The Everyday Sniper Episode 216 Post-Black Friday Gear Talk
Did you score on Black Friday, or did you skip the shopping altogether? I scored a few items right around the Holidays,
- TriggerCam
- Victor Company AX Rails AXHR
- ColeTac Nylon Products
- Podmic
- Training Time is a Happy Time
Those are the items of interest in this podcast, another area of focus is my bitch about the state of the 338LM. I think people forcing the 300gr bullet in a 338LM on us ruined the caliber for many because the heavier bullet does not work as advertised, especially with people pushing it so slow. I give my continued observations on speed overweight again, in my opinion speed wins. The 338LM should be the ultimate sniping round, but going to the 300gr bullet handicapped it by a wide margin and ruined it for a lot of people.
Go back in time and listen to some of my older podcasts on stepping down in bullet weight vs the speed gains. I think you will find speed kills and it works better when you bring the speed back into the equations. Too many shooters default to the heaviest bullet of the class, they need to revisit that and see what a lighter bullet at increased speeds will do for you.
Pretty mellow podcast, hope you enjoy,
Don't forget to comment.
Cheers,
Comments (6)
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338 edge (same powder capacity but runs in a normal ultra mag action) running the 250gr Scenars @ 3000fps, 285gr ELD-M @2800fps and 300gr Scenars @2700fps. On a basic calculator these are the results. 250gr Scenars @3000 fps Subsonic @ 1600 yards 42.7 mils @ 2500 yards Energy @ 2500 yards - 436 ft.lbf Remaining velocity - 886 fps 285gr ELD-M @2800 fps Subsonic @ 1900 yards 36.4 mils @ 2500 yards Energy @ 2500 yards - 605 ft.lbf Remaining velocity - 978 fps 300gr Scenars @2700 fps Subsonic @ 1600 yards 45.8 mils @2500 yards Energy @ 2500 yards - 548 ft.lbf Remaining velocity - 907 fps
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Energy is 1/2 mass Times Velocity SQUARED! Heck yes Franks right Velocity is king when it’s compared to same caliber.
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Just watched the Irishman. Excellent flick Frank.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Hey Frank, You paint houses?
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
A mover at Threadproof would be great at the 625 tree line area.
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Speed versus weight: I have listened to several of your thoughts regarding lower weight and faster velocity being a solid trade-off. I went from 140's to 130's in 6.5 Creedmoor. I've gone down to the 6 Creedmoor and plan on 112 match burners and am looking to get 2950~fps. Is there something I've overlooked? I saw that Prime just came out with (group buy) for 107's. I'm running a 26" 7.5 twist MTU barrel, if that matters in the grand scheme of, "What does Frank think."
Tuesday Dec 03, 2019
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