Well guys, I bought it. Man, I have fell in love with this rifle. I bought it in the scendero and love it.

Only thing, Rem. is wrong on the ballistics. The rifle actually shoots better than they say.

I was hunting this past weekend in Uvalde Tx. and as usual entertaining customers. After dropping the customers on one side of the ranch, I went looking for coyotes to test this animal out.

I was sighted in at 1.5 inches high at 100 yards. I killed a coyote at 310 yards and hit it exactly 1 inch higher than where I was aiming without adjusting the aimpoint.

The next coyote that I shot at was at 550 yards. I wanted to see what the bullet drop would do. At 550 yards and not adjusting the aim point, I hit the coyote but right at his chest line. He spun around about five times, licked himself and ran off.

I figured to be at the most 1.5" low at 550.

What an animal.....love it.

Of course this rifle may shoot different in other parts of the country.

The trajectory might be a little better than the remington data but certainly not only 1.5" low at 550 yards with a 1.5" high point of impact at 100 yards.I would put up targets at 300,400 and 500 yards and shoot a group at each distance.The actual trajectories that result will be a far cry from the numbers you have just quoted.

StubbleJumper

Plan on shooting those rages after the season but when I shot at the coyote at 550 I was in a vice. I can only tell you what I did and what the range was since we had a range finder. But then again what do I know...I am only the guy that did the shooting. It is guys like you that pull your pencil and calculater out and say that is impossible that know everything, even though you weren't there. I have six guys that were with me that will tell you.

No doubt you your shot hit that coyote. But exactly where did you hit him at 550yds? The exact point of impact cannot be verified unless you recovered the body.
Taking one shot at that distance verifies nothing as far as trajectory because variances in both temp. and humidity can effect the bullets flight path, either upwards or downwards.
This info comes not from just looking at ballistics charts but from actually shooting at distances out to 600yds.


"Lord, make me fast and accurate."

Stone Cold-I speak from experience as I own two 7mmstw's and a 7mm ultramag.I handload both to higher velocities than you can get with factory loads in your ultramag and shoot both to 500 yards on a regular basis at my local range.With a zero of 2.75" high at 100 yards and 140gr ballistic tips all three of my rifles are 18" to 19" low at 500 yards.The numbers you quote are simply not possible.I have no doubt that you did hit a coyote at 550 yards but there is not a cartridge available that can produce enough velocity to be anywhere near as flat shooting as your numbers indicate.When you shoot some groups at various distances you will see the true trajectory of your cartridge.

I have never shot the 7mm rum, but I do have a 300 rum. I shoot 165 nbt, sighted in 3" high at 250, and will shoot about 8" low at 500. Not sure what the difference would be with the 30cal. but should be fairly close.

Uh oh guys, call the white house. We got another one of those magic bullets that hit kennedy. Also own one of the RUM's, and have shot 500 yards. Do you mean 1.5 foot high at 100 yards? Ha Ha Or 550 feet distance? That bullet should have fell over 25" at 550 yards with a hot load. I don't care if it was a 130 grain bullet spitzer boat tail. Or are sure your were TX. Maybe the moon. With the moons gravity you might be able to get those bullistics but here on earth have to deal with gravity acceleration at 32ft/sec square. I think you just showed your knowledge of bullistics and reloading.

Edited by - bigcountry on 12/07/2002 22:39:48

Big country-Zeroing the rifle 1-1/2" high at 100 yards then holding dead on at 550 yards and expecting a kill shot shows a lot about ones knowledge of ballistics.

OK guys,

First of all I never quoted any exact numbers. Second, I told you what happened on the shot and the range. I also said that I didn't know the exacts on the ballistics of this rifle. I never quoted exacts. But, I can tell you what I did with the shot. As far as being an expert reloader? Don't know where you pulled that one out of your ass. I have never reloaded in my life. I plan on starting but never done it.

The problem I have is most of you guys don't like to help you like to criticize. The others that aren't criticizing are asking the questions.

I didn't know this was a forum for experts only!!!!!!!!!

Well, if you didn't notice, you are on the reloading forum, not the guns or whatever forum. And wierdly enough, most of us on this forum, (you guessed it), reload. So when we (on the reloading forum) tell about a shot, it was usually a reloaded cartridge. I didn't know you wanted any help as you are now saying. You said you had a range finder, so on your original post, you are using exacts here on the yardage.

I learned to reload off this forum almost 3 years ago. So its not meant for only experts. But the statement you made is very argumentive to say the least, and then when an experienced reloader tryed to explain the truth to you, you scoffed at him. That is how this all went down. Stick around. Alot of guys will help "if you ask a question". Bigbob being one that helps me out the most.