Thread: long range help
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Old 02-27-2008, 09:26 AM   #5 (permalink)
samuel
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Originally Posted by JC506 View Post
Zossen,Germany was the first tournoment(free style) I had won at the distance of 1760 yards. I used a Barrett AW-50 50 cal BMG and got a 1.66 inch group. The guy who got second place used a small caliber for this distance(Mauser 98 8mmx57); and got a 2.12 inch group. What would be the best starting caliber for a person who is new to this distance? Is a .50 cal overkill?
That sounds 'different'.What kind of contest competes an 8mm against a .50BMG?.Who is trying to shoot 1760yds with an8MM Mauser? sam.
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