Jenrick
Member
I've lucked into a heck of a deal on 55gr FMJ rounds. The last time I was shooting Service Rifle I was loading all my own ammo and I was normally running 68gr for the 200 and 300, with 77gr's out at 600 (I'd have to check my notes). At the time it was costing me as much to load match rounds as I could buy cheap plinking ammo so there was no reason not too.
Now however I can shoot 55grs significantly cheaper then I could load match rounds. The two locals matches are 200 yd reduced (scaled 300 and 600) and 300 yd reduced (scaled 600). How much wind drift am I really going to see at 200 yds with a lighter bullet? I know that there's no way they'd do well at 600, but that's not an issue for a while. 300 is where I can see myself running into issues if they don't buck the wind well.
At the minimum I'll be doing a lot of practice shooting with them, I'm just thinking they may be a big cost saver for me while I get back into service rifle.
-Jenrick
Now however I can shoot 55grs significantly cheaper then I could load match rounds. The two locals matches are 200 yd reduced (scaled 300 and 600) and 300 yd reduced (scaled 600). How much wind drift am I really going to see at 200 yds with a lighter bullet? I know that there's no way they'd do well at 600, but that's not an issue for a while. 300 is where I can see myself running into issues if they don't buck the wind well.
At the minimum I'll be doing a lot of practice shooting with them, I'm just thinking they may be a big cost saver for me while I get back into service rifle.
-Jenrick