ok i know alot will say its not posable but but im wanting to try a 1500-1700 yrd shoot it my 18" 1-8.75 twist barrel once a load is worked up now for the critics ive seen a 20" 308 hit a 1540 yrd target so lets hear yals input thanks
ok i know alot will say its not posable but but im wanting to try a 1500-1700 yrd shoot it my 18" 1-8.75 twist barrel once a load is worked up now for the critics ive seen a 20" 308 hit a 1540 yrd target so lets hear yals input thanks
Doable, yes, but not consistently repeatable. Using a 123 Hornady Amax, you would be getting around 2400-2500 FPS from that barrel. Lets say 2500 FPS.
At 1500 yards you have 120 feet of drop, thats 90 MOA, and 21 feet of drift in a 10 MPH wind. Velocity is still over 900 FPS, though.
At 1700 yards you have 175 feet of drop, thats 117 MOA, and close to 30 feet of drift.
You can get there, but more chance than anything if you hit something!
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I agree, it is really stretching it and it could be done on a day where there is ZERO wind and hopefully a warmer day (a few more fps)
That is really .260rem and up territory.
ya i understand that compleatly and i know ther is alot better rounds for that range...but it dont have to be consistent if i can get it on video once lol ..i just have it in my head i can do it may take me 60 rds hahaha but i want this round to hit that far for satisfaction
JW:Originally Posted by jwilson1985
OK -- you have received solid advice from the more knowledgeable people here.
I am curious and am sure others are too so let me ask these questions.
What is the target size, what distance, and where (geographically) will you do your blasting?
How will you know that a hit wasn't just chance? Or, does it even matter?
How will you know you even hit at that distance?
Finally -- what loads do you intend on testing?
LR55
anyone know what the record is distance wise with a grendel
There was a shot at 1200m soccer ball sized target
Not able to give more details.
Obviously it was not done for the sake of seeing if it would work, sometimes you need to deal with what you have.
IIRC the target was far below so the drop was not an issue. Huge cosine.
Last edited by warped; 07-16-2011 at 04:10 AM.
Hey JW,
If you will wait untill it gets warmer, since I live in S.E. Kansas, I don't live that far, I would love to come down and spot for you, I would even turn you some solidsif you tell me what you want! I sure would likw to do some 600yds shooting.
Pm or email me and we can talk things over!
Greg
Can I bring my Grendel and it bother 243WSSM AR?
To hit what? The round can probably fly 3 1/2 - 4 miles and you can hit a mountain at max distance.
Haha. True.
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