chevyman181
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I get that with factory ammo in my 20in Fierce and 2900ish with H4831sc hand loads.
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Handloads though right? Hornady designed these newer cartridges with proper throating to where their factory ammo shoots really good and is reasonably priced.
Yeah. Hand loads. My point is no cartridge is "inherently" accurate. And I know I am an outlier because I don't need a Creed or PRC to kill stuff. I can see the pick up a factory rifle and ammo angle. But it isn't exclusive to Hornady and their cartridges. mtmuley
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Certainly isn’t limited to hornady cartridges. I’m fairly confident if you loaded up a bunch of 6 BR, 6 Dasher, 6.5x47, and creedmoors in a rail gun, the odds of the BR/Dasher/x47 outperforming the creedmoors is high.
I think the biggest thing about the new hornady cartridges is throat spec. Parallel freebore slightly larger than bullet diameter of adequate length to get the bullet out of the case might make up for some runout or other shortcomings. There’s a reason competitive shooters have spec’d custom reamers that way for a long time.
I think there is something to “inherently accurate” and maybe it’s just less particular about what you feed it but it’s definitely a thing. I’m of the opinion that 6.5x47 is a touch less finicky than creedmoor and 260 but that doesn’t mean there’s not a pile of people that’ll outshoot me and my x47s with creedmoors and 260s.
I think the biggest thing about the new hornady cartridges is throat spec. Parallel freebore slightly larger than bullet diameter of adequate length to get the bullet out of the case might make up for some runout or other shortcomings. There’s a reason competitive shooters have spec’d custom reamers that way for a long time.
I think there is something to “inherently accurate” and maybe it’s just less particular about what you feed it but it’s definitely a thing. I’m of the opinion that 6.5x47 is a touch less finicky than creedmoor and 260 but that doesn’t mean there’s not a pile of people that’ll outshoot me and my x47s with creedmoors and 260s.
The competition thing regarding hunting cartridges and rifles cracks me up. mtmuley
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22 creedmoor is one that does turn some heads but the other creedmore 6.5 25 , prc's shoot heavier sleek bullets which extend the range a bit, Not alot and the old cartridges worked fine out to reasonable hunting distances. My favorite is the 308!! Affordable to shoot and get to really know where the bullet is gonna go in different weather/wind at distance farther than I care to shoot at an animal. Marketing is the key here and I fell for the 7prc. I will be taking the boring 7 mag that works every time this year's cow elk season.
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Teekahh and swfa the only real setup worth anything on that place
Not for me. mtmuleyTeekahh and swfa the only real setup worth anything on that place
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I don’t believe that any one cartridge is more accurate than the next. Here’s a grouping from my 30-06 with factory ammo. A cartridge that came out over 100 years ago, a modern rifle, and modern factory ammo. They all shoot well.
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So you’re telling me all cartridge designs can achieve equal accuracy with all other variables being equal?
Is this true about rifles? Bullets? Powders?
Science and engineering may beg to differ.
Now, not all advancements are what is referred to as disruptive technological advancement. However, cumulative effect creates larger scale improvements.
Dude, I just shoot what I got. And stuff dies. Cumulative effect I guess. mtmuley
