This Nosler also supports a 27 ft/lbs recoil even at a 1094 ft/lbs 1000 Yard energy and 225'' 1000-yard drop. Montana! Several factors like powder temperature sensitivity, barrel length, ammunition consistency, and atmospheric conditions will all change your MV value. Century and has since stayed for a reason. Table 1: Flattest Shooting Loads By Caliber (ranked by least hold-over at 300 yards) Table 2: Maximum Power Loads By Caliber (ranked by highest OGW at 50 yards) Table 3: Conventional/Typical Loads By Caliber (ranked by highest OGW at 300 yards) Table 4: Lower Power Loads By Caliber (ranked by highest OGW at 200 yards) 2023 Backfire LLC, a limited liability company headquartered in Utah, USA. Programs like Applied Ballistics (by far the best) can easily chart out in a spreadsheet-like format, all sorts of information important to long-range shooters. However, in 1969 Remington picked it up forcing it to become a standard cartridge that is nothing more than a necked down version of the .30-06. Ideally, projectiles that have a higher BC, will retain their MV over a longer range. rating, that 100-grain bullet is hanging in there. With low recoil and flat trajectories, the .260 is another great option for someone interested in Long Range shooting. All images on our website are the property of their respective owners. It is also a very light caliber and has very little recoil. 1,000m: 1,287 ft-lbs. http://www.hornady.com/ballistics-resource/ballistics-calculator. I shot this out of the new Barrett ASR at 1,600m. Please keep doing these informative articles your delivery and information are on point. As with MV, .223 projectiles vary greatly. Those of you who reload can stretch the Valkyrie by playing with different powders, bullet seating depths, and projectile types. But its so close to the 6.5-300 Wby. Barrel Life: A big selling point to the Grendel is its ease on barrels. I find it so interesting to see how this compares to the Lapua Magnum. How hard would it be to add a 223wssm to the mix. Ballistic Co-Efficient: The projectile designed specifically for Long Range shooting is the 90 grain Sierra Match King. Generally, a 300 Win Mag's 150 grain bullet delivers a 3,260 fps muzzle velocity, while its 180 grain bullet achieves approximately 3,000 fps. The owner of this website does not guarantee offers on this site, and all offers should be viewed as recommendations only. Im not going to dive too deep down that rabbit-hole, or even techniques to help. Overall Practicality: All in all, the 6.5 Lapua has great numbers on a round moving fairly slow. History: The 6.5 Grendel comes to us in 2003 from Alexander Arms. Put the two together and you have a great shooting LR round. Overall Practicality: All in all, if you are new to the LR community and have an heirloom .243 in the family and that is it, re-barrel it and work on fundamentals. That does not appeal to my simplified physics understanding of the subject. They are normalized within caliber. Still, by using G1 across the board, we are on a level playing field. The flattest-shooting popular rifle cartridge at 1,000 yards is the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, followed by the . It packs a serious punch with high ballistics as well. A big selling point to the Grendel is its ease on barrels. For serious shooters, thats a non-starter. [Answered]. projectile that you might crown that one King, especially since that 100-grain sounds a bit more reasonable for deer-sized game. that are blowing the ceiling off gun sales, instead of 6 5 CDM? It just murders your shoulder, ears, and pocketbook at the same time drop in feet Shooting at 700 (In Theory) Jim Harmer is a host of the Backfire Youtube channel. It was a great option at the time for those wanting long range performance with very low recoil. Take a look at the MPBR column and note how close they all are. One thing that makes the .308 Winchester one of the best Long Range cartridges ever, is that in a pinch, you can find ammo for it ANYWHERE. wins again with just 218.5 inches of drop, the 27 Nosler moves into second place with its 150-grain bullet falling only 225.8 inches. Because it was used in the Civil War, the term "flattest" is not an exact description. In essence, the 6.5284 Norma equals the performance of the .270 Winchester with projectiles having much higher BC and consuming slightly less powder. Its use today is limited to medium to big-game hunting; bolt action only. Everyone knows that speed kills. Recoil Condition: One of the great things about a .223 rifle build is that the recoil is manageable for a shooter of any age. When firing with the .300NM at 1,000m, you get that same feeling. I had to calculate this one out, as Weatherbys ballistics charts dont go past 500 yards. 500m: 1,866 ft-lbs. Ballistic Co-Efficient: 105 grain Berger VLD G1: 0.517 G7: 0.265, Remaining Energy: Muzzle: 2,240 ft-lbs 500m: 1,091 ft-lbs 1,000m: 457 ft-lbs 1,500m: 221 ft-lbs. Zeroing for 100 yards or farther will change drop significantly. Remaining Energy: Muzzle: 4,029 ft-lbs. Choosing the flattest shooting rifle cartridge in each caliber category seems fair, fun, and revealing, so well do that before identifying the all time top dog. In what was probably the first round designed from the ground up as a sniper cartridge, 338 Lapua is our personal favorite long-range round. For the hunters in mind, the ability to take a .30 caliber projectile (which has the superior terminal performance to the smaller 6.5mm projectiles) and flatten its trajectory to achieve those longer shots in higher winds is crucial. He is also a passionate supporter of the Second Amendment. To be fair to the 30-378, itmurders everything else for flatness way out there, staying feet above most other cartridges and carrying enough energy to take a deer at just over 1000 yards. The wise longer range shooter errs on the side of a higher B.C. Plant yourself in post-2015 and you will see an explosion of the 6.5mm family of projectiles, thanks to the 6.5 Creedmoor. It makes no sense to me (since Im not a bench rest shooter) to pick a caliber that you intend to invest $2500+ in a barreled action if you cannot find the ammo to feed it. If you take away anything from this article, no matter which caliber you choose, make sure you know how to operate that rifle. The average life will be anywhere from 4,000-7,000 rounds. I stopped there because few hunters are going to tolerate the recoil or rifle weight needed to operate a flat shooter above 338-caliber. I wonder if you could possibly make that load available to me, so I can compare which loads are the best? Using 1000 yards as a distance benchmark, the 6mm CM drops 8.1 mils, and the 6.5 CM with the Hornady 147 ELD-M drops 8.7 mils. 500m: 2,115 ft-lbs 1,000m: 937 ft-lbs. Again, as most wildcat rounds are concerned, barrel life will not be great. This round impresses the hell out of me. This is especially important to those of you who reload and can tailor a custom load for your rifle. For a rifle platform, this caliber is great for building a highly modular and dynamic setup. The good news is that these bullets might shoot even a tad flatter than these numbers indicate. Right now, shooters are obsessed with flat-shooting rifle cartridges. "200 yards may be taken as the very outside limit at which it is ever advisable to fire at ordinary game ; not because the rifle may not be accurate enough to ensure frequent hitting at much greater distances, but because the probability of killing at such ranges is very small indeed ; and humanity, not to say sportsmanlike feeling, demand that When thinking of muzzle velocity, a faster round is not always better. This also means barrel life will vary greatly. Get the gist? The Long Range community has been pushing the envelope more and more. The flat trajectory of the .300 Win Mag bullet allows skilled hunters with calibrated optics the ability to hit targets at 500 or even 1,000 yards away. If I was building a rifle on this caliber, I would expect to look at bolt-only options. Impeccable analysis here. and MV do. Been there done that, so Im not playing holier-than-thou. Once again great effort appreciated. However, the Grendel uses the same case diameter as the 7.62x39mm so the new magazine capacity is reduced from 30 rounds to 26, and the bolt face is not interchangeable with .223/5.56 bolts. gundata.org has done all this for you already. 500m: 1260 ft-lbs. Because the .224 is so new, the market is still catching on. No issue finding it. Still less than the classic .308 Winchester. Fifty years ago, a cartridge in America simply needed to be capable of grouping under 1.5 inches at 100 yards, shooting fast (flat) enough to enable a dead-on hold to 250 yards, and hitting hard enough to kill a deer or elk. With a muzzle brake and/or suppressor, the recoil is definitely manageable. So guys who reload might fall into brass availability problems. Your Knowledge is greatly appreciated! For myself, I have up to 800 meters to shoot at a private location, so grabbing a .338 Lapua Magnum with a max effective range well over 1600m makes no sense. So when I speak of overall practicality, I would steer people towards a round that is attainable in an easily bought rifle. Banish 30. Reloading is also expensive because the brass isnt cheap. The cost of such rifles can be at least $4,000 and can take months to build. The .260 also made a name in the hunting community as well, so finding it on the shelves is no problem. The recoil is almost non-existent. The cartridge was designed for reliable feeding in battle rifles, not efficient powder burns for consistent accuracy. The average barrel life will be 1,500-2,000 rounds. Taking a quick look at how the 22 CM compares to some other cartridges will shine a light on its potential. History: While the 6.5mm (0.264) projectile was incredibly popular in Europe, the US in the late 90s was still stuck on the .30 caliber range. Nice summary of the subject for those of us who do not understand things like Coreolis Force and aerodynamic jump. This means that the projectile will reach its Transonic Range at a further distance; increasing its overall effective range. Bullet B.C. Overall Practicality: I heavily recommend this caliber to those out there who want magnum performance without magnum recoil. To explain Transonic Range, think about the physics of a football. Developed form the military, Winchester . Muzzle Velocity: Average MV for a .223 is 3100 fps. This caliber excites me for several reasons. Just curious have you ever looked at the 284 Winchester for flat shooting. This can get expensive so choosing my first is very important. With more case volume than a .308 and firing the same grain weight bullet, the .30-06 will have more felt recoil than a .308. Definitely a great overall cartridge for any skill range in the Long Range shooting community. Read more. The flattest-shooting popular rifle cartridge at 1,000 yards is the 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, followed by the .26 Nosler, the .28 Nosler, the .22 Creedmoor, and the 6.5 Weatherby RPM. I like that the caliber is being offered in high-end AR-10 platforms for the gas-gun enthusiasts. Again, being one of the forefathers of the Long Range shooting community, .308 is found everywhere. Cross-Platform Use: To date, the .300 NM will be a bolt action system only. Ammo Availability: Several factory loads do exist on the market today. A prairie dog could be hit at a mile while a grizzly bear would need to be much closer. Youve already come here, which shows you are willing to read. In order to do so, their already proven case, the 6.8 SPC (Special Purpose Cartridge) was necked down to fit a .22 caliber projectile. Also, terminal performance on larger targets has proven weak at best (one large reason the .243 never caught on with the military). Expect to see 2,500-3,000 rounds out of your barrel. Unlike the previous cartridges, this is the first one that has no parent case. The issue with the Nosler cartridges is barrel life. 270. 28 in. What a cool story herethe Norma Magnum comes to us as an improvement on the Lapua Magnum. In his spare time, he is an avid gun collector, hunter, and outdoorsman. What you do need is an effective caliber regardless of the platform you're shooting from. Its an excellent choice for shooting groundhogs out to 500 yards. The .243 Winchester has a large MV range; from 3,025 fps (105 grain projectile) to 4,058 fps (55 grain projectile). 26 Nosler, the . For bigger game, I could easily hunt with either the 240 or 6.5-300 Weatherbys. Thanks. Equally, cutting through the air slows the projectile down, eating away at its energy. History: The .224 Valkyrie was the child of an experiment by Federal in 2017 to reach into the 1,000-yard competition circuit (which was dominated by the .30 caliber class cartridges) with a small .22 caliber projectile. Barrel Life. As said before, the standard rifle manufacturers have not caught up the .224 Valkyrie. Muzzle Velocity: A standard projectile weight for optimum performance out of the 6CM would be a 105 grain Berger Target VLD @ 3,100fps. Flattest at 1,000 yards Here's where things start to change. The 6mmCM excels amongst the PRS community and even long-range hunting. It is also the most popular caliber for the most popular and modular riflethe AR-15. My bias steers clear of the wildcat calibers. I do believe the market will catch up to this round. I\m also a huge fan of Ron Spomer so well done for the recognition of his great work too. again. the max load is the distance load. Also, experience firing large bore calibers is advised. This cartridge calls for a custom case. The average price per round is $3.00-$4.25. Ballistic Co-Efficient: 140gr ELD Match G1: 0.646 G7: 0.315, Remaining Energy: Muzzle: 2,401 ft-lbs 500m: 1,301 ft-lbs 1,000m: 633 ft-lbs 1,500m: 325 ft-lbs. This cartridge is one of the most capable rounds I have ever shot. When considering cartridges for their ability to shoot flat, overcoming drag is critical. One of the advantages of the 300 Winchester Magnum is that it can be loaded in a long-rifle action rather than a more expensive Magnum receiver. You have so much faith that your round will hit your target. Because this cartridge is so new, ammo prices are going to be high. Ultimately, we cannot deny that this round was replaced by better options. Not ideal for beginners or those who do not reload. Thank you for your service. Like I said, each discipline and personality will favor a certain caliber. Snipers were forced to choose a limited range bolt-action rifle or the completely overpowered M82/M107. This was a great article that puts a lot of good info out there that we average shooters would not have otherwise realized. Black Hills Ammunition 175-grain ELD-X SEE IT Remington 150-grain Core-Lokt Tipped Nosler 168-grain Accubond LR Hornady American Whitetail 139-grain SP Interlock Winchester 150-grain Ballistic Silvertip It is the flattest shooting option you can get. And the AR-10 was designed SPECIFICALLY for the .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm NATO. But after finally diving into the 6.5, its clear why it has become so popular. With the projectile variability and network of knowledge on this cartridge, I think its a great option to build a classic hunting rifle. The .243 was also a great option for those living in countries that banned the use of military countries (.308 Win/7.62x51mm NATO). Like the .308 Winchester, ammo availability and reloading components are everywhere. Muzzle Velocity: Using the US Militarys XM1163, MV: 2,940 fps, Ballistic Co-Efficient: 230gr Berger Hybrid OTM Tactical G1: 0.717 G7: 0.368, Remaining Energy: Muzzle: 4,414 ft-lbs. My take away on all this number crunching? The sheer muzzle energy from these bigger calibers is beyond impressive. Thanks Jim! Really enjoy your youtube channel. Almost all wildcat (a round that is not mass-producedusually strictly custom hand-loaded) chambered rifles have to be hand-built by very niche gunsmiths who specialize in Long Range precision rifles. Early pioneers were Ruger, GA Precision, Hornady, and Savage. .223 Remington/5.56mm, .224 Valkyrie, .243 Winchester, 6mm Creedmoor, 6.5mm Grendel. Do you have the equipment and knowledge to reload? The .308 is no different. Deciding on the three best flat-shooting cartridges does not come down simply to one statistic, but a combination of all the factors inherent to a cartridge. To even things out, Ive zerod all cartridges at 100, drops are listed in feet and cartridges that fell below 1000 ft-lbs didnt get past the next 100 yard clip. With regard to external and terminal ballistics, a screaming Muzzle Velocity has its ups and downs. 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