05-13-2014, 04:57 PM
I've shot my 16" out to 1200yds with 123gr A-MAX factory, at higher altitude. The 123gr Scenar will get to 1100yds at sea level with ~2500fps mv easily, but 123gr are generally considered great 600yd bullets in 6.5mm. That said, I know a guy who is pushing them to 1500yds from a .260 Rem bolt gun, with about a 20% hit probability at that range on a 15" gong IIRC.
For those of us shooting 123gr target bullets on top of CFE, we need to do some registering at distance to see how tight the vertical is. The same guy mentioned above cleaned a Know Your Limits plate rack at 500yds with my 16" Grendel using my 31.2gr CFE load under the 123gr A-MAX. Smallest plate was 5", and my 16" is a little lightweight puppy, nothing like a heavy target gun, but still has negligible recoil.
For those of us shooting 123gr target bullets on top of CFE, we need to do some registering at distance to see how tight the vertical is. The same guy mentioned above cleaned a Know Your Limits plate rack at 500yds with my 16" Grendel using my 31.2gr CFE load under the 123gr A-MAX. Smallest plate was 5", and my 16" is a little lightweight puppy, nothing like a heavy target gun, but still has negligible recoil.