Long Range Rifle Cartridges

[Ridge_Runner]

That's almost 6k on muzzle energy.

My goal is to take a whitetail at 1 mile, if age doesn't get me first!

 

[TexasLife]

My goal is to take a whitetail at 1 mile, if age doesn't get me first!

You'll probably good out to 2,400 meters or at least 2k meters.

 

[FOTIS]

Not quite enough case capacity to get the really heavy 338 bullets going at the speeds necessary for long range.

Bingo

 

[JD338]

My goal is to take a whitetail at 1 mile, if age doesn't get me first!

You definitely have the HP to get a 1760 yard kill.
Can you share the details of your rifle and optics?

JD338

 

[Ridge_Runner]

accurized 700 LH long action, broughton 31" 9.3 twist, 5c barrel, all pillored and glassed into a stocky's carbon fiber tacticle stock. painkiller brake, seeekins bottom metal. will be topped of with a 5.5x22 NXS in NF rings on aa seekins base. all smithwork done by Robert Vestel of Vestel's custom guns in Bristol va.

 

[JD338]

WOW, nice rifle. You definitely have the right set up to shoot into another zip code.
Congratulations Lynn.

JD338

 

[DrMike]

accurized 700 LH long action, broughton 31" 9.3 twist, 5c barrel, all pillored and glassed into a stocky's carbon fiber tacticle stock. painkiller brake, seeekins bottom metal. will be topped of with a 5.5x22 NXS in NF rings on aa seekins base. all smithwork done by Robert Vestel of Vestel's custom guns in Bristol va.

That'll do! Definitely business-like.

 

[Guy Miner]

Serious looking rifle!

And truck for that matter.

Looking forward to your range & field reports!

Guy

 

[Ridge_Runner]

Serious looking rifle!

And truck for that matter.

Looking forward to your range & field reports!

Guy

Them diesel trucks are almost as expensive as shooting Guy! its been a good one though!