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Good to know.
Thanks,
John
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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I loved the 140gr Amax if you can still find them.... or maybe try the 143 ELD-X
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Pat,
Are the 6.5 Scenars soft like a VLD or much harder? They open up ok on lung shots?
Thanks,
John In my experience they penetrate deeper than Berger hunting vld's. They still open up on lung shots though.
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Good deal. Thanks Pat.
John
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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What kind of overall length are you guys running with the long bullets?
Reason for asking, pard here has an 84L Montana he's thinking about rebarelling to some flavor of 6.5. His Kimber seems to have an abnormally short magbox, thought the 6.5-284 might work good for him.
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Why no love for the Nosler LRAB? Seems everyone was really excited about these when they came out and now no one uses them? I am aware of the overly optimistic BC but that alone shouldn't keep them from being used. Also the aggressive expansion until the bullet slows down.
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What kind of overall length are you guys running with the long bullets? My 6.5-284 reamer has .188" freebore, and Berger VLD's seated in the lands are at 3.125" OAL, the reason I build on 700 L/A's.
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Why no love for the Nosler LRAB? Seems everyone was really excited about these when they came out and now no one uses them? I am aware of the overly optimistic BC but that alone shouldn't keep them from being used. Also the aggressive expansion until the bullet slows down. I did a pretty exhaustive test on them when they first came out. They shot just fine out to 1200 yards, but couldn't beat the 5-6 MOA wind advantage of my 130 VLD's load. Probably a non event at "normal" hunting ranges if a tougher bullet is wanted.....
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What kind of overall length are you guys running with the long bullets? My 6.5-284 reamer has .188" freebore, and Berger VLD's seated in the lands are at 3.125" OAL, the reason I build on 700 L/A's. Agree with LA's for the 6.5-284. To do otherwise is to limit your options with bullet selection and COAL. DF
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Here's some pronghorn lungs via a 136-L out of a 6.5 SAUM at 235 yards:
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