I have the opportunity to go long range shooting next month (600-1000 yards) and I am looking for some load recommendations. To date, I haven't shot past 300 yards, so I'm in unknown territory. The two guns I'll be using are a Savage 111 in 308 win. and a Ruger 77 MkII in 338 win mag.
My current best load for the 308 is a Hornady #30452 165 gr. SST Boat tail bullet over 41 gr of IMR 4895 with a Winchester WLR large rifle primer. This gives an average muzzle velocity of 2458 fps and will shoot just outside an inch at 100 yards.
For the 338 win mag I use a Hornady #33202 225 gr SST bullet over 70 gr of IMR 4350 with a CCI #250 large rifle magnum primer. This gives an average muzzle velocity of 2754 fps. I have only shot this load at 300 yards, but was able to put 8 shots in a 6" circle.
I have two questions/requests:
#1: Will these two loads get the job done?
#2: Is there a load that you would recommend?
I'm not looking to become a sniper. I just want to be able to say I hit what I was aiming at at 1000 yards.
Thanks for your help in advance.