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You are right, Ripp - the 6.5's are more accurate at the closer ranges.

When we're talking 1,500yards and beyond, what many now seem to call long range, the little ones cannot compare due to the laws of physics, of course, neither can the .308.

I was quite astounded, my 30mm Vortec scope got me on the 1,000 meter buffalo's heart, in a mere 2 shots. the Rifle was a stock .300 MAG, Bronwing A3, shooting factory Winchester 180gr. Bonded, zeroed at 200meters.

IIRC, I needed only 27 moa elevation and the scope provides 30 moa correction.
I used this program: The BC's and etc, were all guess-at.
The second column gives moa correction for the ranges. Unfortunately the chart is in yards and I could get it to change it to meters, however the extrapolation is only an extra 9 yards per 100 meters, pretty simple. My screw-up needing 2 shots at 1000, was due to holding for 1000 yards, not 1,090 yards. The second shot was needed due to my flub, oh well. My first shot was just under the heart area, second with correction for the extra 90yards was spot-on.

That scope makes it easy if you have a range finder.

http://www.shooterscalculator.com/ballis...=+Create+Chart+

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Agree..especially some of the newer ones..equipment is getting more and more user friendly..

The Sig Sauer 2400 is an incredible unit for the money...saw a guy do a 1003 yard shot last week using a 280AI with the new Hornady ELD--162 gr I believe ..smoked a bull elk....not my cup of tea on game..but was not my shot..it took three steps and tipped over...have several friends using them...nice and compact..imho, better unit than the Gunwerks model..who also just come out with a new model btw, to compete with the Sig..

https://www.sigsauer.com/products/electro-optics/rangefinders/kilo2400/

AS to the comment of another post made by another member which suggested the 6.5 is not a good choice for moose, there are approx. 300,000 Swedish hunters that might argue that point as in 6.5x55..

Ross Seyfried once wrote an article about hunting elk with a 6.5x54 Mannlicher using an 160 gr Oryx bullet which he had altered slightly to make it expand quicker. He wrote one shot, one elk..

Finally it is proven, the 6.5 is far from inferior to the 270..actually the opposite is true in every sense of the word..sad but true state of affairs, the 6.5, especially in longer distances (400 yards and beyond) is very much ballistically superior to the 270, period.

Ripp





Edited by Ripp (21/11/17 02:39 PM)

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