Long range rifle suggestions...

[jasons]

It's not the arrow, it's the indian*. Keep your bushy and practice, practice, practice.





*Assuming that it's a decent gun with a barrel that's not cooked.

 

[Jasper]

It's not the arrow, it's the indian*. Keep your bushy and practice, practice, practice.





*Assuming that it's a decent gun with a barrel that's not cooked.

sounds like my weekend! speaking of which, i really gotta go out one afternoon this week when the weather DOESNT look like its gonna suck and zero that new WOA upper.


checked the throat. out almost .060"

 

[50 BMG]

Savage makes the 12BVSS. Go to the Savage webpage and have a look. I prefer them to the FP10 as the tupperware stock on the FP is kinda thin and "chintzy". They are very accurate and for a mid-priced out-of-the-box rifle it will likely suit your needs. If you choose this in a .223 chambering, I don't believe they offer it in anything tighter than a 1in 9 twist, so you won't wanna go with any bullets that are too heavy or shoot too far beyond 300 yds. If you want a Savage .223 in a 1in 7, you gotta travel further up the ladder and spend more money. Get one in .308 and you'll have no worries shooting beyond 300 yds, but it will be a tad more expensive to reload.
The 12BVSS is gonna be my next bolt gun
Like PatMcD said, don't be afraid to run out and use that AR15, either.

Gee I really like my Savage stock "chintzy". It is a well made rifle and the new bedding system is wonderful. IMO
I have a 223, and a 308 and my new 308 with the new stock bedding system. I also have a Remington 700 LE. I love em all....

 

[Cabin Fever]

How do people feel about 308 AR's for long range shooting? If gas guns can win at Perry, is there anything holding them back from shooting well at 800-1000 yards?

 

[bpm990d]

.... If gas guns can win at Perry, is there anything holding them back from shooting well at 800-1000 yards?

Gas guns have won the over all at Perry in the over the course shooting (200, 300 & 600 yards). However I don't think a gas gun has ever won against a bolt gun at the Long Range National Championship. You can shoot an AR-15 at 1000 yards and compete against others shooting a similar gun, but you typically never see a Service Rifle win the over all in any of the matches. They typically win the category matches.

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