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May 27, 2010, 07:05 PM | #1 |
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6.5 creedmoor necked up to .338 lapua wildcat cartridge in a ar10
basically what it says in the title
has it been done before with a hornady .338 lapua cal sst interlock 200 gr./ with .445 bc/ with a .244 sec. den reload myself, what do you think the accuracy, range and stopping power for big game hunting past 800yrds would it be capable in a 22" barreled ar10 |
May 27, 2010, 07:17 PM | #2 |
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About like a .338 Federal.
At 800 yards on game? Not me, that is about triple my confident hunting range. |
May 28, 2010, 11:05 PM | #3 | |
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The .308 case size has a ballistic sweet spot in terms of BC/velocity in 6.5mm caliber, in the .260 or 6.5CM.
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