Ok - so I've gotten consumed lately looking at BC's & velocities. (These ballpark #'s are for around 5500' elevation in summertime).
What is a great round that is flat shooting? Gives good barrel life(if that is possible but most anything is better than the barrel eating 6.5-284)?
7mm 162 AMAX at around 2900 fps drop 22.5 moa / drift 4.5 moa at 1K
260 Rem 139 Scenar around 2750 fps drop 26.7 moa / drift 5.1 at 1K
(What velocities are most guys getting with the 139 Scenar in the 260?)
(For comparison sake):
308 Win 155 Scenar at 2810 fps drop 29.4 moa / drift 6.5 at 1K
So browsing the numbers for the 162 AMAX (.625 bc) in a SAUM is a nice setup. Does everyone else feel that a short action cartridge gives less perceived recoil than a standard cartridge (ie - 7mm Mag)?
What is a great round that is flat shooting? Gives good barrel life(if that is possible but most anything is better than the barrel eating 6.5-284)?
7mm 162 AMAX at around 2900 fps drop 22.5 moa / drift 4.5 moa at 1K
260 Rem 139 Scenar around 2750 fps drop 26.7 moa / drift 5.1 at 1K
(What velocities are most guys getting with the 139 Scenar in the 260?)
(For comparison sake):
308 Win 155 Scenar at 2810 fps drop 29.4 moa / drift 6.5 at 1K
So browsing the numbers for the 162 AMAX (.625 bc) in a SAUM is a nice setup. Does everyone else feel that a short action cartridge gives less perceived recoil than a standard cartridge (ie - 7mm Mag)?