Thread: LR gong options

Shooting side by side with you and Gillie at the Tarata medium range shoot, it was noticeable that his .260 with 140 gr consistently needed less windage than my 7mm08 with 140 gr. I think you had 7mmm08 with 120 gr ? and needed more windage again. Most of the difference score was of course due to Gillie's positional shooting skill, wind reading and downright cunnning but the windage, which he shared with us, got me thinking that the 260 is marginally but significantly superior for these shoots. He has also trounced the field at Hangawera (500 - 1000m), including someone else using his gun, so the set up is equal to specialist long range cartridges like the 338LM. I'm not so sure the F class approach of extra long barrels is a great advantage either. A bit of quick handling good balance is very helpful. You want to be able to shoot it offhand, sitting or kneeling without a rest. I haven't used a range of calibers and barrel weights myself, preferring to build up experience with one standard load but of course that's not for everyone.