Oldgunfan wrote:I’ve had my fun with trailboss loads and 230gn coated lead turning my 30-06 K98 sporter into a 300bo .. now I want to hit gongs at 500m .. going to borrow the 1-4 lpvo that’s on my 22 as I already have it as well as AR2206H that I’ve used for “intermediate loads” .. not interested in severe recoil just to hit a gong .. would a 2200ish fps load with 175smks perform well enough ? I know it’s basically 30-30 ballistics but can’t imagine why it wouldn’t work ??
Yes, a 2200fps load with a high-BC bullet will work just fine. Accuracy will be far more important than velocity, though velocity will help significantly if it's windy.