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long range
a1cwboy
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Im looking to start long range shooting, Im not a marksman by any means but i have always been interested in long shots. Any suggestions on what cal. to begin with?
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Or you could take the high road with a .50 BMG
those shoud fit the bill [:D]
Be ready to spend 60.00+ per box of ammo.
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101 Posts
Posted - 11/27/2007 : 10:19:30 PM
.338 Lapua.
Be ready to spend 60.00+ per box of ammo.
reload [;)]
Im looking to start long range shooting, Im not a marksman by any means but i have always been interested in long shots. Any suggestions on what cal. to begin with?
NRA bullseye High Power, it is where you learn the basics of shooting high power rifles at known distances from 200 to 600 yards. It is the best place to start IMHO.
.300 Win Mag...or .338 RUM...both are fine calibers to start off with. If you can afford it, I'd start with a Remington 700 action and have a custom rig built. If you cannot afford that, I'd strongly recommend the Remington Senderos. In my book, long range really starts at about 800 yards. Out to 600 is pretty easy...after that, you are starting to stretch things out. Damn I miss my place back east. I have not been able to do any long range shooting since I moved west.[:(]
Sorry to Hijack.
ECC, you need to go to the Escure Ranch. It's a BLM unit and you can shoot to 1000+ yards right off of the parking lot, with very reliable backstops. There's rock chuck shooting there if you're into it, otherwise, walk (or in the right season drive) out and set up your targets. It's about 40 minutes west of Colfax, WA if you drive the way I do, but you'd probably come in from the north and not go through Colfax.
So you're looking at a 2.5 hour drive to get there, but it's a pretty cool area. If you fish, bring your tackle....I'm not a fisherman but I've heard there's pretty good fly fishing there, too.
quote:Originally posted by ECC
.300 Win Mag...or .338 RUM...both are fine calibers to start off with. If you can afford it, I'd start with a Remington 700 action and have a custom rig built. If you cannot afford that, I'd strongly recommend the Remington Senderos. In my book, long range really starts at about 800 yards. Out to 600 is pretty easy...after that, you are starting to stretch things out. Damn I miss my place back east. I have not been able to do any long range shooting since I moved west.[:(]
Sorry to Hijack.
ECC, you need to go to the Escure Ranch. It's a BLM unit and you can shoot to 1000+ yards right off of the parking lot, with very reliable backstops. There's rock chuck shooting there if you're into it, otherwise, walk (or in the right season drive) out and set up your targets. It's about 40 minutes west of Colfax, WA if you drive the way I do, but you'd probably come in from the north and not go through Colfax.
So you're looking at a 2.5 hour drive to get there, but it's a pretty cool area. If you fish, bring your tackle....I'm not a fisherman but I've heard there's pretty good fly fishing there, too.
Thanks for the info sprugemastur...how long of a drive is it for you?...if I remember correctly, you are kind of due west of me.?.?
quote:Originally posted by spurgemastur
quote:Originally posted by ECC
.300 Win Mag...or .338 RUM...both are fine calibers to start off with. If you can afford it, I'd start with a Remington 700 action and have a custom rig built. If you cannot afford that, I'd strongly recommend the Remington Senderos. In my book, long range really starts at about 800 yards. Out to 600 is pretty easy...after that, you are starting to stretch things out. Damn I miss my place back east. I have not been able to do any long range shooting since I moved west.[:(]
Sorry to Hijack.
ECC, you need to go to the Escure Ranch. It's a BLM unit and you can shoot to 1000+ yards right off of the parking lot, with very reliable backstops. There's rock chuck shooting there if you're into it, otherwise, walk (or in the right season drive) out and set up your targets. It's about 40 minutes west of Colfax, WA if you drive the way I do, but you'd probably come in from the north and not go through Colfax.
So you're looking at a 2.5 hour drive to get there, but it's a pretty cool area. If you fish, bring your tackle....I'm not a fisherman but I've heard there's pretty good fly fishing there, too.
Thanks for the info sprugemastur...how long of a drive is it for you?...if I remember correctly, you are kind of due west of me.?.?
Yes, I'm SW of you, in Pullman, 30 miles N of Lewiston. Escure for me is fifty miles, one hour, give or take.
what about economically speaking
Distance ain't cheap. Learning is FREE when you have seasoned shooters trying to help you to learn the basics. NRA high power will offer priceless learning opportunities.
It is a shame that a lot of calibers get bandied about when at over 200 yards it becomes a testimony to the skills of the shooter almost as much as the caliber chosen. Some folks have written about calibers that they have no idea of and have never fired at any distance over 100 yards or so.
A good distance shooter with a beat up 6MM BR and 107 VLD's will kick the crap out of a newbie with the latest laser sighted super ultimate tactical whizz bang super shooter in whatever caliber it happens to come in.
Shooting is a 90% skill; learning the calibers techniques and wind doping is 90% of long range shooting. 10% comes from making sure you have the equipment necessary for the job. Not opinion, FACT.
you talk about shooting the distance
what about economically speaking
Econmical and long range doesn't get along together well.
If you want to start somewhere start with yourself and your long distance skills.
I think second most important is your rifle. No matter what a bullet can't perform well if it's not launched from good rifle.
Here's some good cailbers for that rifle.
These are good.
204 ruger
223
243
308
these are better.
22BR
30BR
6mmBR
6XC
6PPC
6.5-284 Norma
and remember practice, practice, practice.
I'm interested in the answers to this thread too, but before we begin, how long is "long"? 300 yards? 500 yards? 1000 yards? More?
more than 660 yards is long.
Im looking to start long range shooting, Im not a marksman by any means but i have always been interested in long shots. Any suggestions on what cal. to begin with?
Start with a stiff(er) barreled 308Win and learn how to read the wind & heat shimmer. Once your good with the 308, than you can start thinking about moving up to something bigger/more costly. Even with the "biggest baddest winningest" 1K cartridge out there, you still need to be able to judge what the bullet is going to do down range, so you might as well start with something you can afford to shoot often (come back and ask again after you've burned out a couple of quality barrels at long distance IE 10-15,000 rounds)
Start small and end Big!
Good Luck and Good Shooting!