The 22 creedmoor thread

[HuntHarder]

On this particular morning, my max range to 1,800 FPS with this particularly fast 16" barrel was right at 550 yards I believe. I regularly practice with my 223 and 77 TMKs much further than that. Think consistent hits, in wind, in mountainous terrain, nearly daily, WAY past the guns terminal range.

You can either read and call wind or you can't. You can either shoot from field positions in the mountains or you can't. Leaning on a cartridge that "bucks wind better" no matter the range, is a recipe for misses as I'm sure you know and have seen as well.

Is it "practical" for most? Probably not, but that's because of shooter capabilities. Blaming wind is THE most common excuse I see in shooters, particularly in "higher level" shooters.

Absolutely blaming the wind is the most common. It is also the hardest part of Long range shooting in my opinion. We have all these calculators and formulas, that tell us what our bullet drop will be. There is no formula for accurate wind calls. Experience is the only way to accurately call wind. Having a gun that bucks wind better, absolutely will result in more hits from a guy who is not an expert at wind calls. Obviously with limits. Margin of error on wind calls is huge imo. You can be the best wind caller out there and still be off on challenging terrain.

I suck at wind calls in varying terrain. I am working on it, but it is hard in New terrain imo. Where my steel is at in the desert, I am pretty good because I know the typical nuances of that spot. Take wind out or lower the mph and long range shooting gets exponentially easier imo.