01-14-2019, 09:24 PM
continued due to length ...
Since replacing the broken bolt and tuning the gas port about exactly a year ago, there have been no issues with the gun (see trouble shooting reports from last Jan for me).
Here's my DOPE in current conditions ... 30F ... mv 2389 ... 123 ELD-M (Hornady load)
0yds 0 mils elevation 0 mils 10 MPH wind
100yds 0 mils elevation 0.2 mils wind
200yds 0.5 up 0.5 wind
300yds 1.5 up 0.8 wind
400yds 2.6 up 1.1 wind
500yds 4.0 up 1.4 wind
600yds 5.5 up 1.7 wind
700yds 7.2 up 2.1 wind
Transonic 710yds
800yds 9.2 up 2.5 wind
900yds 11.4 up 2.9 wind
subsonic 990yds
900yds is a bit of a stretch. I use Tremor 3 reticle with the wind dots ... and holding 11.4 is 1.4 mils of extrapolation for the wind dots. So I would have to dial up 5 mils and have my wind dots halved. The actual wind dot value for this gun/ammo combination is 3.5 MPH per dot, so it would be 1.75 ... so the wind dots would support up to 14 MPH and with extrapolation 16 mph at 900yds. Otherwise I can hold for all shots under 850yds without dialing.
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Here is the current configuration.
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L&S Mk6 3-18x tremor 3 illuminated (11.9 inches, 23.6 OZ)
BAE UTC-x thermal clipon, supports full magnification range of the day scope.
Atlas bipods ... I prefer over Harris lately because they don't come loose.
Omega Suppressor. Shorter and lighter than many, and supports higher rate of fire.
Really Right Stuff Tripod. Amazing piece of gear. You can really shoot sub-moa groups with this tripod. Even I can !!
and it weights ~4 pounds about 1 pound lighter than the Manfrottos I've been using for previous 3 years.
Radius range finder, very useful for night ranging.
The gun is 15 lbs 11.6 oz in that configuration (just weighed it
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This gun is my "308 on a small frame" ... and it gets the job done. Dots, Long distance and critter control. It does it all.
And BIG thanks to BFD for expressing me out a bolt last year when I broke mine right before I went on a texas hog hunting trip ... GREAT support is had on this forum !!!
Since replacing the broken bolt and tuning the gas port about exactly a year ago, there have been no issues with the gun (see trouble shooting reports from last Jan for me).
Here's my DOPE in current conditions ... 30F ... mv 2389 ... 123 ELD-M (Hornady load)
0yds 0 mils elevation 0 mils 10 MPH wind
100yds 0 mils elevation 0.2 mils wind
200yds 0.5 up 0.5 wind
300yds 1.5 up 0.8 wind
400yds 2.6 up 1.1 wind
500yds 4.0 up 1.4 wind
600yds 5.5 up 1.7 wind
700yds 7.2 up 2.1 wind
Transonic 710yds
800yds 9.2 up 2.5 wind
900yds 11.4 up 2.9 wind
subsonic 990yds
900yds is a bit of a stretch. I use Tremor 3 reticle with the wind dots ... and holding 11.4 is 1.4 mils of extrapolation for the wind dots. So I would have to dial up 5 mils and have my wind dots halved. The actual wind dot value for this gun/ammo combination is 3.5 MPH per dot, so it would be 1.75 ... so the wind dots would support up to 14 MPH and with extrapolation 16 mph at 900yds. Otherwise I can hold for all shots under 850yds without dialing.
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Here is the current configuration.
L&S Mk6 3-18x tremor 3 illuminated (11.9 inches, 23.6 OZ)
BAE UTC-x thermal clipon, supports full magnification range of the day scope.
Atlas bipods ... I prefer over Harris lately because they don't come loose.
Omega Suppressor. Shorter and lighter than many, and supports higher rate of fire.
Really Right Stuff Tripod. Amazing piece of gear. You can really shoot sub-moa groups with this tripod. Even I can !!
and it weights ~4 pounds about 1 pound lighter than the Manfrottos I've been using for previous 3 years.Radius range finder, very useful for night ranging.
The gun is 15 lbs 11.6 oz in that configuration (just weighed it
)==
This gun is my "308 on a small frame" ... and it gets the job done. Dots, Long distance and critter control. It does it all.
And BIG thanks to BFD for expressing me out a bolt last year when I broke mine right before I went on a texas hog hunting trip ... GREAT support is had on this forum !!!