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  1. M47Patton

    What 7mm for a mile

    Thanks for the information, good stuff. I too found it odd that the 7mm drifted less. A couple posts ago I noted that JBM did not have the correct BC listed for the 285 eld. When I plugged in numbers taken from hornadys website, the 285 338 eld had a slight advantage over the 180 eld. The...
  2. M47Patton

    What 7mm for a mile

    I was considering a 7mm rem mag, and 2950 fps seemed pretty typical with 180gr class bullets. The 2850 fps is pulled from what seems like typical numbers from a 338 lapua mag which I am now considering. The 338 edge uses a little more powder right? Thank you for your comments.
  3. M47Patton

    What 7mm for a mile

    I've been using JBM ballistics to play with with different bullets at different velocities. When I run these numbers, I am paying the most attention to the windage with a 10 mph cross wind. Using JBMs bullet database, I compared many different combinations. For example, a 7mm 180gr eld @ 2950...
  4. M47Patton

    What 7mm for a mile

    Everything I'm looking at on paper gives the edge to 7mm at all elevations. Are you saying that in your experience the 338 bullets hold true longer and further once sub sonic, and that's what makes it superior? I have only shot out to a mile once, so maybe I'm depending on the JBM results too...
  5. M47Patton

    Rifle Scopes Thinking about getting a Vortex PST 6-24x50 SFP and would appreciate some advice.

    If you don't need the illumination you'll save some money by going with an HST vs the PST. I have an HST 6-24 on my Grendel and I shoot out to 750 and 1000 yards with it regularly.
  6. M47Patton

    Caldwell Rock Deluxe Bench Rest Shooting rest

    I've been using one for many years. If you tighten the coarse and fine adjustment knobs, it isn't wobbly. It's better than a front shooting bag. I was unaware of the bald eagle stuff when I purchased mine. Had I known back then I might have went with the bald eagle instead, but the caldwell...
  7. M47Patton

    Rifle Scopes 20 MOA base to a 40 MOA base

    I was in the same exact situation earlier this year. I had a chance to take my 260 out to a mile. I had a 20 moa rail and figured I needed at least a 30 moa rail. I ended up going with Burris signature rings. The supplied inserts can give you an extra 0 to 40 moa in elevation. The exact amount...
  8. M47Patton

    What 7mm for a mile

    There was no saum in that video. It was a 7 rem mag. That particular video just got me re-debating 7mm vs 30 cal for my build. If you are shooting out to 2100 on a somewhat regular basis then you are more experienced than I am. Furthest I've shot was 1 mile with a 260.
  9. M47Patton

    What 7mm for a mile

    Timely thread as I am also planning out a purpose built 1 mile rifle, and like the OP I had zeroed on 7mm. Will be interesting to see where this thread goes. I keep waffling on different calibers. I thought I had finally settled on 7mm rem mag. The 7 rem mag seems to be a good balance of...
  10. M47Patton

    Rifle Scopes Vortex PST Gen II 5-25x

    I've shot out to a mile with my pst gen2. Very pleased with it.
  11. M47Patton

    140 RDF's

    My rifle favored .020 from the lands and 42grs of RL-16. IMR 4451 which works well with 140 bergers, 140 elds and 147 elds did not like the RDFs too much.
  12. M47Patton

    Rifle Scopes Vortex PST Gen II

    Just wanted to give a short update on my 5-25 pst gen2. I've had it for a couple of months now. Today I was at the range for close to 4 hours working on load development (100 yards). So far I am very happy with the scope. I didn't experience any eye fatigue that I sometimes get with lesser...
  13. M47Patton

    Rifle Scopes Who puts a US Optics scope on a Mosin Nagant?

    Nice! How does she shoot? Hard to tell by the photo, is that the original barrel cut down or did you put an aftermarket barrel on there?
  14. M47Patton

    Rifle Scopes Vortex PST Gen II

    The only Athlon scope I've looked through was the Argos 6-30x56 which my buddy recently picked up. It's no where near the same league as a pst gen2 (or a gen1). Honestly, I thought the glass on that model was marginally better than a Vortex Crossfire. The image was clear and the reticle looked...
  15. M47Patton

    Reloder 16 for .260 REMINGTON

    Finally got a chance to test RL-16 in my 260 with the Nosler 140 RDFs. Started at 40grs and worked up to 42 grs in .4 increments. I don't have data for 40.4 due to a problem with the Chrony on that string. Each string is five shots. Velocities are low, lower than what I was hoping for...
  16. M47Patton

    Reloder 16 for .260 REMINGTON

    For the 147s with IMR 4451 I worked up from 40 to 42.3. 42 and above are defiantly hot loads in my rifle. The primers still had rounded edges but there was some slight cratering. Also the bolt lift was a little stiff. I settled on 41.9 which I suspect is still a hot load considering hodgdons...
  17. M47Patton

    Reloder 16 for .260 REMINGTON

    Timely thread! I just picked up a lb of rl-16 to try in my 260. I had been using IMR 4451 which does work very well. I just wanted to see how rl-16 does. I would like to use 147 elds but can't seem to find them in stock so I'll play with the nosler 140 rdfs.
  18. M47Patton

    Who is using IMR 4166 for 6.5CM

    A ~120gr that is still super sonic at 2100 yards with a muzzle velocity of just 3100 fps??? It would need a bc that rivals 140gr class bullets. Looking forward to seeing this.
  19. M47Patton

    Anyone shooting the 147 ELD-M

    Where did you buy them? I can't find them in stock anywhere.
  20. M47Patton

    Who is using IMR 4166 for 6.5CM

    Probably not going to run into too many folks who have used imr 4166 in any of the mid 6.5s (260, 6.5 creedmore, 6.5x47L). imr 4451 is a better match from the Enduran line for those calibers with 120-140gr bullets. You may have to write the book on this combo ;)
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