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To: MtnClimber

My favorite long range caliber is 6.5 x 284. My longest antelope kill with it was 970 yards. Fortunately the wind gods were on my side that day. You can have the best velocity, BC and sub MOA rifle but with a varying crosswind it is all for nought.


36 posted on 06/08/2015 1:48:58 AM PDT by Okieshooter
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To: Okieshooter

There are antelope around me, but the wind at this high elevation is always in the form of many whirlwinds of various sizes. At times, a bullet could go through several of them at 400 yards. There’s no way to estimate winds here for long range shots.


37 posted on 06/08/2015 2:52:26 AM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Okieshooter

6.5 x 284? That’s a long cartridge, almost a foot. Where do you get the brass?


39 posted on 06/08/2015 5:03:03 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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