Thread: Marlin 30-30 setup

Originally Posted by scottrods

How much MV at 200yds? My handloads are only doing 1900 at the muzzle, so I expect they will drop of a lot by 200.

I didn't chrono it but I did shoot a few at 230 yards and with it set 3" high at 100 yards it was about 6" low at 230 yards.
The pack quotes an mv of 2390fps and to be fair I've found there quoted speeds to be fairly close but bearing in mind I've only got 16.5" of barrel I'm picking I'll be somewhere around 2300fps give or take.
I did shoot this helium canister (empty) at 230 yards aiming for the top of the label and hit an inch or so from the bottom so looks like 6" drop from POA at that distance, if anyone who is smarter than me wants to crunch the numbers.