target at 500. I need a better rear rest than a bag of sand too

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azmick

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 3, 2009

At 500 yards it is going {approx}1707 FPS and has 1048 FT-LBS energy and has been out of the muzzle .76 sec.
I would not think twice about pulling the trigger on a coyote. Deer, no way, I chose this bullet because of the BC, .625. It is a target bullet and would expand well at ranges to about 200 yards {from my 15" barrel}, but past that, it would be iffy {and I have lighter bullets for deer hunting anyway}. The Lapua Scenar is better for punching paper, but twice the money, and Wildcat Bullets {in Canada} can be had in 7mm with a BC of more than .8 but they are 3X the money

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