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LOL looking forward to it

I am not sure what actually happened. It seems that my silencer does some tricks of its own when it gets warm, although it shouldn't be too warm from only 3 shots. I will try to do the same test again, using a muzzle brake. The wind didn't pick up much, but it could be strong enough to make the bullet drift to the right. I don't think I missed the 1 gallon water can by more than 1 foot, not good to say.
Looking forward to do some more testing, and I'll post video from it here, no doubt. I might even make one in english

I have been looking into the 6.5mm and the only problem I am having with it is cost. I found a high end Rem 700 BBRL in .308 that may work for me, but I am not counting anything out yet. Thank you again for your input.

Any others would still be appreciated,

Travis Walthall

Man you were on a role tell the last target.  What was the problem with last one, did the wind pickup?

 Ya you are right as the ballistic performance of the other cartridges might be better but the one I think that would take the cake would be a 6.5/284.  As far as ballistics its just about the same as a 300 mag but just about no recoil.  It is a very accurate cartridge that people have been using to compete with for years.

I will be honest, the 20-24 inch group is counting the couple strays that are from wind. The 69gr .224 bullet does well with adjustment against constant wind, but not sudden gusts. Not counting the straglers out of my 10-15 round groups (1-3 rounds usually) the group is about 4-6 inches. Definately something that can probably be taken away with a 130+ grain bullet. I am thinking .308, 30-06, 6mm, and/or 6.5mm. Thats why I am trying to get some more opinions. I know ballistically the best would be the 6/6.5mm or the 06, but due to cost and effectiveness, the .308 is still on the board for sure

Thank you again for the reply, any others would be appreciated,
Travis Walthall

wow thats a big group at 600 yards for getting a 3/4 inch group at 200.
 At 600 yards it should be more like 2 1/2 inches
The only thing I can think of is maybe the wind is bucking the smaller/lighter bullets from the .223.
So think of a Cal. that you will be able to shoot heavier bullets that will buck the wind better.
But the heavier the bullet the bigger the case needs to be to push it.

I know I know, these questions are asked too much, but I am going to ask it again for I am looking for some more specific information than "What rifle do you like?"

I am looking for something to give me some more consistency. I am currently shooting a Savage model 10FP in .223. I reload and am currently getting 3/4-inch groups at 200 yards (15 round groups) and about 20-24 inch groupings at 600 yards. I am looking for something to give me some more consistency with the 600-1000 meter shots. I am already reloading 30-06, but going to another caliber would not be a problem. The major thing at the moment is price. I would love to get a remington 40-x, but can not afford it at this time. Anyone have any input on a new rifle that I have not thought of or tell me a 'yea/ney' on a couple rifles I am currently thinking about: remington 700 (BDL, or the like), Savage 10FP in .308, and/or m1903.

Thank you very much for your time and opinions,
Travis Walthall

Here is a small video I made, shooting my 6.5x65RWS. The reason for filming was that I had made a ballistic table, from a program called PCB, and I wanted to test if I could just fill in the numbers in the program,. print it a go shoot.

The ranges I shot at are 421, 575 and 727 yards.
The bullet I used is a 140 grs Nosler Accubond fired at 3150 ft/sec. I use a Hausken silencer, and a Zeiss 6-24x72 FLII Lotutec-

Sorry that I speak in Norwegian in the video.
Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esb9NHFsNFw

I was surprised that you didn't see Alvin York on that list.