Beginners Question

Thanks for the help

Just wanted to thank you fellows for all your advise regarding my interest in learning about some longer range shooting.FS
 
Fassteel,
With that particular scope (4x16x40 4200) you're good for about 600 yards. Just mount it and start looking for the best load. Your scope has 40 moa of adjustment. When mounted on flat bases and centered, you have about 20 moa to go up and 20 moa to go down. Your 100 yard zero will sit pretty close to the middle of your vertical adjustment range if everything is set up properly. At 600 yards your come ups on your scope will be about 13 to 14 moa. Very doable with this scope.

If you plan on shooting beyond 600 yards, you will need either a canted base or Burris Signature offset rings. These devices will lower your 100 yard zero so that you have more room for adjustments up at longer ranges.

As for ammo, don't shoot 168SMK's beyond 800 yards.
 
Jamie said:
and as far as Varget,it is the powder for the 308!!!so is 4064,Re-15.....


Jamie Barkwell

RE-15 is the current Mil-Spec powder for the M118LR round.

Also IMR 4895,WW-748 & H-BLC2.

My best groups are with H-BLC2, with Varget second.

Buying the Federal GMM ammo is a good short term solution, but that will get expensive after a while.Save all the cases and start to re-load.You will be able to make more accurate ammo and roughly half the price of factory ammo.

Terry Perkins said:
As for ammo, don't shoot 168SMK's beyond 800 yards.

Yes, the 168gr bullets will start to go subsonic and lose stability.Ot to 600 meters they are great.I personally like the Hornady 178gr. AMAX bullets, moly-coated of course.

SKBY.
 
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Skullboy you should try the Berger 175VLD moly!!I have heard great thing about them!!! the BC is way up there


Jamie Barkwell
 
Jamie said:
Skullboy you should try the Berger 175VLD moly!!I have heard great thing about them!!! the BC is way up there


Jamie Barkwell

I have used Berger VLDs in the past.They shot great, but they are hard to find locally, and way more expensive.I have a local supplier for Hornady AMAX & Sierra Matchkings.

SKBY.
 
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