Re: 243 for sheep?
Originally Posted by
wiggy
Seen another guy open up on a ram in a blizzard downhill at 300 yrds. He was hitting 2 ft behind the rams ass and trying to lead him.
soooooo let's say 48" wind drift @ 300y - that would be 65mph crosswind (for 243 w/ 100gr @ 2950 fps)
a 300 Win Mag with 180gr @ 2950 fps would be drifting 38"
a 7mm STW hot loaded w/ 160gr @ 3300 fps would be drifting 29",
probably not the best decision to take a 300 yard shot in a 65mph wind, 243 or not
"If you ever go into the bush, there are grizzly bears lurking behind just about every bush, waiting to pounce, so you need a powerful gun, with huge bullets" - Gatehouse ~ 2004