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Although this cartridge is the smallest in a line of what are essentially hunting cartridges have any of you had any contact or do you have any experience with it as a 1000 yard competition round?


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Thanks for the help guys.


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have any of you had any contact or do you have any experience with it as a 1000 yard competition round?

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jumpingOK fine killpcthought I may get to horse or bsflag but no such luck...no one wants to play...


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I'd play but no experience at 1000. I've only shot out to 600 with .223, 500 with .308, and 500 with .30-06. I'm really trying not to get into long range for now. I'm busy enough with Service Rife.

I'd think anything that holds a minute of angle or better and stays sonic at 1000 yards should have a chance if the shooter is experienced at wind reading. Looking at some of the velocities on some of the 7 mm rounds they might even make 1400 yards.


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I shoot long range and for several years a world class shooter, Mitchell Maxbury, shot a Rem. 7mm Mag at 1000yds. Not familiar with your round, but can say the 7mm part sure worked for him. There are some good bullets for that caliber which is a plus.
Not to change subjects on you, but the "hot" one for the past few years is the 6.5x284 round with the 142gr Sierra MK. for long range matches. Just a thought.
 
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I used a 6mm Ackley, essentially a 6mm/284 or 240 WBY, at Byers,Co. for my first 1000 yd shoot and shot MOA and was pleased for the first shoot.

I guess I may still use it and I also have a Remington 5 R in 308 but the bbl is 24". So I got to looking on the 6mmBR site and was looking at some of the 7mm cartridges and thought, hummmm.

See I have a 7mm Dakota with a light bbl done by Empire Arms and it shoots lights out with a Hornady 162 A-Max. Honest 3200+ fps with that bullet, but getting on the up side of what a guy would want for a BR gun I'm thinking...but maybe not?

I was just looking for thought from some of you that has been on the 1000yard ranges. 7Mag is in that ballpark essentially right under the Dakota.

Thanks for sharing.


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By the way I'm not thinking of using the light barrel just that I already have the components and wasn't excited about having 7mm WSM brass also if I didn't really need to go there already having the 7MM Dakota. Yet I don't want to have a gun built if the cartridge is going to be to much to be practical. Regards.


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I'd try a light barrel to see if I liked shooting the mathces just so as not to spend $1300 on a new rifle. Ok, I'd buy a new rifle but the wife won't go for it. Seriously I was going to shoot my .30-06 to try it after getting a load done for it but when I got my new stock I also got a heavy .308 barrel. Service rifle season is starting so it will be later this summer either way.


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The pencil barrel I have would work just fine but not within the time constraints given for the match.


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