Long range rifles

I ended up getting a lightly used savage 10tr 308 for long range shooting which u am very new with. I like it! And can't beat used-like new prices.

 

That is a very good cartridge, should interchange with 7.62,nato

 

Get a good scope. A .308 can reach out to 1000 yards easily with a good scope and some training.

12Tac

 

I've built an M24 and an M1A EBR that shoot .308. I try to stay with NATO rounds because of availability in bulk and cheaper costs.

 

I got the savage with a Harris bipod, ATRS brake, and a vortex viper 6-24x50

 

If you don't load your own ammo, just something chambered in in .308 like a Savage 10-series or a Remington 700P (avoid the SPS; the finish is terrible with regards to rust).

If you do reload, then I would get something in a 6mm or 6.5mm variant, like 6mmBR, 6.5 Creedmoor, .260 Remington. The 6.5mm bullets specifically have a great BC compared to 30cal bullets.

But if you don't reload and have to buy ammo, a 6.5 Creedmoor might not be a bad choice in that it's becoming a popular cartridge, especially amongst match / target / precision shooters, so commercial ammo is available. Although 6.5 Creedmoor ammo topped off with a hunting bullet won't be as readily available or as diverse as .308.

 

I like my Savage 30.06 with the accu-trigger. Really nice smooth trigger pull.
Lefty of course

 

Both my wife and I shoot lefty, so bolt actions have to be special ordered

 

I enjoy shooting lever actions. My next conquest is to get a barrett m99 single shot 50. No real pratical reason and i might want to try and get into long range shootin one day. Might as well buy the toys before i end up married with kids or something like that lol.

 

Stop down at the plant in Tennessee for a better deal. Bring your cac shard!

 

Lol what is a cac shard?

 

CAC CARD. DOD Common Access Card, Barrett gives a discount for one of those...

Howard

 

Ahhhh i gotcha. I thoug it was a typo but wasnt sure with all these weird things kids say. Can you actually purchse from that company in TN and not be a FFL? Like basically walk in and buy one and they take care fo the paperwork?

 

If you have a Tennessee drivers license, they have direct factory sales, and direct factory training on maintaining the weapons. On the other hand, they might have just told me that to sell me a weapon at a discount price since I was inspecting the plant for the DoD. If the deal is available to the general public, then I can take advantage of it, but I choose not to and told them that if I desired one of their products, I would buy it from my local gun store just to ensure there is no appearance of any wrong doing...

And as for the kid comment, I am coming up on 30 years as a Fed, and had 3" of grey hair trimmed from my beard today.

Howard

 

I got mine at Cabala's; right off the rack. Good deal too a couple of years or so ago

 

I envy your beard. lol. I just may stop in the factory when i get back and see what they can do for me. Id jsut show my military ID and see if i can mabye get a small discount, but if not it wont bother me. Thanks for the information.

 

Anybody have any experience with a CZ 527 in .223 Rem? I'm really interested in a CZ 527 Varmint in .223 Rem. They look like great guns. Looks like maybe the laminant stock would be better if used for bench/target mostly. Although the walnut stock looks really nice. Anybody have one of these?

 

The first thing to consider is whether you reload or not. There are lots of great high BC bullets out there for reloading, but somewhat limited for factory ammo. Most factory ammo will shoot fine in factory rifles, but many of the higher BC bullets available for reloading require a faster twist rate than whats normal for factory rifles. A great example is the .243. There are several great long range bullets over 100grs but they aren't stabilized in most factory rifles. Higher BC bullets drift less in the wind and make long range hits easier. If you are going to reload, make sure the rifle will shoot the bullet you want to shoot.

For 500 to 700 yards, almost any accurate rifle will work. Start a high BC bullet at 2800fps or faster and you will be fine. Start with a good rifle with a great trigger. Get good optics and a range finder. Start practicing.

For a rifle that will be used mostly inside 600 yards, a .308 will work great and has several factory ammo choices for long range.

 

Have one built off a 700 and reload.

Ive got a 7-300 win mag on a trued up stainless 700 with an A5 McMillan, 28" stainless Bartlein, Leupold VX3 LR 6.5-20X50. Tits on at 1200 so far with 162 AMAX @3100FPS. 3 shots prone w/bipod cover with a dollar bill...

 

THREAD REVIVAL!!!!!

cost me about $2900 a blast to shoot. Expensive but fun. I also have a savage 110 30-06 that I rebarreled with a pacnor super match stainless 28" barrel in 6.5x55 still working a load for it.