Re: Remighton 700 Police
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Graham</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What is the 'pretty fast twist' of a 700P?</div></div>
1:12 for a 308, as opposed to the lazier 1:14 of yore. 1:12 and the faster 1:10 allows better stabilization of the 168+ bullets that are in vogue these days. 1:12 is considered fast relatively speaking.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you're serious about 500, you need to get very meticulous about your brass prep; each case should be identical to the last. But that's hardly worth a dollar wager. </div></div>Seriously? Load some of your favorite loads on a Dillon with mixed brass lots and tell me you can tell the difference on paper at 500.</div></div>
You read something in there I did not write. Under 200 yards is point-blank, and most that shoot that distance professionally will tell you that 308 cartridges are too large and that fussing over .1gr variations in powder weight or .001" differences in anything isn't worth the time - 100 yards doesn't allow for those variances to show up. You won't win a match with a factory rifle and factory ammo, but for the average joe like most of us here, you won't see the difference between professionally prepped ammo or factory GMM from a 700p in 100y.
Now, I'm not a professional shooter, nor have I competed past 200 yards, so the following is anecdotal heresay from colleagues that do.
300 to 600 yards is when machinery plays the biggest role. That's when the most advantage can be had through meticulous prep work and gunsmithing. Not that it isn't taken advantage of in the closer or further ranges, but here is where the equipment will win or lose a match for you.
Did I say you can't load accurate ammo on a Dillon with mixed headstamps? Do you think those that are winning the 600 yard benchrest matches are?
At 1000 yards, too many factors can influence the bullet placement that total equipment control takes a backseat to operator artisanship. Again, not that these rifles and ammo aren't tuned to the maximum, but misreading wind can mean a larger miss than powder density variations or crown angle.
Did that clear it up for you?