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hagar · February 1, 2010, 03:54 PM

You may be better of going to a 175 Sierra or 178 AMax with that 20 inch barrel. The 168 Sierra is not a long range bullet, I have tried shooting them at 800 yards out of a 26 inch barrel rifle behind a HOT load of Varget, and they went subsonic and hit the target sideways.

February 1, 2010, 03:54 PM	#11
hagar Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2000 Location: Colombia, SC Posts: 745	You may be better of going to a 175 Sierra or 178 AMax with that 20 inch barrel. The 168 Sierra is not a long range bullet, I have tried shooting them at 800 yards out of a 26 inch barrel rifle behind a HOT load of Varget, and they went subsonic and hit the target sideways. __________________ I don't have time for busy people