Message from @OliveBlanc
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I mass prep 62gr SS109 for trash, since it performs well enough
lots of folks bitch about it but I've had absolutely wonderful success with them, getting moa groups without much filtering
It cheap and works well enough for field work.
yes
24.3 gr of H335 does really fucking well with minimal crimping
Never loaded my own ammo.
it's slightly below M855 in velocity by like 30fps on average using a sample of 100 each
I live in CA so I pretty much exclusively do it in anticipation for the 2019 ammunition purchase permits
also I do ELR stuff
and you really want fire formed brass for such things
You, with no ammo limits in my area and the fact that I stick to common and popular rounds there is no real savings for me to reload ammo.
yeah
I shoot some weird/expensive shit too that costs shitloads to buy
458 socom and 338 lapua are really expensive things to feed
The most exotic I get these days is 303 british
The prices for 338 lapua is ridicules
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeup
I decided the advantages outweighed going to the more common 300 winmag
If your using it for long range accuracy then yes.
It's just a little leap forward for where the transonic period occurs while putting a bit more on target in terms of weight
interesting
They get super high BC's
.85's and above
berger OTM hybrids especially; but there are a bunch of monolithic solids for target shooting that are very nice
You'd never want to shoot an animal with one since it'd just go straight through, but for targets, why not?
When hunting, do you want ammo that pierce? Not sure but I assume you want to generally kill on the first shot.
When hunting you want enough penetration to reach the vital organs and not much more. The 338 lapua would go straight through anything you shoot. So its a lot of wasted energy and you have a high speed projectile still going down range.
Ah, I see, some piercing, but not enough to go all the way through
yep
That's why hollow points are so popular for hunting. They transfer of the energy to the target, giving a cleaner kill
Lapua magnum? Huh, I forgot 338 Lapua was the name.
Damn, fucking jealous of you guys.
Be jealous of the other guy, no way I can afford a 338 Lapua.
you can afford the gun
but not the ammo
lol
I paid out for a sako TRG
I think I posted it in SP
But I'll post it there again
reminds me of the joke about .50 bmg guns. That they shoot five dollar bills.