I have made that shot several times over the years with a Swift or 22-250. I can tell you never did it spin a chuck off its feet. And that particular shot is TOUGH due to undulating field, several unseen dips that carry some crazy winds switches in there, and mirage. Heck of a shot. Can't wait to see ol 700 yarder!
The Redline made the Deadline!!! Nice shooting..P, I know the rolling terrain on that farm did take some gettin' used to!
OK GENTS, here's the 737yd video
Did some basic editing to 'slo-down' the vaportrail & impact, not gonna get much more fancy than that...
(select 720P HD for better res)
Little P says she will help you do barrel longevity testing....Reckon so, Steve!
After getting the published (unstable) results with the 80Amax, I didn't bother with any other 80grainer. One might surmise that the 1:9 might work in your AO with 80s, or that a more sleek 80VLD or 80.5FB may stabilize adequately in mine, but just don't t think imma mess with them again. And especially so, seeing how fast the 75s are crankin'...
Which goes back to initial concerns I had about barrel twist, and bullet stabilization without damage. Given the performance I've documented, stepping up to a faster twist would not have been wise! Looking back now, a 1:8.5 could be the ticket for 80s, BUT...that re-introduces the potential for excessive RPM and bullet integrity issues (blow ups)...
If I were to step UP in bullet weight, that decision would be solely based upon reaping a tangible benefit in ballistic performance. In short, that heavier (80gr) bullet has to run fast enough to make the b.c. do the work to beat the lighter (75gr) bullet I'm already running. Otherwise, it ain't worth it!
All that said, by staying with a 1:9, I'm not unduly stressing a 75 (~318,000 rpm @ 3970fps) and getting more velocity than I even hoped for! Whereas, a 1:8.5 would likely eat up some of that precious 'hotrod' velocity, and add 20,000+MORE rpm for that loss. WIN/win vs. LOSE/lose...
That's the balancing act, in a nutshell! Now I just gotta see how long it takes to torch this sucka...
Fred, how about the 77 TMKs ? I know they don't match the BCs of hornadys Amax/ELDs but the TMKs sure do shoot well in my guns. Hornadys do as well and of course Hornadys are cheap. Just curious.Reckon so, Steve!
After getting the published (unstable) results with the 80Amax, I didn't bother with any other 80grainer. One might surmise that the 1:9 might work in your AO with 80s, or that a more sleek 80VLD or 80.5FB may stabilize adequately in mine, but just don't t think imma mess with them again. And especially so, seeing how fast the 75s are crankin'...
Which goes back to initial concerns I had about barrel twist, and bullet stabilization without damage. Given the performance I've documented, stepping up to a faster twist would not have been wise! Looking back now, a 1:8.5 could be the ticket for 80s, BUT...that re-introduces the potential for excessive RPM and bullet integrity issues (blow ups)...
If I were to step UP in bullet weight, that decision would be solely based upon reaping a tangible benefit in ballistic performance. In short, that heavier (80gr) bullet has to run fast enough to make the b.c. do the work to beat the lighter (75gr) bullet I'm already running. Otherwise, it ain't worth it!
All that said, by staying with a 1:9, I'm not unduly stressing a 75 (~318,000 rpm @ 3970fps) and getting more velocity than I even hoped for! Whereas, a 1:8.5 would likely eat up some of that precious 'hotrod' velocity, and add 20,000+MORE rpm for that loss. WIN/win vs. LOSE/lose...
That's the balancing act, in a nutshell! Now I just gotta see how long it takes to torch this sucka...
The grass was actually smoking on either side of the muzzle...
Looking forward to throwing an 80 Amax at whitetail with my newest gun project as well. Thinking it will prove to do the job required. Speaking of fishing, headed out to Stannard Rock in the middle of Lake Superior to jig for some monster Lakers this Saturday. Beautiful weather for it over here.
