I can not confirm this, but it seems completely legitimate. Why It Made the Cut: The .300 Win. If a shooter is looking for nothing better than deer-killing accuracy at 200 yards, then there are plenty of cartridges that fit the bill, and there isnt anything to argue about. With a growing choice of ammo from 90-130 grain projectiles and the benefit of a great ballistic coefficient with the 6.5mm bullet, 500+ yard shooting can be almost boring. .300 Winchester Magnum is a favorite of hunters worldwide for big game at long range. Richard Mann was born and raised in West Virginia and has hunted from the Montana mountains to the green hills of Africa. To explain the nuances of rifle twist rates, you can read my previous article about AR-15 Twist Rates! It drops almost 400 inches at 1000 yards and drifts 100 inches at the same with a 10 MPH full value wind. The newest addition to the Nosler line of proprietary cartridges is the 27 Nosler. Over the years the round has set numerous records in 600- and 1,000-yard benchrest competitions, so when the PRS started to catch on in 2012, it wasnt long before those shooters started looking at this stubby little round. The 6.5 CM is, While there isnt much of a cheap alternative for 6.5 CM ammunition, Lucky Gunner lists, Like Alice in Wonderland, you can go down a. Click below for a FREE LESSON! is the perfect Goldilocks round. Hornady is loading 6 GT ammunition with 109-grain ELD-M bullets that are available through GA Precision. It combined flat-shooting ballistics with hard-hitting bullets in a package with lighter recoil than the .300 Weatherby Magnum, which debuted in 1944. Used 85 grain Winchester preamumbalistic tip, No one ever mentions the .270 Win. Developed in 2007 by Hornady, the 6.5 Creedmoor has a parent case with the .30 TC, which was originally based on the .308 Winchester. The 264 Win Mag. Maybe 250 if the stars align. Ditto for the .300 PRC, which fixes every shortcoming of the .300 Win Mag and as the name implies (PRC - "Precision Rifle Cartridge") was made for accuracy at extreme long distance. Prices can be high for match-grade ammo, but Wolf offers extremely affordable plinking ammo with their 100-grain FMJ steel-case loads. Whether you're shooting a break-action, pump-action, or semiautomatic, Sign up for the Field & Stream newsletter and get the latest intelligence straight to your inbox. Even though high-BC .30-caliber bullets need to be heavy and pushed hard to shoot flat, many American hunters love them enough to tolerate the recoil. The 6mm Creedmoor has gained a lot of traction with competitive shooters over the last couple of years. So, Winchester slightly modified the .270 WSM case so it was a bit shorter and then specified barrels with a faster twist. There is too much to go wrong and game animals aren't targets or enemies. The 27 Nosler bests the .270 Winchester by about 400 fps with 150-grain bullets. Its the little 220 Swift (center) pushing a 40-grain bullet! While precision match loads can be pricey, you can always run cheaper alternatives. While there are newer cartridges around, many of them are derived from the .308, and all are measured against it. That is just my opinion. In 2015, Mann began contributing to Field & Stream to cover guns, ammunition, ballistics, and hunting. Still, if youre goal is to push heavy projectiles to the outer reaches, Noslers 28 may be the best 7mm option out there. I wasnt there to see it actually happen, but I dont doubt that it could have. Cartridges like the .338 Lapua Magnum, .375 Cheytac, and .50 BMG have shown incredible performance down range, but they can be prohibitively expensive. That closed the tips of the open-tip match (OTM) bullets and made the projectiles slightly shorter in length. projectiles begins to add up and they shoot flatter at extreme range. He sighted in his rifle and we immediately dialed to 400 yards. Among his requirements were that the cartridge for the rifle should be able to kill a 1,000-pound animal with one shot, that the ammunition should be widely available, that the practical field accuracy of the rifle, which should weigh seven pounds or less with scope and sling and be no longer than 39 inches from butt to muzzle, should be 2 MOA, demonstrated by the shooter placing 3-shot groups on a 200 yard target that measure four inches or less. Ammo availability has become extensive for the 6.5 Creedmoor. But the 7mm Remington Magnum will remain supersonic out to 1,400 yards or a bit more, making a good choice for cross-canyon hunting. The 308 is a good round and in many cases there's no reason to replace it with a 6.5C unless you just want to.. On the other hand if you're starting fresh, there's not much reason to buy a 308 over a 6.5C. However, in the 1000-yard game, many different calibers can win. and 7mm RUM might come close with the right bullet. But to choose the best long-range caliber for you, start with your own experience and interests. Federals EDGE TLR .270 Winchester is another outstanding option. To salvage the project, the Navy switched to 185-grain Lapua FMJs, which went into production in 1990. Ill be honest; I may be a huge Grendel fanboy. Quick story.. still possess remarkable capabilities. I'd be looking for something cheap and flat. Oldmarine >>> GO I know you like your Bushnell scope but you should know that they make a lot of good scopes but the one that is favored by many Long Range shooters is the Elite Tactical XRS 4.5 . hit its first major stumble. You must adequately define these currently nebulous extra parameters that lead you to make these statements and pass them off as informative. Some people take their rifle out two weeks before the season and fire a dozen shots, these people probably fall into the 50 or 100 yard category. At least inside of 600 yards. The rebated . And that factor alone will make a person a more competent field marksman and a better, more ethical hunter. No, its not a 6.5 Creedmoor, but few things are. Get Our Top Shooting Drills and Zeroing Targets ($47 value - but FREE for a limited time). Shooters have no real idea how much drop a bullet has at long ranges like 1500 yards. we started testing in VIET-NAM, they were great, even at LONG range. That's it. But with this dead-flat launch angle we get an accurate picture of pure drop. After Weatherbys 6.5-300 Magnum did not win as many hearts and minds as theyd hoped, Weatherby rethought the 6.5mm cartridge and developed the 6.5 RPM (Rebated Precision Magnum). It may be a bit rough on barrels, but this cartridge shoots so flat you probably wont care. That's quite a round. One needs look no further than how the 6.5 Creedmoor and its kin have fared in precision rifle competitions, winning time and again when the shots are on small targets at 1,000 yards or more. For those looking to leverage the latest innovations in cartridge design and bullet technology there is a whole world of goodies to choose from. It also induced instability that rendered the round unstable and inaccurate at 800 yards and beyond. But the 220 Swift is not a legal big game cartridge in many states and the 40-grain bullet is a poor choice for big game where the Swift is legal. ), Hornadys Precision Hunter 178-grain ELD-X at 2,600 fps is probably the best long-range option, but look also at the new 168-grain Berger Hybrid Hunter load from Federal, RELATED: 6.5 Creedmoor vs. .308 Winchester. The 6.5 Creedmoor will remain supersonic out to 1,400 yards and is quickly becoming the most popular long-range, big-game cartridge in the world. Big, heavy rifles, lots of recoil. Of course, if you want to know a LOT more about the 6.5 Grendel you need to read the 6.5 Grendel Shootout! Nosler is loading the 27 with their famous AccuBond, which is one of the best big-game bullets ever crafted. Weve got a dedicated section for the AR-15 here. It is a screamer, and with increased velocity comes increased range. Considered by many to be the optimum long-range, large-game cartridge, the .300 Winchester Magnum has proven itself worldwide. Also the 300 Win? That involves shooting ballistically aero-efficient bullets at moderate velocities with the understanding that they will retain their speed and shoot flatter at long distances while generating mild recoil and good barrel life. With their Vanguard line you can do it for less than $900. If you took the Statue of Liberty and laid it down, thats almost 20 Statues of Liberty long. Don't even come play if you can't consistently make that shot. Even at a 1000 yard drop, the cartridge range is around 210'', which makes the 26 Nosler perform quite capably at such a range . Mag., notably the .300 PRC and .300 Norma Mag., but for now, the .300 Win. Pure drop from the get-go. There may be others like the 257 Wby. One afternoon, after shooting a nice antelope at about 500 yards, I was walking back to the truck with the guide, and we were discussing quarter-bores, with the guide extolling his 25-06, the best of the lot. Surprising how many people seem to have forgotten the .264 W mag. The one up top is tipped with an 80-grain Barnes TTSX, while the other has a 110-grain Nosler AccuBond. To which I would answer neither the 300WM or the .338. It out performs the 6.5 Creedmore and the .308. The ultimate open-country hunting cartridge. The 300 PRC will cruise above the speed of sound out to 1,650 yards. Its moderate recoil, inherent accuracy, and proven lethality is why it is such a great choice for new hunters. But with some tuning of the magazine that issue can be mostly mitigated. 260 Remington or 6.5 Creedmore. Subscribe to Pew Pew Tactical's sales and deals email. I may be wrong, and its ok for me to be wrong. Everything on this list at the face value of the descriptor "long range" can be beaten out by better rounds, all of them. Mag Browning Eclipse using 208 Grain Hornady Match Bullets and am having a good time with my new DPMS with a Geissly Trigger and custom Muzzle brake with the barrel cryogenically treated hitting golf balls at 200 yards. These are all with commercial brass available, 300NM, 338NM, 338LM , 375CT , .408 CT and 416 B all shoot very good out to and passed 2000 yards. inherent in 6.5mm (.264) caliber bullets. Don't need to be a super-awesome-Operator or competitive shooter to know this. Mag. Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush .by Peter H. 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