Thread: just Varminting - how far was your longest shot on your last walk

i have been doing a little research @Tim Dicko on the 6.5mm 143grn. ELD X bullet at 260Rem velocities, playing with the numbers on Strelok and comparing them with my 87grn. VMax bullet / load i use.
Certainly makes for an interesting comparison but maybe a little depressing for me if i let it . . best not to think of the soooo close shots that would have been good hits if i had a bullet with 50% better BC / half the wind drift of the VMax.

sometime in the near future i will have to rebarrel the tikka, the 6.5s will be on the maybe list.

can i ask why you chose the .260Rem in a sporter profile as your varmint rifle ?
what other calibers / rifles have you tried ?

R.