i tried googleing this for the last hour. read about different weights, what people prefer, what they hunt with, but i couldnt find anything regarding whats best for long range shooting. i can see a lighter bullet flying flatter but being affected by wind more, and at the same time a heavier bullet being more stable and carrying more energy at any longer distance. i picked up a few boxes of 184 gr i believe it is just to start with, 165 seems to be the one most guys use for hunting. so ill likely grab some aswell and see which one i prefer for accuracy. im wondering what the guys shooting 500+ yards are using for bullet weight, be it off the shelf or reloaded. ill try a few different weights that i can find locally and hopefully find something that works for me, but id like a kick in the right direction from the guys who know.
which bullet weight to use?
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What are you shooting??
sorry about that, its a remington 700 sps with a stock barrel in 30-06. so far just shooting targets. im not sure if ill ever get into hunting with this thing, maybe in a few years. for now my goals are to work my way up to hitting targets at 1000 yards. thats still years away im sure, but thats where id like to get eventually.
not too sure what the twist on the stock barrel is though sorry
not too sure what the twist on the stock barrel is though sorry
165's for hunting, 168 match bullets out to 600 and 175 grain match bullets past there. All reloaded with IMR or H 4895, IMR4064 or Varget. Partial to IMR4064 myself.
An SPS is a hunting rifle, but it'll do for informal target shooting.
An SPS is a hunting rifle, but it'll do for informal target shooting.
alright so i was on the right page then with weights. chances are ill never be competitive in my shooting so itll just be for self satisfaction and bragging rights eventually
thanks
What do you have for a scope on that thing?
Find out what your twist is and go from there.
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Personally, I'd practice and get good at 300ish yards, then once you get confident at that distance, start moving further away.
Then as you get further you can play with different loads/bullet types and see what kind of changes you get.Nothing beats practice and experimentation.
Yes, also knowing a tad more about your equipment will help in the hunt for accuracy.
Then as you get further you can play with different loads/bullet types and see what kind of changes you get.Nothing beats practice and experimentation.
Yes, also knowing a tad more about your equipment will help in the hunt for accuracy.
ill check out the greenhill formula thanks.
as for the scope, its a bushnell 4-12x40mm. itll do the trick for now, my local range is only good for i believe 300 yards anyways so ill work on the shorter targets this weekend and maybe take a trip out to 300 for a few shots and see how i do.
i wont move out past 300 until im comfortable with the gun at that distance which may be a while still. thanks again for the help
as for the scope, its a bushnell 4-12x40mm. itll do the trick for now, my local range is only good for i believe 300 yards anyways so ill work on the shorter targets this weekend and maybe take a trip out to 300 for a few shots and see how i do.
i wont move out past 300 until im comfortable with the gun at that distance which may be a while still. thanks again for the help
My bad. I guess that’s a common mistake. Good thing when a bullet gets heavier it gets longer.
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I currently load 168gr bullets almost exlusively, but I think I might pick up a couple boxes of 175 Amax soon.
Wow! Did some googleing on Greenhill and it really opened up a can of worms. Just when I thought I had it figured out, back to the drawing board. I've got a 308 20" barrel with 1 in 10 twist I'm fooling around with. Would the faster twist possibly like heavier bullets or toned down light ones? I've got alot more reading to do now.
unless you go custom, you won't find a barrel with anything faster than a 1/10 twist- it's not practical nor needed- that 1/10 twist will handle up to 220 grains , which is just about the top end for 30 caliber- yes, i do know woodleigh makes a 240, but that's a rarified atmosphere-
the mpbr ( maximum point blank range) for the 06 using 180's is only 276 yards, and when you get to 400 it drops a good 44 inches or more- you'll have to have a lot of come-ups to reach 1000 yards
and faster twists prefer heavier bullets; that's where the difference between the 06 and the 308 win comes into play
