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<blockquote data-quote="Jcann" data-source="post: 3370097" data-attributes="member: 33119"><p>I've never shot a .416 or .408 although I got a lot of time behind a M2 Browning years ago. Back then we had to set the head space and timing, now I don't believe they need to do that with the M2A1. I've also had trigger time behind a friends Barrett 50cal.</p><p></p><p>I spend enough money shooting "magnum" chamberings and have since found it money ahead to find the "best for me/most affordable" chambering to shoot long range. I now shoot my .260 more than my 7wsm. One can bang steel at 1,200 yards with a 6mm CM. Spotting impacts could be harder but you can shoot hundreds of <strong>enjoyable inexpensive</strong> rounds in a day. Another overlooked item is places to shoot. I'm fortunate to have family farm land to shoot, finding 1,200 yards isn't as easy as one might think. Trees, hills, roads do have an effect on line of sight and shooting lanes. Fouled Bore is one place close to OKC where you can shoot over 1,000 yards. You're $30 out of pocket to shoot plus drive time/distance. I assume a lot of shooters don't have easy/free access to land for shooting long range (LR). I'm associating LR to chamberings here, so 800 yards and greater is what I would say is LR for most center fire cartridges. If you're shooting 22 long rifle maybe 100 yards is LR.</p><p></p><p>LR and ELR shooting in my opinion is best taken up with a chambering the shooter can consistently shoot accurately to a given distance and is the easiest on the pocket book. My 7wsm takes 8.6 mils Elev. & 1.6 mils for a FV 10mph wind to get to 1,200 yards and my .260 takes 11.9 mils Elev. & 2.0 mils wind. That's a little over 100 inches difference in drop which is easy to manage and its right at 16 inches in wind drift between the two. Once I gain more speed with my .260 I will be able to reduce the difference some. It cost twice as much to load my 7wsm as it does my .260 and muzzle blast/recoil with the .260 is a lot less.</p><p></p><p>NOTE: My sons .260 shooting Rem. brass, Berger 140gr Match Hybrid at 2887fps takes 10.3 mils elev. and 1.9 mils FV 10mph wind at 1,200 yards.<strong> And you can shoot it all day long.....heck, even your children can shoot it.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>But, if one can afford the rifle, ammo or reloading equipment for a 416, I say go for it. I'm all for getting what you want and getting as many as you can. You can never have too many bang sticks....even the underwater kind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jcann, post: 3370097, member: 33119"] I've never shot a .416 or .408 although I got a lot of time behind a M2 Browning years ago. Back then we had to set the head space and timing, now I don't believe they need to do that with the M2A1. I've also had trigger time behind a friends Barrett 50cal. I spend enough money shooting "magnum" chamberings and have since found it money ahead to find the "best for me/most affordable" chambering to shoot long range. I now shoot my .260 more than my 7wsm. One can bang steel at 1,200 yards with a 6mm CM. Spotting impacts could be harder but you can shoot hundreds of [B]enjoyable inexpensive[/B] rounds in a day. Another overlooked item is places to shoot. I'm fortunate to have family farm land to shoot, finding 1,200 yards isn't as easy as one might think. Trees, hills, roads do have an effect on line of sight and shooting lanes. Fouled Bore is one place close to OKC where you can shoot over 1,000 yards. You're $30 out of pocket to shoot plus drive time/distance. I assume a lot of shooters don't have easy/free access to land for shooting long range (LR). I'm associating LR to chamberings here, so 800 yards and greater is what I would say is LR for most center fire cartridges. If you're shooting 22 long rifle maybe 100 yards is LR. LR and ELR shooting in my opinion is best taken up with a chambering the shooter can consistently shoot accurately to a given distance and is the easiest on the pocket book. My 7wsm takes 8.6 mils Elev. & 1.6 mils for a FV 10mph wind to get to 1,200 yards and my .260 takes 11.9 mils Elev. & 2.0 mils wind. That's a little over 100 inches difference in drop which is easy to manage and its right at 16 inches in wind drift between the two. Once I gain more speed with my .260 I will be able to reduce the difference some. It cost twice as much to load my 7wsm as it does my .260 and muzzle blast/recoil with the .260 is a lot less. NOTE: My sons .260 shooting Rem. brass, Berger 140gr Match Hybrid at 2887fps takes 10.3 mils elev. and 1.9 mils FV 10mph wind at 1,200 yards.[B] And you can shoot it all day long.....heck, even your children can shoot it. [/B] But, if one can afford the rifle, ammo or reloading equipment for a 416, I say go for it. I'm all for getting what you want and getting as many as you can. You can never have too many bang sticks....even the underwater kind. [/QUOTE]
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