08-20-2023, 07:38 AM
Stinky Coyote...
Is 125 in 308 a high enough sd for elk? Sounds a lot nicer to shoot than the 150s or 180s. I wasn't aware of the relatively soft 120 in 7-08. I guess because the idea of 7-08 never excited me much...nothing grabbed my imagination. 7x57, you bet, but I have a feeling that's only a caliber I can play with after I get good at reloading. One day, hopefully sooner rather than later, I won't be dependent on off the shelf stuff, it'll just be an option available. I've always heard 308 was the most versatile for off the shelf ammo and 30-06 if you handload. Still, unless I score a Garand or a Winchester 94, not too interested in 30-06. Maybe if a WWI bolt rifle in that came into my possession...There's something about the grendel that did catch my brain, but I don't know what other than they're stupidly efficient. Which is interesting to me lol.
Yeah, the bullet weight matters a bunch. From my reloading manuals it looks like the amount of powder makes a huge difference too. That's why something like the 6ARC has less recoil than a 243Win at a given velocity. It uses about 25% less powder to get there because of the pressure. That stuff fascinates me.
I was kinda looking slowly at the 300 ham'r since it's meant to match the velocities and weights of a 30-30 but with the higher bc and sd bullets. I'm just not in a rush to go hit a 30 heavier than a 300blk at this moment, cause like you said, they do more hitting back than smaller calibers. But, in the AR as opposed to a lever gun or my Encore, it might not be that bad. If I could lay hands on some of the low-recoil (and expensive) 308 in the 150gr loaded down to about 2400fps, that'd be a good experiment. Future problems lol
Fess...
To be fair, I can't perform past 200 without smart munitions lol.
That's one of the things I like about the grendel...it seems to have more options for bullets that expand at lower rifle velocities than a lot of other cartridges. That's why I was double checking on the expansion of that pass through at 420yds. If it does that reliably, that's the kind of bullet/cartridge I want. Moderate velocity, holds that velocity well, and performs further out than I can.
Thanks!
Is 125 in 308 a high enough sd for elk? Sounds a lot nicer to shoot than the 150s or 180s. I wasn't aware of the relatively soft 120 in 7-08. I guess because the idea of 7-08 never excited me much...nothing grabbed my imagination. 7x57, you bet, but I have a feeling that's only a caliber I can play with after I get good at reloading. One day, hopefully sooner rather than later, I won't be dependent on off the shelf stuff, it'll just be an option available. I've always heard 308 was the most versatile for off the shelf ammo and 30-06 if you handload. Still, unless I score a Garand or a Winchester 94, not too interested in 30-06. Maybe if a WWI bolt rifle in that came into my possession...There's something about the grendel that did catch my brain, but I don't know what other than they're stupidly efficient. Which is interesting to me lol.
Yeah, the bullet weight matters a bunch. From my reloading manuals it looks like the amount of powder makes a huge difference too. That's why something like the 6ARC has less recoil than a 243Win at a given velocity. It uses about 25% less powder to get there because of the pressure. That stuff fascinates me.
I was kinda looking slowly at the 300 ham'r since it's meant to match the velocities and weights of a 30-30 but with the higher bc and sd bullets. I'm just not in a rush to go hit a 30 heavier than a 300blk at this moment, cause like you said, they do more hitting back than smaller calibers. But, in the AR as opposed to a lever gun or my Encore, it might not be that bad. If I could lay hands on some of the low-recoil (and expensive) 308 in the 150gr loaded down to about 2400fps, that'd be a good experiment. Future problems lol
Fess...
To be fair, I can't perform past 200 without smart munitions lol.
That's one of the things I like about the grendel...it seems to have more options for bullets that expand at lower rifle velocities than a lot of other cartridges. That's why I was double checking on the expansion of that pass through at 420yds. If it does that reliably, that's the kind of bullet/cartridge I want. Moderate velocity, holds that velocity well, and performs further out than I can.
Thanks!