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Out to 300 yards anything from a 308 up shoots flat enough to make hits with no hold over. Much beyond 300, certainly at 500, all of them drop enough that you need to know the exact range and use a scope with dots or dials to consistently hit with anything.


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Hunting similar situations here on gas line ROWs, I've found the 257 Wby hard to beat. It's not quite as flat as some big boomers, but it has less recoil and less muzzle blast. I tried some big boomers and kept coming back to the 257. To be able to point and shoot to 400 is golden during the rut where you barely have time to shoulder the rifle before they are gone.

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Originally Posted by Tejano
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Originally Posted by Tejano
... like those scope diagrams where the trajectory arches above the line of sight. Pure ballistic magic.


If I'm reading you right then you're off base here.

That was in the same vein as bullets going so fast they don't have time to open up.


Scope Magic is true. Just ask Ringman.


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. [/quote]
Ken,
Was looking at a MK V Outfitter in 270 Wby yesterday. I like the looks of it but I need to do some research before I commit. I had a MkV UL in 270 Weatherby about 10 years ago. Killed a couple of mule deer with it but would like to pop an elk with one![/quote]

If you build or re-barrel I would go with a 1 in 8 twist to use the newer VLDs. The 170+ bullets put the 270s in a whole new league for longer ranges. With the 110-130s it is ideal for the Sendero hunting too. Good compromise between a 257 and a 300. A little more bullet weight, doesn't give up much in trajectory and a lot easier to shoot than the 300.


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