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1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:20 am
by ovenpaa
I threw a few 190 SMK's down the range yesterday, loaded for a leisurely 2400fps I was pleasantly surprised with accuracy and recoil and they stabilised nicely in my 1:12 barrel, it was all a bit of an experiment and it does make me wonder what they will shoot like at 1000 yards.
Have I been missing something here?
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:45 am
by Robin128
What range did you try them at, ovenpaa and how long is the barrel?
:)
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:52 am
by ovenpaa
24" at 300/600
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:27 pm
by Robin128
Do you have a longer barrelled rifle in 308win?
:)
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:56 pm
by ovenpaa
No I only have 24" barrelled .308's - I do need to think about getting my black AI rebarrelled one day soon but will probably stop with 24" as it is a nice form and balance and shoots a comfortable MOA at 1000 with 155's and I use it quite often at 1200. I have my 7mm for more accurate 1000/1200 stuff and hopefully a 6,5x55 will be ordered in the morning which should also work at LR.
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:57 pm
by Robin128
She is spoiling you mate!
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 3:09 pm
by ovenpaa
Heh, it will be her rifle at the end of the day, I just advise her
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:04 pm
by bobbob
ovenpaa wrote:Heh, it will be her rifle at the end of the day, I just advise her
That's how I seem to end up with new rifles :lol:
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:26 pm
by Christel
Bobbob, exactly my thoughts.
That is how I end up with new rifles, I am being advised.
:lol:
Re: 1000 yard shooting the .308 with 190's
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:15 pm
by Angelfire
ovenpaa wrote:I threw a few 190 SMK's down the range yesterday, loaded for a leisurely 2400fps I was pleasantly surprised with accuracy and recoil and they stabilised nicely in my 1:12 barrel, it was all a bit of an experiment and it does make me wonder what they will shoot like at 1000 yards.
Have I been missing something here?
If it was with my home loads, to hit a target a thousand yds away I would have to have pointed it in the general direction of Mars, the bullet drop was that great.
Regards
Phil*