Thread: calibre advice

338 edge
300g EH over 2900fps

Go to longrangehunting.com and look in the extreme long range section. There are quite a few guys there shooting 1600 yds. Shawnee Carlock has shot deer out to 2000yds under pretty exceptional circumstances using his 338+P Edge.

Originally Posted by Pengy

Glad i just bought some big tubs of popcorn :

+1

.45-70 with a 6 foot ladder sight.

youll need one of these, and if you don't you wont kill the deer as good

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375 cheytec

Or just try walking that extra 1400+y

Someone on the buy sell or swap thread has a 7mm Screamer and you can get his second barrel in the 338 Lapua caliber us all his reloading this at once.
I can't say much about that but you can switch back the rifle for the 338.

Good luck

17 hornet

This.........................................and its suppressed too for sneaky hunting (and recoil reduction) and you can increase the distance to your quarry as your skill level increases



Sorry, just couldn't resist,

Originally Posted by mikee

This.........................................and its suppressed too for sneaky hunting (and recoil reduction) and you can increase the distance to your quarry as your skill level increases
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Sorry, just couldn't resist,

And it has a setting for "mince"

Originally Posted by sika77

Looking at a new gun to push out to 1600yds for hunting and target shooting and would like some advice on calibre choice, I need accuracy and dependability (don't we all) and will be reloading my own ammo, would really appreciate some advice feedback and personal experience.

If you need to ask the question in the first place, you shouldn't be doing this, TROLL

SKS on a gyro stabilised gimbal, slung under one of those new fandangled "quadcopter" thingees. Just fly it up close to your target and turn 1600 yards back into 160.
http://youtu.be/SNPJMk2fgJU

I wonder if he has ever shot something past 300 to start with...

I think the general consensus may be that you are trying to run before you can walk!
1600m is a LONG way to hit a target, let alone to be trying to humanely dispatch an animal.
In your post you give the impression that you aren't yet very familiar with firearms, calibers, ballistics, reloading, reading wind, or any of the other basic skills required to shoot at long range?!
What rifles do you own at present?
How far have you shot them to already?
What is your current level of experience?
Perhaps answer some of these questions to give people a better understanding of where you are currently at and people may be able to offer some useful guidance.


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