You'll now receive newsletters of our best articles on techniques, That's a fine caliber, I said. At the end of WWII, when NATO was forming, the members wanted a flat shooting cartridge good out to seriously long-range, without the weight of a full-sized rifle round like the .30-06. Beyond 600 or 800 yards, however, the efficiency of the high B.C. Definitely agree with that statement. Hornady Precision Hunter 212-grain ELD-X at 2,860 fps. Ive not done the King of 2 mile thing but if I were younger it would have appealed to me. I recommend a longer 20-inch barrel to gain as much velocity as possible for extended range. With new( in the works)bullet designs the .308 surpasses the .300 win mag and is closing in on 6.5 ! .224 Valk just needs a new barrel and a new bolt. To comply with the rules of warfare that prohibited the use of hollow-point ammunition, Federal had to burnish the tips of the 180-grain Sierra Matchkings they were loading. Nosler Trophy Grade Long Range, 175-grain AccuBond Long Range at 3,125 fps. There are far too many cartridges out there to narrow down, let alone the shooter's need factored in. Ill be honest; I may be a huge Grendel fanboy. For good reason. I have many rifle, 6,5 x 57 R 6,5 x 68, 7 x 64 30- 06, 7 RM but the very big satisfaction is shoot. Underwood Ammos 110-grain Lehigh Controlled Chaos bullet at 2800 fps is another great option. With a recent elevated popularity, due in no small part to the rise of the six-fives, the Grendel is now getting the attention it deserves. Like the 6.5 Creedmoor, the .280 Ackley Improved can remain supersonic out to 1,400 yards. Those folks who actually do have that great deal of training and practice, once again, know better than to take outrageously long shots on our valuable big game animals. . Weve built dozens of ARs and well cover all the best AR-15 upgrades such as handguards, triggers, BCGs, gas blocks, and more. Twenty years ago, Winchester introduced the .270 WSM (Winchester Short Magnum). Worth a look anyway. Been shooting this particular caliber since I bought my first legal rifle at the old age of 18 lol. To be fair to the 30-378, it murders everything else for flatness way out there, staying feet above most other cartridges and carrying enough energy to take a deer at just over 1000 yards. I would like to see how other people have loaded that round for various purposes, The 22-250 has never been considered a long range cartridges because the cartridges have very light bullets and rifles offered have always had slow twist rates. Well, with the right bullets (70 grains and up) and the right barrel twist (1:7 is best), the 5.56 is capable of shooting impressive distances, including the elusive 1,000-yard mark. So true. That's why the three best rifles we have sorted have a 500-yard impact range below 40''. In my opinion, 300-600-ish isn't an unethical shot for those who are genuinely skilled enough to make the shot because people are consistently successful all the time at those distances. That versatility is what drew Col. Jeff Cooper to the round when he refined his ideas about the scout rifle. We'll send you the latest guides and training tips geared It can make long cross-canyon shots when needed, yet you can bring it to action in a flash should a buck materialize in front of you in the dense timber. Ammunition choices have increased lately, and Hornady has ammunition with the 87-grain VMAX and 103-grain ELD-X for long-range hunting. Mag. appeared, calling that cartridge the .30-338 Winchester. No real adjustment necessary. projectiles begins to add up and they shoot flatter at extreme range. Why It Made the Cut: The 6mm Dasher consistently wins in competition. Because it uses aerodynamically efficient 6.5mm bullets it has outstanding downrange capabilities. Both are far more exceptional than the 5 you chose. A bullet starts to drop as soon as it leaves the barrel. It is hard to believe that a .224-inch caliber bullet with a C.O.A.L. The article is "7 Best Long-Range Cartridges: Hit Stuff Really Far Away". The 6.5 PRC, 7mm Rem. With a growing choice of ammo from 90-130 grain projectiles and the benefit of a great ballistic coefficient with the 6.5mm bullet, 500+ yard shooting can be almost boring. A: Kelly, it depends on the distance across which you want to measure. The RPM does not have a belt or the customary Weatherby radiused shoulder, and it was designed to go with an ultra-light hunting rifle. Fortunately for them, older stalwarts like the .308 Win. Based on the now almost-forgotten .284 Winchester, the 6.5-284 Norma was originally a wildcat cartridge and a very popular one, especially in bench-rest competitions. It will be passed down to my son and so forth. I then went about correcting it for the 300-yard target. can handle any big-game animal on earth. And here, the 6.5 PRC shines as well. This newer Weatherby 6.5 combines plenty of gas with manageable recoil. Match those and regardless of caliber, drops will be identical. Right here: ".300 Winchester Magnum is a favorite of hunters around the world for big game at long range. Another downside is that the 6mm Creedmoor does not buck the wind as well as its bigger brother, the 6.5 Creedmoor. shooting a 180-grain Accubond, one of the finest hunting bullets around. That being said, no, the 300WM will not fall out of the sky at 1100m. Is it a 7mm rem mag, a 270, a 300 win mag, a 30-06? So, to find the worlds flattest shooting cartridge, find the best combination of fast MV and high B.C. Kelly, I did not take the time to research and compare every cartridge in the world that I thought might win this flat trajectory contest, so you might find another. His first 5 shots were all hits. (I looked into it once but can't remember exactly.. All you need is a magazine for the .224 round and the 6.8 SPC mags do a very good job. hit its first major stumble. For these various applications, these are my top picks among long-range calibers. But this long range is a whole different ball game. The 6.5 Creedmoor will remain supersonic out to 1,400 yards and is quickly becoming the most popular long-range, big-game cartridge in the world. 2) even if that were true .308 and 300 win mag use the same bulletsso 300 win mag would see the same increases and would stay just as far ahead. Flattest-Shooting Cartridges Ever Backfire 641K subscribers Subscribe 4.2K 173K views 1 year ago The flattest shooting rifle cartridges are listed in this video to help shooters determine. Check out more F&S long-range shooting coverage, including advice for getting started in long-range shooting competitions, the reason why rifle groups keep shrinking, how Heavey did at Gunsite Academy, and what makes long-distance shooting so difficult. Different shooters will all have different calibers that are better suited for their specific goal or mission. The new Federal Premium, 130-grain Terminal Ascent load with a muzzle velocity of 2825 fps shoots flat and the bullet is tough enough to handle up close impacts while still delivering good. RELATED: How the Brand-New 27 Nosler Revives the .277. the flattest cartridge I can find. Just dont try to enumerate its downsides to anyone who knows anything, because there arent any that matter. When we think of benchrest, our minds instantly go to the 6 PPC, which has been a dominant cartridge in benchrest since the 1980s. Other cartridges have come along in recent times that are designed better than the .300 Win. Preferred Caliber For 500 To 1,000 Yards And Beyond: .260 Remington (130-grain Berger AR Hybrid OTM Tactical) Preferred Rifle And Optic: AR with a 16- or 18-inch barrel with a 1-in-7-inch twist rate, along with a variable-power scope utilizing a first-focal-plane Horus Tremor2 or Tremor3 reticle. Lets look at some of the popular calibers. Ammo availability has become extensive for the 6.5 Creedmoor. The '06 has been the big-game king forever. Other than some boutique businesses that will load ammo for you, there is currently no factory 6mm Dasher offered, which is a significant barrier to entry for many shooters. The .300 Win. Back in 2013, Mike Stinnett bested a benchrest record that stood for nearly 40 years when he shot a 5-shot group in competition at 100 yards that measured .0077 inches. Richard Mann These are all with commercial brass available, 300NM, 338NM, 338LM , 375CT , .408 CT and 416 B all shoot very good out to and passed 2000 yards. For that blacktail hunt I ended up creating a rifle with the now-defunct Legendary Arms Works with my friend Mike Hudgins. "Of course, he said quietly, it can't reach out and flatten antelope like your Weatherby, but" Can't tell you how many times I've gone back to the ballistic tables to make sure I'm not going crazy. Covering all of them would practically be a novel, so I am going to stop short here. To overcome this design limitation, reamers were modified to tighten up the chamber, headspace the cartridge off the shoulder rather than the belt, and lengthen the throat. The problem with articles like this is that it gives younger readers (whose experience likely includes playing call of duty or watching American sniper) the false impression that any of these rounds will simply do the trick without a great deal of training and practice. The 6.5C shoots bullets that are more aerodynamic (higher BC) and at faster speeds.. Anyway be safe shoot str8 and God bless. Love the caliber. All in all, here are six bonus cartridge, all highly capable of reaching way out there. Nonetheless, during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Naval Surface Warfare Center wanted to develop a sniper round that was effective to 1,500 yards and started looking for a cartridge to fulfill that role. Steel placed at 500 yards are the bread-and-butter targets for PRS and NRL competition, so for these applications the pipsqueak 6mms are the best. So it just depends , but I wouldn't lump 556, 224, etc into this category. For extreme long-range competition there are a host of specialized rounds designed to hit targets placed two miles (or more) from the shooter. .300 Winchester Magnum is a favorite of hunters worldwide for big game at long range. Want to send it really far downrange? It's a pre-64 and well it's not used much now. It sure isn't my spectacular marksmanship. Nathan, I got to say I really appreciate that defense. You are not wrong in your thoughts. To explain the nuances of rifle twist rates, you can read my previous article about, After reaching out to 1,250 yards on a trip to the amazing High Bar Homestead in Gillette, WY, I am now a firm believer in the .224 Valkyrie. Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made. From 600 to 1000 yards they use a 300 Winchester. While they are relatively close within 500 yards, at 1,000 yards, the .308 Winchester has 4 feet more drop when you compare a 6.5 CM 140-grain ELD vs. a .308 Win 168-grain ELD. Muzzle Velocity: 2,810 fps 36 in. Both are great game droppers. To put that in perspective, seven-thousands of an inch is the equivalent thickness of two sheets of paper. Speak for yourself only. Oldmarine >>> GO I know you like your Bushnell scope but you should know that they make a lot of good scopes but the one that is favored by many Long Range shooters is the Elite Tactical XRS 4.5 . But to do this, it must launch a heavy bullet and that means recoil can be stiff; from an 8-pound rifle, it generates more than 33 foot-pounds of recoil, which is more than twice that of the 6.5 Creedmoor. Besides recoil, the downside is the limited availability of factory ammunition and rifles. Published Apr 14, 2022 12:07 PM EDT. The 6.5 PRC can remain supersonic out beyond 1,600 yards or so, but ammunition options are limited. With its rebated rim and 1/2-inch diameter at the base, it is essentially a longer version of the 6.5284 Norma; ballistically equivalent to the .264 Winchester Magnum. I've been teaching my dad how to shoot. It started with the .30/30 and continued with the .30/06 and .308 and right up to todays .300 Blackout. If this is a discussion on long range rifles rounds and the rifles that shoot them, then the .308 shouldnt be in the discussion. That's not really far, but it goes to show you that having the right gear and understanding the science behind it all makes it possible to shoot very far with a very high degree of consistency. It is a screamer, and with increased velocity comes increased range. Change your name to Karen. In general, lightweight bullets driven very fast shoot flatter than heavier bullets with better aerodynamics (high B.C. I have news for you, it's not ok! Whats your take on the 6.5 Creedmoor? Among his requirements were that the cartridge for the rifle should be able to kill a 1,000-pound animal with one shot, that the ammunition should be widely available, that the practical field accuracy of the rifle, which should weigh seven pounds or less with scope and sling and be no longer than 39 inches from butt to muzzle, should be 2 MOA, demonstrated by the shooter placing 3-shot groups on a 200 yard target that measure four inches or less. For deer and lesser critters, its a solid 500-yard cartridge. The .30-06 Cartridge Ballistics The reason why 6.5mm cartridges are exploding in popularity is because they are ultra-efficient. If you choose to shoot long-range with a .223 Remington, I highly suggest shooting longer, heavier bullets with a 1:7 rifle twist. Snow is Shooting Editor of Outdoor Life, where he oversees the publications firearms and shooting coverage. It's basically 6.5cm on roides, yes. The engineering of these cartridges, which gets into the minutia of rifle twist (faster), chamber dimensions (tighter), case taper (less), shoulder angle (steeper), throat lede angle (shallower), and other details, is why they are inherently more accurate, and better, than the cartridges of yore. Mag. Ballistically, the cartridge is very similar to the 6.5 PRC, but unlike the PRC it uses a standard 0.473 rim diameter like the .308 Winchester. A great flat shooter. 1000 Yard Shooting Part II Caliber Selection, Shooting Technique, Reloading and the Mental Game. When talking about long-range calibers and their best applications, the immediate question pops up: For what? what are your thoughts ?? I hate to be so critical here but when you start a list of "best long range cartridges" with the 5.56 you have immediately started off by being disingenuous. The military started taking notice of the .300 Win. But with some tuning of the magazine that issue can be mostly mitigated. Just understand that you can put together the flattest shooting, most accurate AR type rifle possible, but at 1000+ yards, it probably won't compete with the best bolt actions. It just my rifle? Needless to say youre not going to find one of these rifles, or the ammo, on your gun store shelf anytime soon. If it makes you feel better to hate the 6.5 Creedmoor, go ahead. The .308 Win. Some much more. So many variables and I think the age old "it depends". The 26 Nosler cartridge was designed with the high ballistic coefficient (B.C.) The process of forming the brass is laborious. Learn the 3 most popular shooting stances & more. 260 Remington or 6.5 Creedmore. It's new, very little data out about it. Ken Whitmore is a husband, father of two, and prior service United States Marine. Still, 2 inches high was all it needed. This upstart has been on a tear since its introduction in 2007 and evokes passionate responsesboth pro and conlike no other cartridge in recent memory. Its built along the principles of modern cartridge design. These days the 26 Nosler and 6.5-300 Wby. At the same 2950 fps muzzle velocity, the drop of the bullet at 600 and 800 yards is 76 and 163 inches, respectively. It's a quick and easy swap. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. One needs look no further than how the 6.5 Creedmoor and its kin have fared in precision rifle competitions, winning time and again when the shots are on small targets at 1,000 yards or more. Nosler Trophy Grade Accubond 165-grain .308 Win. Shouldn't penetration at the point of termination be a consideration? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. There are plenty of factory guns and ammunition to choose from, and it is an easy cartridge to reload. Ive also used it in Africa on large and small game, including on Giant Eland, the worlds largest antelope that tips the scales at 2,000 pounds. When coupled with bullets that have a high ballistic coefficient, the results are impressive. He said stuff. Surprising how many people seem to have forgotten the .264 W mag. But that can also vary from projectile to projectile. His custom-made barrels had a 1:17 twist. Also, youll find more ammo options for the .308 Winchester than any of the others. . 500-yard drop: 45 inches (based on a 100-yard zero). With the highest BC bullets, the 26 Nosler remains supersonic beyond 1,750 yards. The 6.5x284 is a long range cartridge that is gaining popularity by leaps and bounds. 7mm Magnum is what I use out here on Guam, USA. When loading the cartridges the bullets were only seated .12 inches into the cases. Thats true, but the bullets have been vetted. An F-Class shooter engages the 1,000-yard target at the Wendover, Utah, Air Force range (inactive). One cartridge needs to be crowned the most accurate and it just happens to be one youve probably never heard of. I would love if you had any info on a ar-10 or 15 barrel in bolt replacement that would fit in my palmetto guns for the 6.5 prc ???? rating) driven more slowly. ), neither of which is conducive to good accuracy. That's fast. purchase helps support my work in bringing you more awesome gun and gear articles. One reason for the .300 Win. That involves shooting ballistically aero-efficient bullets at moderate velocities with the understanding that they will retain their speed and shoot flatter at long distances while generating mild recoil and good barrel life. Your words is like a Bible. The 300 PRC will cruise above the speed of sound out to 1,650 yards. Performance in the field is another. We already have an account registered for email address A popular western big-game cartridge, the 7mm Magnum doubles as an excellent tool for long-range target shooting. That handy rifle is an excellent expression of the subtle nature of the .308. but the whole free recoil thing and light grip will require some attention also. (For anyone who gets worked up about the fact that the .30/06 isnt on this list, feel free to swap it with this one, as long as you dont mind the extra kick. If I reload then a wildcat cartridge like 6x47 Lapua. Those predictable velocities mean that shooters can calculate their trajectories at longer ranges with extreme confidence. The 27 Nosler bests the .270 Winchester by about 400 fps with 150-grain bullets. None of them will turn you into a trained sniper, but if youve put in the range time and have the skills to stretch it out, these 10 cartridges have the reach and the thump to put game on the ground from the next canyon over. Like Alice in Wonderland, you can go down a very deep rabbit hole of different calibers and cartridges for long-range shooting. A long-time favorite of snipers, the .308 Winchester will remain supersonic out to around 1,200 yards. So, which one comes out on top in a head-to-head matchup? These cartridges all drop less than 255 at 1,000 yards. Look at what the best are shooting in PRS, pretty much 6mm and variants. When I first got my Weatherby, I went to zero my scope. I may earn a small part of the sale from links to any products or services on this site. Heres your winner. Pure drop from the get-go. The 6.5 CM is, While there isnt much of a cheap alternative for 6.5 CM ammunition, Lucky Gunner lists, Like Alice in Wonderland, you can go down a. Click below for a FREE LESSON! No matter the choice, theres no denying that we live in a golden era of rifle accuracy. Could the 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, or 26 Nosler be the flattest shooting cartridge? Oh yeah. That's about 55 Statues of Liberty (305'), not 20. The new Federal Premium, 130-grain Terminal Ascent load with a muzzle velocity of 2825 fps shoots flat and the bullet is tough enough to handle up close impacts while still delivering good expansion at distance. The Creedmoor is the hottest cartridge on the planet. The round, designated A191 (Mk 248 Mod 0), was deemed effective to 1,200 yards, though in reality it was capable well beyond that distance, as was demonstrated by Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle who used the round to kill an enemy combatant in Afghanistan at 1,600 yards. The haters claim it is over-hyped by the outdoor media (certainly true), that it is inadequate for game larger than deer (false), and that its no better than older classic cartridges (also not the case). Throw in the extra expense of spotting scopes, expensive scopes and precision rifle builds, time for reloading sub MOA cartridges, etc., and one can see a lot of time, money and devotion are required. But if you can shoot this cartridge well, with its supersonic speed out beyond 1,650 yards, youre just about unstoppable at distance, and there are lots of factory loads and riflesaffordable and expensiveto choose from. The 308 is a good round and in many cases there's no reason to replace it with a 6.5C unless you just want to.. On the other hand if you're starting fresh, there's not much reason to buy a 308 over a 6.5C. It was also a resounding success and has remained popular with hunters looking to stretch their effective range. In 2022, he was named as the brands Shooting Editor. It shoots as flat as a Kansas prairie and holds its velocity way out there. More ammo options for the 300-yard target my top picks among long-range calibers well 's. 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