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Old 07-23-2009, 02:42 PM
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DeerandbearhoG
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A 300gr SW at 2200FPS is 3.5" high at 100yd, when zeroed at 180 and still 18" low at 300, according to a ballistic cal. not a 300 yd gun IMO.

The savage load I use is 42gr 4759 (goes bang like a 06 in any weather) and a 250 SW getting 2200+ and 1moa. 1.5" high at 100 will put me dead on at 140, -6" at 200 and -14" at 250 although I would never shoot past 200 w/ that thing, since It can only be shot 6Xs an hour & ya just cant practice enough unless you want to spend all day at the range.

Driftrider ,not to be a deek, but can you please tell of a factory sabot slug that will even come close to a savageML? The fastest slug Ive heard of, are SSTs, and they didnt get anywhere near the 2000fps, they claim, when I croined them. As far as I know no sluggun can dream of doing what the 10ML does, and neither can a conventional "dirtburner" ML no matter how much powder you drop down the barrel, cause only about 120 grain is gonna burn anyway in most 24"-28"barrels.

burninggredphonex , A copper, buffered load of OO buck in a 3" shell, out of a full choke, should give enough pellets in a 8" vital area of a deer , out to about 30 yds. Id find a thick patch of brush and sit down and wait , good luck.
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