10 - 700 yd hog gun

[JW]

10 - 700 yd hog gun

I've got my eye on a Savage Model 12 VLP in 300WSM

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/12VLPDBM

Will this fit the bill?

Yes I've shot one of those before. That's a much better long range platform vs that other stuff you're looking at. If I remember right the 12's Accutrigger goes down to 1.5 lbs.
You can also send that bolt to Twisted Barrel and get a sharp looking bolt knob put on it. It really dresses those Savages up.
That rifle showed to have a 1:10 twist. That's good. If you run a 210 Berger BLD at 2750 fps here are the Twist Rate Calculator results.




This is for a 1:10 twist and a 168 Berger VLD at 3100 fps

[sweetinlow660]

7mm short mag

[JW]

7mm short mag

Its not offered in the rifle he is looking at.

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This is the MFR picture of the gun I'm buying.

Mine has a Pentax Game Keeper 30 8.5-32X50 scope and a bipod.

It's chambered in 300 WSM

[JW]

This is the MFR picture of the gun I'm buying.

Mine has a Pentax Game Keeper 30 8.5-32X50 scope and a bipod.

It's chambered in 300 WSM

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That scope have exposed MOA elevation and windage adjustment?

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Yes

[JW]

Yes

So you are buying that gun or you already have it?

[Pushbutton2]

So you are buying that gun or you already have it?

I have it on layaway

[JW]

I have it on layaway

Awesome. You will enjoy that.

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Awesome. You will enjoy that.

Thanks! I'm hoping too!

[Ruark]

Long range shooting and long range killing are two totally different things. 700 yards is right on the edge of where reliable killing is for certain.

Yeah, same here, I would never shoot at an animal at 700 yards; too much risk of a wound and a suffering animal running away. If I'm not 100% sure of a bangflop, I don't take the shot.

[Pushbutton2]

10 - 700 yd hog gun

Yeah, same here, I would never shoot at an animal at 700 yards; too much risk of a wound and a suffering animal running away. If I'm not 100% sure of a bangflop, I don't take the shot.

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Well than don't check out Ballisticstudies.com he's got videos posted of 1000+ yd shots ....

[JW]

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Well than don't check out Ballisticstudies.com he's got videos posted of 1000+ yd shots ....

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10 - 700 yd hog gun

Umm
Ragin'
I'm playing with this http://www.bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/. I select the bullet 30 caliber 168 Berger Match VLD change diameter from .308 to .300 it says the bullets are unstable recommended twist 1:7 but my guns 1:10

Here's a screen shot of the 155 grain Berger

[Mike D]

10 - 700 yd hog gun

Umm
Ragin'
I'm playing with this http://www.bergerbullets.com/twist-rate-calculator/. I select the bullet 30 caliber 168 Berger Match VLD change diameter from .308 to .300 it says the bullets are unstable recommended twist 1:7 but my guns 1:10

Here's a screen shot of the 155 grain Berger
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You've got all kinds of stuff wrong in that calculator.

First of all .308 is the diameter of the Bullet on a 300 WSM. Secondly it looks like you have the diameter set to mm.

168 grain VLD doesn't need a 1:7 twist unless it's maybe subsonic in 300 blackout.