11-12-2021, 01:38 PM
elitejake80@gmail.com Wrote:The distance def has me worried past 1000. I was thinking of stepping up to a 7mmSAW if I go bigger then the Grendel. Ive hoped to get some good work at distance out of the Grendel. I have a Valkyrie but shying away at extended ranges with it.
Ill be hunting steel I guess with shot patterns not groups at those distance ranges.
EJ80:
At those distances you will have to have excellent conditions to hear the bullet hit the steel. Same with seeing splash. Not sure what sort of group you will get with a round that has gone subsonic several hundred yards earlier. I doubt you will hit steel with any sort of predictability unless you are shooting at a really big piece of steel. Say six by six feet. Forgot to add, you will need to find a angled base that allows you to shoot center of mass at 600 and has enough elevation for 1200.
You ought to be worried that the Grendel will perform at 600, let alone 1200. If you have winds, your chances of a hit are reduced dramatically. Face it, you are shooting a cartridge with a MV of around 2550 or 2600 max with a 123 grain bullet. At those distances you need about 2900 fps minimum with that bullet if not closer to 3000 fps and you will still need to be on top of the winds and have a very good optic and rifle.
With steel, the smaller the bullet the less chance you have in reading trace well, hearing or seeing steel get hit. 6mm's may be ideal ballistically but even the best spotters will have problems seeing trace or picking up splash with them. So, guys go to the various 6.5's and .30 cals. If you go to a PRS or a real F Class match where guys are serious about results, you won't see a gas gun and won't see a cartridge that won't give them around 2900 if not or more.
I am not sure what the current rage is in PRS but last I looked it was 6.5 Creedmoor or 6.5 PRS. Recoil means something to them but if it doesn't mean anything to you, a 6.5/284 ought to be pretty good at 1200. 30/338 too.
LR55