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   Does anyone have the bullet drop figures for 174gr sierra hpbt matchkings loaded with 40gr of varget?  With the rifle zeroed at 100 yards with a scope (mil dot) I would like to know the drops for 200-500 yards.

I ordered some of those smk's and some 174gr ppu fmjbt.  Would one use the same 40gr load for the ppu's?  I've also seen 39.5gr varget mentioned.  Roughly the same bullet drop?

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slowindown Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: January 16 2024 Location: MS, USA Status: Offline Points: 108	Post Options Post Reply Quote slowindown Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: bullet drop Posted: February 08 2024 at 12:14pm
	Does anyone have the bullet drop figures for 174gr sierra hpbt matchkings loaded with 40gr of varget? With the rifle zeroed at 100 yards with a scope (mil dot) I would like to know the drops for 200-500 yards. I ordered some of those smk's and some 174gr ppu fmjbt. Would one use the same 40gr load for the ppu's? I've also seen 39.5gr varget mentioned. Roughly the same bullet drop?

britrifles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: February 03 2018 Location: Georgia, USA Status: Offline Points: 8404	Post Options Post Reply Quote britrifles Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2024 at 12:40pm
	These should be very close, certainly get you on paper. MOA elevation required From/To ranges indicated. Sorry don’t use Mils, but they can be converted. 100 to 200 +3 200 to 300 +3 1/2 300 to 400 +4 400 to 500 +5 500 to 600 +5

slowindown Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: January 16 2024 Location: MS, USA Status: Offline Points: 108	Post Options Post Reply Quote slowindown Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2024 at 12:53pm
	Thanks! That’s what I need.

britrifles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: February 03 2018 Location: Georgia, USA Status: Offline Points: 8404	Post Options Post Reply Quote britrifles Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2024 at 2:06pm
	FYI, I’ve got a new Chrono, it’s the little Garmin XERO C1 that I plan to test out tomorrow. I’ll be shooting the No. 4 with my regular match load 174 SMK over 40.0 grains of Varget. My current Chrono data is from my old Shooting Chrony Alpha Master, which was sometimes inconsistent as lighting changed. I never totally trusted it. Then, one day, I shot a .223 round thru it and that was the end of it! The Garmin works on Doppler radar to record bullet velocity, sits beside the rifle. Couldn’t be easer to use. And I had just about bought a Magnetospeed which attaches to the rifle and that can affect trajectory.

slowindown Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: January 16 2024 Location: MS, USA Status: Offline Points: 108	Post Options Post Reply Quote slowindown Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2024 at 5:14pm
	I am looking forward to seeing the speeds you record.

britrifles Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: February 03 2018 Location: Georgia, USA Status: Offline Points: 8404	Post Options Post Reply Quote britrifles Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 09 2024 at 12:38pm
	Shot the rebarreled Long Branch Mk 1/3 with Criterion barrel (5 groove, LH twist) today. The load: PPU Case WLR Primer 40.0 gr Varget 174 gr Sierra MatchKing 3.07 inch OAL Garmin XERO C1 Chrono Results for 10 Shots, Temp 58 deg F: Mean Velocity 2405 fps Extreme Spread 69 fps Standard Deviation 20 fps I chrono’ed four 10 shot groups. The mean velocity decreased a bit for each group. Here are the mean velocities for each group: 1) 2405 2) 2396 3) 2363 4) 2355

slowindown Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: January 16 2024 Location: MS, USA Status: Offline Points: 108	Post Options Post Reply Quote slowindown Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 09 2024 at 7:15pm
	Thanks for those numbers on the load!!