Choosing the caliber

I hope that I never offended anyone or did I mean to vender bash bushnell with my previous comment & experience's with the 2 elite 6500 series scope's. I believe they would hold up with the recoil of the .300wm under certain circumstance's. What I stated as with my experience with the 2 elite's, they would hold zero @ 200 yards after many round's. That was not the issue with the scope's, the issue's were when I dialed to 800 yard,s & beyond they would not return to zero @ 200 yard's. I tried them repeatedly. And each time they were out 1 to even 6moa @ 200 yard's. This was not acceptable for me & for my precision long range rifle's. So if I offened anyone with my comment, please accept my sincere apology. But for the the money that I invested for 2 elite 6500 scope;s , there are many better option's out there in my opinion & experience. And my experience is from 20 years of real world shooting...not some fantasy of shooting a 300 win mag at 3000 yard's. LOL. I mean come on ...with my barrels & a 215gr bullet @ 2950fps with a 200 yard zero = roughly 185 moa @ 3000 yards .... or even a 500 yard zero=roughly 178 moa @ 3000 yards is it possible ???? Not in my hand's or from my equipment & not with a 6500 elite but someone else maybe I guess, I mean there is a guy from southern BC that has taken a 223remmy to 1 mile successfully & has done so more than once...... But once again I do apologize to anyone who has purchased or is planning on purchasing a Bushnell scope, I was not bashing their equipment & that was never my intention to do so............. if it's what you have then by all means use it & enjoy your long range quest........


Cheer's.
 
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Well I had lots of comments too when I saw the first post of shooting out to 3000yrds with the calibers and optics you mentioned..ha ha, but I see things have come back down to planet earth. ;)

And agree with another member here who mentioned the 6.5 Creedmoor. Take a look at the ballistics of the calibers in the 6mm and 6.5mm and see how well they keep up with the magnums you mentioned for wind drift and drop at 1000. And most of them are in a short action and of course a lot less recoil and cost.
 
6.5 creedmoor sounds like its your best bet. Great cartridge for shooting that distance. I haven't had the chance to take mine out to 1,000 yards yet, but at 915 yards it only required 7 mils of elevation. Was a dream to shoot at that distance, and did a heck of a job bucking the Colorado winds. I was shooting across a valley, and the winds in that area can be relentless.

Buy 140 grain Hornady Amax rounds - affordable, easy to source and accurate.
 
bsand said:
Any tips on where to look? I'm in market for something to view Upto 600m and wireless seems to be cheapest way.
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There was a thread here on gunnuts but I cant seem to find it. I posted a few pics of my old system.

Check fpvlab.com and the FPV forum on rcgroups.com.

Were getting way off topic here but a wireless target camera cant replace a good spotter with a quality spotting scope.
 
Look into the 28 nosler with the 195 bergers. B.c. Of .748 at 3150fps is over 2000fps at 1000yards and is only 17moa drop. That is a caliber that can rock out to 17-1800 with ease. I just got one built on a rem 700 with 27.5" benchmark #5 1-8"twist muzzlebrake greyboe renegade stock trigger tech trigger nightforxe nxs. If your building a rifle for the heck of it money shouldn't be a issue to build the best. 28nosler is a pricey rig to shoot but boy does it shoot mine is shooting in the .2's with 85.4gr of RL33 with cci 250's @ 3120fps. Just make sure you throat it for the 195's my coal is 3.745" and that's .020" off the lands. A Sami 28nosler won't get that velocity cause you have to seat the bullet so deep pressures will get to high before you get to 3000. I had the 300winmag that I used as a donor for this build and I'd never go back. Give the 28 some serious thought I think you will land on it if you do
 
6.5x55. It's been around for over one hundred years, and is excellent for your requirement. Lapua brass is available in this caliber, and bullets are widely available as are components, tools for reloading and ammunition. Not exceedingly overbore, modest recoil and reasonable price.
 
.375 cheytac is setting records. Like on the 13th shot they hit a target at a mile and a half. Whoopeee! Why not just join an artillery reserve unit and fire howitzers if you like indirect fire and guessing where your shots land.
 
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