Hey Bubba.
I was looking around for alternative loads and ran across the Lapua 155 scenars. They have a higher BC and people seem to have
good luck with them at 1000 yards plus. Where I'm going to class is pretty much the flat western part of Oklahoma. From those that I've talked to that have been there say the wind is a real bitch. I was wondering what you thought about a lighter/faster bullet at the 1000 yard mark. I guess what I'm asking is do you think, assuming it's accurate in my rifle, that I could do it better with velocity as opposed to bullet mass in regard to wind drift. I looked up a Varget load which is compressed at 47 grains but it's bumping 2900 out of a 24 inch barrel. I'm also wondering if I could get a complete burn with that charge in 20 inches of barrel. I'm guessing here but I figure I'm losing 100 or so FPS with my short tube. I'm also wondering if the 155 would work better being lighter in a 1-12 twist. As always your help, or anyones else that has experience with this bullet, is greatly appreciated. I'm not all that worried about the 600 yard shot, I'm pretty confident that I can pull that off, but the 1000 yard is the great beyond for me at this point.
I was looking around for alternative loads and ran across the Lapua 155 scenars. They have a higher BC and people seem to have
good luck with them at 1000 yards plus. Where I'm going to class is pretty much the flat western part of Oklahoma. From those that I've talked to that have been there say the wind is a real bitch. I was wondering what you thought about a lighter/faster bullet at the 1000 yard mark. I guess what I'm asking is do you think, assuming it's accurate in my rifle, that I could do it better with velocity as opposed to bullet mass in regard to wind drift. I looked up a Varget load which is compressed at 47 grains but it's bumping 2900 out of a 24 inch barrel. I'm also wondering if I could get a complete burn with that charge in 20 inches of barrel. I'm guessing here but I figure I'm losing 100 or so FPS with my short tube. I'm also wondering if the 155 would work better being lighter in a 1-12 twist. As always your help, or anyones else that has experience with this bullet, is greatly appreciated. I'm not all that worried about the 600 yard shot, I'm pretty confident that I can pull that off, but the 1000 yard is the great beyond for me at this point.