Range Day 27 Oct 2019

[98Z5V]

Went out last Sunday to test some more of the NEXUS ammo - ran through .308 Win 168gr, .260 Rem 139gr Laupa Scenar, and the 77gr .223 Rem loads. 

Here's the Usual Suspects for this one - the 20" .308 bolt gun, the Mk12 Mod 1, and the .260 Rem.

My winds were from due South, and I shoot due West - so Full Value wind from left to right.  Wind on the Kestrel was varying 8.9mph~14.3mph - sucked.  But, I'm set up, so I'm shooting it.

Here's the overall look out there, paper at 100, IPSC steel at 500 and 850.

Here's an inset pic of that 500:

Here's the inset of the 850:

Even with dealing with wind, I got those 5.56 loads on steel at 850 - but it was 5 3/4 mils of wind hold.  In the pics below, the dull spash on steel is .308 Win.  The super-shiny centers on splash is .260 Rem.  The little tiny "pokes" on the target are 5.56...

Here's the 500:

The 850:

I'll take that, for a shiit-wind day.     I've never tried to put 5.56 out to 850 in winds like that.  It was valuable info, though...  Those three tiny dings at the bottom, in a line, are the 5.56 hits.  The two dark splashes left-of center (one in the white) are .308 Win.  That bright silver splash, one in the head and one in the neck, right edge, are .260 Rem. That gun just rocks. 

 

 

Edited October 31, 2019 by 98Z5V

[RedRiverII]

How difficult would it be for the Army to consider 260?

[Sisco]

11 hours ago, RedRiverII said:

How difficult would it be for the Army to consider 260?

They already picked 6.5 CR over it for a special purpose round. A lot of controversy on that one.

[sketch]

Great range report brother! The .556 challange looks like just that.. a wicked challenge! bread and butter on the big boys minus the wind factor! 🍻

[98Z5V]

12 minutes ago, sketch said:

Great range report brother! The .556 challange looks like just that.. a wicked challenge! bread and butter on the big boys minus the wind factor! 🍻

That 5.56 took a minute to figure out.  Almost half a 20-rd mag.  That bitch was DRIFTING, bigtime.  I've never shot 5.56 in that kinda shiit, at the 850 - LEARNED ALOT ABOUT IT, with that, and it was very vaulable info...  The .308 168gr did great, in that wind - for a 168.  I had some wind hold on that fucker for those, but it performed. My 178-load would have smoked that.  That .260 didn't give a shiit...  That wind didn't fuk with it much. 

That .260 against any wind is kind like me, brother...  

Edited November 1, 2019 by 98Z5V