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Jim Watson · March 21, 2005, 05:30 PM

300-400 yards is kind of betwixt and between. I think I'd lean toward the match rifle side with high BC bullets rather than the usual light benchrest stuff. A fast-twist .22 or 6mm PPC, maybe? There are all manner of 6mm wildcats carefully computed to keep a 107 grain bullet supersonic to 1000 yards, but not a whole lot faster so as to keep density of loading up and barrel erosion down. A .22-250 that would handle the 80 grainers would be interesting.
But I am a pretty casual rifle shooter.

March 21, 2005, 05:30 PM	#3
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,528	300-400 yards is kind of betwixt and between. I think I'd lean toward the match rifle side with high BC bullets rather than the usual light benchrest stuff. A fast-twist .22 or 6mm PPC, maybe? There are all manner of 6mm wildcats carefully computed to keep a 107 grain bullet supersonic to 1000 yards, but not a whole lot faster so as to keep density of loading up and barrel erosion down. A .22-250 that would handle the 80 grainers would be interesting. But I am a pretty casual rifle shooter.