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Sweet ballistics on that cartridge.

Post up the 140g ballistics if you will, please.

Ah, the search for the elusive cartridge that becomes your go-to rifle to fill that superstition, once you put one on the ground….lol.

Have fun with the new toy. Nice setup.

The 300 yd zero ballistics on the 127 is amazing….got my attention.

243, 300 Win, 375 Wby

243 300win 375wby

Yes.

And the 130 Sciroccos as well.

Thanks ES91. I will chrono everything with my Labradar and report back.

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Got five boxes of ammo and the scope mounted and bore-sighted.









Off to the range tomorrow.

Nice. Looking forward to what you see on paper.

I'm hopeful, but apprehensive. With that 27x, it will be all about the rifle, not me. Just rest it, put the crosshairs on the middle of the bullseye, and squeeze. Wait a few minutes to keep the barrel from heating up. Repeat. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Lol nice edit..it’s not nice to copy

Lol.

Truth?

I put 243 300 wby(didn't look close enough at the shoulder), and 378 wby (what I found in my Nosler #3 loading manual, they didn't show the 375 wby listed) I pulled up some pics and seen the difference with pics between the 378 and 375.

So, I originally tried to just delete my whole post, since it was wrong, and you got it right, but it wouldn't let me, so I "corrected it" (Kinda like a mulligan in golf).

Lastly, I knew you would point it out, so it'd give me this chance to expalin and further build my post count, so I, too, can look important on the internet......

At least I'm telling the truth here, like I always do, and can't be called a "liar".....LMAO

What a clown

You should see me when I get serious.....

375/378, it's all good. Hope you both have a great day.

Took the rifle and the 130gr Sciroccos and 140gr Interlocks to the range today.

So far, the rifle seem to like the 140gr Interlocks a bit better. I was getting roughly 1-inch groups with the Sciroccos and around 3/4-inch groups with the Interlocks. Not quite as accurate as, for example, my .340 Wby with 225gr TTSXs. But more than good enough for hunting. Maybe I’ll do better next time. Generally, my Wbys seem to prefer Barnes and Nosler bullets the best, but that likely is just coincidence. While I was at the range, a shipment of the 127gr LRX ammo came in. So, I’m gonna try that out tomorrow. Maybe they’re “the one.”

Here’s my last group with the 140s, right at 3/4" – center to center:



With a five-shot sample, the 130gr Sciroccos averaged 3,416 fps MV, and the 140gr Interlocks averaged 3,277 fps based on a 12-shot sample.

So, based on published BCs, this is what they should do (note that the center of scope is almost exactly 2” higher than the center of bore):





The Bushnell Forge 4.5-27X scope is an FFP one, and the first FFP I’ve owned. For a potential long-range rig, I like that the reticles are always 1 MOA apart at any magnification.

I’ll be curious to see how the 127’s do, my rifle hated em. Saami chamber, broughton snout.

Hopefully the 127s shoot for you. With that particular model of Vanguard, I don't believe it was supposed to be floated, nor does it have the aluminum bedding block. I just has the factory Griptonite stock on it. The Accuguards with the Bell and Carlson stocks have the aluminum chassis, however. I've been paying attention to your posts because the 6.5x300 has me intrigued as well. The 140 interlocks at that velocity might be a little on the soft side for elk, but would still certainly do the job behind the shoulder.

Anxiously waiting to see how the 127s shoot.

Don’t give up on SSlI’s. They can be harder to tweak than some, but capable of fine accuracy. Work with.COAL and jump, not too unlike a VLD. They’re known for good terminal performance, are pretty tough, can stand some speed.

DF