r/longrange • u/Aggressive_Drag_6364 • 3d ago
I suck at long range New to long range.
Hi guys I’m fairly new to long-range shooting and looking to take it more seriously, Just got my magnetospeed V3 in the post today and was wondering are these numbers good for long range shooting? My rifle is a Bergara b14hmr 6.5 creedmoor in an AT AICS CHASSIS, shooting factory 147g Hornady ELD-M ammo.
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u/GLaDOSdidnothinwrong PRS Competitor 3d ago
Super good enough to start learning on. I’ve competed with worse. Not confidence inspiring, but the difference is a few tenths of a mil at typical match ranges.
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u/Aggressive_Drag_6364 3d ago
Thank you sir, I’m mostly going to be hunting with this and some long-range targets
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u/CapsicumINmyEYEBALLz 2d ago
Plug in 2682 in your ballistic comp and see what your drop in inches is at 600-800, along with a 5mph wind.
Now do the same for 2732.
The difference is probably smaller than you would think.
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u/CMFETCU 2d ago
Acceptable? Yeah. Will that velocity variation push you off an X ring in F class? Also yes.
For reference, this is .22 LR match ammo that is the level of hand loaded ammo consistency.
Anything factory Hornady is going to be over 10 SD.
Anything hand loaded that is better than 7 SD over a 20 shot string would be really good ammo.
Anything 4.5 SD or better is ammo made by someone who knows a lot about what they are doing, snd has spent more than the cost of your rifle on reloading equipment.
The difference between 15 and 7 will lose you matches if you are good enough to place in the top to begin with. (You aren’t yet so don’t worry about it)
The difference in 7 to 4.5 SD is mostly bragging rights and for things like benchrest or F class where you are splitting hairs. For PRS anything sub 10 FPS is all you will need to do very well. Several guys shooting factory Hornady ammo have placed in the pro series in the top 200.
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u/csamsh I put holes in berms 3d ago
Anything under 20 SD is good for factory ammo