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Bullets, bullets, bullets!
The story so far is that bullets are expensive suckers. I would love to shoot the 300-221 with 240gr SMKs all the time. That would break my bank fairly quickly I think. Or I would have to shoot very little.
So here's a plan. I don't want to get too complicated because I don't want to be twiddling the turrets on my scope or memorizing too many holdovers / unders for different ranges. So I figure two loads should be enough.
At the light end I'm thinking 125gr TNTs. Not super cheap from Midway. I ordered 500 and the cost works out to 22 cents a bullet. But that is less than half the cost of the 240gr SMK. I guess I've mentioned the heavy end.
If I can learn to hold the rifle vertical instead of at a cant, I should be able to just set the scope for the 240s or the 125s and then record the offsets for the other. At 100 meters I doubt there will be much difference.
I guess powder, primers, and brass will work out about the same either way. It depends on how hot I can load the 125s and if I go for short range power or an accuracy load. The latter depends largely on whether or not a 125gr from a whisper can knock down a ram on the 500 meter line.
Anyone have an answer on that one?
I had the 223 upper built first. I built it as a long range bench gun. As a consequence, the barrel is long and heavy. The whisper is a 16" barrel that is only 3/4" in front of the gas block (one inch from there to breach). The whisper upper is much, much lighter. I think once I get a can for it I will probably enjoy shooting it more than the 223.
I also learned something about selecting hand guards, but that's another story. The end would be KISS.
It seems to me that the 300 Whisper is a very flexible cartridge. I am completely mystified why it isn't more popular. I mean bullet weights from 110 to 240 in jacketed spitzer profiles for the AR and even more choices if you go with a bolt action. Why isn't this the big thing?
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