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DesignatedMarksman

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Posted: 2/3/2012 1:04:04 PM

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I have an 18" Cardinal Armory 6.8 and I'm thinking about taking it out to a "Designated Marksman" competition. It's a team event, max range is 600yds. I'll be shooting 115gr OTMs in the SSA Combat loads. My scope is a SS10x fixed. I have every confidence in the accuracy of the combo, but the furthest I've shot it is 300yds. Is this a bad idea?

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reelserious Member Team Member Joined: Dec 2007 FL, USA Posts: 4837 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 2/3/2012 1:22:47 PM it starts dropping a bunch after 300 or so. make sure you have your come ups calculated and tested at the longer ranges. I shoot mine at 300-500 all the time and its great once you know the drop.
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Posted: 2/3/2012 1:28:34 PM

Originally Posted By reelserious:
it starts dropping a bunch after 300 or so. make sure you have your come ups calculated and tested at the longer ranges. I shoot mine at 300-500 all the time and its great once you know the drop.