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Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - StoneHendge - 12-02-2020
Move over .223, which is what almost everyone else was shooting. And it was the rifle and caliber, not me. No one can give me a straight answer but I *believe* T6 is 4" and T7 is 2". Total field was 60. The 2 target groups were at least 30 degrees apart.
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RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - grayfox - 12-05-2020
Totally awesome!!!
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - Lemonaid - 12-07-2020
Congratulations! Would you attribute your success to faster 1st shot hits or something else?
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - StoneHendge - 12-08-2020
Thanks! Lemonaid, I think the advantage was better ballistics, no real disadvantage from increased recoil and more energy on target.. Sight picture was always there, I could see everything and the reticle barely moved. The 440s were fixed steel while the KYL rack is swingers. The only miss was my first on the small one. I knew all of my 440s were hits - I could clearly see them, while someone on a .223 might not be as sure with less mass and energy. I think I waited for the spotter to call hits on my first pass on the 440s even though my next shot was set up, but I didn't bother on the second pass - I saw them and was releasing the next while he was calling the last
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - Biodsl - 12-08-2020
Nice work! Isn't this why the 6ARC was developed? Better performance than the 5.56 while still being able to spot hits?
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - BluntForceTrauma - 12-15-2020
LOVE IT!! Congrats!
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - CZ527 Guy - 03-21-2021
Congratulations, & what was your load?
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - StoneHendge - 03-21-2021
(03-21-2021, 03:58 PM)CZ527 Guy Wrote: Congratulations, & what was your load?I'm running 95 gr TMKs with 28.2 gr Varget at 2660 in an 18" 8 twist. Note that its a 243 LBC so I have that whopping additional 0.03" of case capacity.
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - StoneHendge - 04-11-2021
He may have taken the Gas Gun Division in yesterday's PRS match (52 to 43), but I bet he wished he was at a pistol match during the timed stage (which was a PRS Skills Stage 2 - 10" circle at 400 yards with 2 shots each from 4 barrier positions - 2 standing and 2 kneeling):
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Note: This has nothing to do with 6mm ARC. I was shooting my 6.5 CM and that is likely what he was shooting (or a 6 CM). I'm just gloating.
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - BehindEnemyLines - 04-11-2021
Nice job SH! With that time differential, you could have started with a beer to make it closer!
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - grayfox - 04-11-2021
Totally awesome! Now post that in the P-doggie's newspaper out there so they will tremble in their little boots!!!!
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - Newmexican - 02-18-2022
Great shooting sir! Got me to thinking about setting up a similar "problem" at our county shooting range, but our longest is only 360 yards.
And as to your load -- sigh -- I remember Varget, from long, long ago ...
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - popgun - 02-18-2022
I had a varget sighting at the gun show a few weeks back. A lonely 1# jar for $70, I passed.
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - grayfox - 02-18-2022
Varget has been showing up online, hodgdon site, ppowder valley, midsouth, brownells... but have to act fast.
You all know about discord, right?
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - popgun - 03-16-2022
I went into my local store yesterday and surprise, they had some varget. So I picked up a couple of pounds to try,
RE: Fastest Caliber in the Southwest - StoneHendge - 03-16-2022
My local store also had Varget last week. I smiled. And then I grabbed all of the H4350 that was next to it.