2500 meters Ding Ding!

[Redfrog]

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014...-5-miles-away/

[wolf308]

Another cool post. Thanks. That was sa - weet. Now I feel inadequate cause I've only gone to 1760 yards. Was gonna try and stretch it to 2000 yards for a goal for me this year. It's about all that my scope on my 338 will allow. Lol.

[rugatika]

nice. That is amazing to see guys make shots like that. Now I gotta get a 338 lapua

[densa44]

Is what makes this possible the optics? If the bullet travels that far and you know the ballistics it should be possible with a variety of cartridges.

Is that correct or is it something in that particular caliber?

[wwbirds]

I think the 338 LM has one of the higher ballistic coefficients as well Bob

[Quinn]

Originally Posted by wolf308

Another cool post. Thanks. That was sa - weet. Now I feel inadequate cause I've only gone to 1760 yards. Was gonna try and stretch it to 2000 yards for a goal for me this year. It's about all that my scope on my 338 will allow. Lol.

Haha.

My furthest was 1902 yards with a 300WM and the scope was bottomed out, as well as the reticle. Wind adjustments had me scaling points of aim because I was no longer seeing the target through the scope.

2500y would be amazing. So would a 338...

Going to watch vid now. Can't wait to get out and do some more shooting.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Sure looks to me like the one bullet hit the target sideways and not dead on...

LC

[Quinn]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Sure looks to me like the one bullet hit the target sideways and not dead on...

LC

Looks that way to me too. They mention 2400 transonic distance so it could be starting to tumble a bit.

Looks like a nice shooting location.

[fordtruckin]

Dang that's a LOOOOOOONG Way!

[wolf308]

Originally Posted by densa44

Is what makes this possible the optics? If the bullet travels that far and you know the ballistics it should be possible with a variety of cartridges.

Is that correct or is it something in that particular caliber?

yes thats correct , say scope has only 50 moa adjustment in it internally and your zeroed 5 moa from bottom or you have 45 moa left to go up/play with , slap a 20 moa base ........i mean allready have on before hand , now in theory you should have 65 moa elavation to send your rounds down to while not holding over. say 65 moa gets your particular cartridge to 1600 yards and you wanna hit a mile accuratley and consistently youll have to use holdover....or hopefully your scope has other reticle lines/bdc you can home in on...... or youll have to put a 30 /40 moa scope base underneath your scope,or change out a scope that has a higher internal adjustments.

problem with 30/40 moa scope bases is you have to have a far zero, lowest setting might be 400 yards (as such with my 338 with a 30 moa base and its handload),its ok with this rifle for me cause its meant to "go the distance " , otherwise if i want to know how to hit a 100-300 with it bang on ill have to practise "hold under " i guess ?......LOL

clear as mud ?????

[forgesmith]

I watched this vid a while ago and I now own a 995 Sako in .338 LM.
Trying to figure out how to keep the shoulder in shape now. That rifle Barks without a brake or even a soft butt pad.
I put a limbsaver on it and could not make a shot work! Rifle wanted to twist sideways off the limbsaver, almost too soft, and added too much length too so changed it back.
Just wondered about long range with the 300gr lapua scenars, with a 1 in 12 twist barrel? Seems to shoot the 285's OK but at short range, out over a 1000m I wonder about stability?
Still the best looking round to carry in your pocket.
Cheers

[sikwhiskey]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Sure looks to me like the one bullet hit the target sideways and not dead on...

LC

Looked to me like it hit the ground first ricochet into the target. I'll have to watch it again on a computer, iPhone is a little small.