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Originally Posted by svandamme
the 1903 shot Sierra 155 Palma heads
the Winchester 70 had a 26 inch barrel and shot 175 Sierra TMK's
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Interesting. I would have transposed those bullets, using the heavier 175's in the larger '06 case. The 155 grain Palmas were actually designed specifically to remain supersonic from the .308 at 1,000 yards for use in, of all things - the Palma Matches. Even the vaunted 168 grain Match King fails to remain supersonic at 1,000 yards from the .308. I've seen (actually heard) many, many of them tumbling at that range when I was in the butts.
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Originally Posted by svandamme
I weighed all my cases, and heads and hand measured the loads, brass was sized with Redding S dies for neck tension control...my velocities were extremely consistent.
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What powders and primers are you using?
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Originally Posted by svandamme
That was on Bisley, Stickle downrange
At 600 yds with my 1903 I was printing a close circle around the group made by an AI chambred 260 remington(pretty much a lazer).. he was schooting scope on bipod, I was shooting irons prone and sling..
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Scopes really don't help when shooting under match conditions at well defined, visible targets. We often see iron sight shooters out-shooting scope sighted shooters. Scopes excel under hunting or other field conditions, where target visibility is less than ideal.
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Originally Posted by svandamme
Man sized Steel plate, don't know which bullet, it wasn't my gun.
Dude next to me gave me wind and elevation, he was a local, he knew the wind in them fjords... Absolute impossible to read the wind there , you just have to guess how the wind will flow over the various rock faces and what not.
But it was a clean hit
We also shot some 50 cal bolt, but quite frankly that thing wasn't pleasant to shoot with..
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Wow - that looks like a real shooters' nightmare. I cannot imagine the swirling, boiling, gusting winds a place like that would have to offer. What a challenge...