CZickiness XXXVIII Reboot. To Honor a friend

[T-DOGG]

I'm kinda wishing I'd gone with 6.5 creedmore, especially since the Bergara rifle I really wanted was available in that caliber.

Pre-Covid, it seemed like 6.5CM match ammo was similar in price to 308 match ammo, of course that means nothing in today's market. I have no personal experience, but I've read and heard from a lot of people that 6.5CM has far better ballistics than 308. Shoots flatter and is less affected by wind, etc.

 

[SarahG]

Womp womp. Woke up too late to snag any 9mm. My bank account thanks me, but my pistols are mad.

 

[mcapo]

Its done at AllenM's.

Pick it up today.....

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Dang it....I was hoping to get hands on with it tomorrow.

 

[churchmouse]

Pre-Covid, it seemed like 6.5CM match ammo was similar in price to 308 match ammo, of course that means nothing in today's market. I have no personal experience, but I've read and heard from a lot of people that 6.5CM has far better ballistics than 308. Shoots flatter and is less affected by wind, etc.

Bingo. Mine was a laser.

 

[churchmouse]

Dang it....I was hoping to get hands on with it tomorrow.

I cant wait....

 

[MindfulMan]

My two Athlon scopes are MIL based and the Trijicon is MOA. I think it would make sense to have them all be MIL.

I like MIL.....and that's what sits atop Brutus.

 

[mcapo]

I wouldn't be concerned about the blue tooth setup or another ballistic app helping me learn.

When I started NRL22, I used FPS from my setup shot over a chrono to plug into a ballistic calculator and made a cheat sheet to take to the range. This turned out to be fairly accurate and greatly accelerated my learning curve. I quickly memorized my hold over/under and shot the matches knowing the data for all the ranges and 10 yards difference past 60 yards with a SV .22LR make a large difference on a 2" target......

Excellent point. You'll need a chrono to get the most value out of a ballistics calculator.

 

[wtburnette]

Well, while I would have liked to have grabbed a 6.5CM, I didn't, so I'll just deal with the .308 when I get it in. I'm pretty sure I'll like it just fine.

 

[T-DOGG]

I will admit to being a 6.5 fan but ballistically, its hard to argue with 308.

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Going solely by bullet drop, it looks like out to 4-500 yards, they're pretty similar. So, 308 would still be a valid caliber to shoot for most people. Just my simple minded viewpoint, I have no actual experience in long range shooting.

 

[mcapo]

Going solely by bullet drop, it looks like out to 4-500 yards, they're pretty similar. So, 308 would still be a valid caliber to shoot for most people. Just my simple minded viewpoint, I have no actual experience in long range shooting.

Same with wind. Not really any difference until past 600. Plenty of steel has been made to dance at 1000 yards by 308!!

 

[T-DOGG]

Excellent point. You'll need a chrono to get the most value out of a ballistics calculator.

I'm not buying a chrono unless Ryan C says so.

 

[mcapo]

I'm not buying a chrono unless Ryan C says so.

That is not how you spell my first name.

 

[mcapo]

Well, while I would have liked to have grabbed a 6.5CM, I didn't, so I'll just deal with the .308 when I get it in. I'm pretty sure I'll like it just fine.

I wouldn't second guess yourself. 308 is a tremendous cartridge. 6.5 became the flavor of the day when people started winning PRS with it. As I've read over the past couple years, 6mm is the new PRS favorite child (someone please correct me if I am incorrect) so; run what you brung...

 

[T-DOGG]

That is not how you spell my first name.

The Ingo filter won't show what I type for your first name.

 

[T-DOGG]

WT, if you makes you feel any better, I'll be shooting 5.56 at distance. I look forward to cursing the wind.

 

[mcapo]

The Ingo filter won't show what I type for your first name.

All Powerful Godlike Man.

No. The filter doesn’t block it.

 

[MindfulMan]

Now that I've been outted as a steel-case hater (except for AK rounds !), I guess that I'm going to be shunned, and ignored.

 

[mcapo]

For anyone that hasn’t used a ballistics calculator, the following is the type of info it generates based upon your input date.

After a little fine tuning, it can be very accurate and, while you still need to make the shoot and read the wind, this sure gets you to 98%.

In this example, a 500 yard shot with a ten mph crosswind (like that ever happens exactly).

Gives you clicks to dial or holdover on your selected reticle.

 

[JEBland]

Now that I've been outted as a steel-case hater (except for AK rounds !), I guess that I'm going to be shunned, and ignored.

I mean, did you even share the pie?

 

[mcapo]

I mean, did you even share the pie?

I didn’t get any?

Anyone? Anyone?