Long Range Rifle On A Budget, by Jerry Teo

[champion]

Thanks for the information, the Ruger is a 7wsm right now but a dudd only will shot 2in groups with the BEST handload I could find and it only has a 22in barrel so I am losing FPS. I have decided to go with the 6.5wsm due to the deal I am getting on the barrel does anyone have a favorite load for whitetail or at least a starting point? I have heard start with a 95% .264 win load and work up??

[longbomb]

currently im looking for a deer/varmint gun i was thinking the remington 700 varmint laminated stock in .243 looked good. for a scope i was looking at a leupold target model or a nikon titanium 5.5-16 x 44. if anybody has other or better suggestions please let me know.

[teele1]

A Savage Model 12 action, a 6mm 1-7 1/2 Krieger barrel chambered by David Bruno in 6CM. Farrell 20MOA base with Leupold PRW rings and a Weaver T24 scope. Shoots .243 Winchester brass to fire formed with Sierra 107s on top of 46.0 gr. H1000. Then the fire formed brass is loaded with DTAC 115s over 49.0 gr. H1000 with CCI BR2. This is in a Bell and Carlson Medalist stock. This rig shoots better than I can and still competes. I shoot it 600 to 1000 yards. It was reasonable to build and is reasonable to shoot accurately and has great barrel life. I think I have $1500.00 total invested. Thanks Joe Hendricks for the 6CM.
Shoot Strait teele1

[700man]

I am just trying to get started in long range shooting, and would appreciate any advice I can get. I have an old heavy barrel .243 win. I am using need advice on a scope and what ever else would help my shooting to get better. Thanks Ron

[Mysticplayer]

longbob, for the 243, the new Elite tactical might just be a great scope value for you. mil dots will help with doping. Side focus which I like. Great turrents and about 40/45 min of up. Plenty to take a 243 way out there.

I don't see alot of Nikon monarchs with lots of elevation. The Nikon X is pretty good but I like more the 16X when going far. A great scope but about $250 more then the Elite.

If you like the Rem, go for it. Just do the basic stuff like bedding and lightening the trigger. Workup loads with accurate bullets. Not sure of the twist but 87gr Vmax, 90gr Scenar, 95gr Bergers and similar will help get all you can out of a factory pipe. If you have a fast twist, the 105/107's are superb.

teele1, that is a great sounding rig. Enjoy.

700man, I would offer you the same scope advice. Another option is the Elite 4200 AO 6x24 mil dots. A bit less money but less features.

Once you have a load that is shooting accurately consistently, you just need to dial up to go further. Distance is not a real handicap when you are plinking. The same form and technique to make a 100yds shot applies to 1000yds.

Just takes longer for your bullet to show up.

The only way to get better is practise, practise, practise. The more powder you burn, the more you will learn about the gun and conditions. By the time the pipe is cooked, you will have a better idea of what cartridge, rifle set up, stock configuration, even optics you want to change to.

There are so many options today that it can overwhelm you. There are no wrong answers if you are comfortable, consistent and accurate with that rig.

Guys, enjoy burning powder.

Jerry

[700man]

Mystic player. Can you tell me which side of the rifle most people place the nut on picatinney style rings, tends to be catching on my shirt when I pull the Rifle up to shoot because I put it on the left side of a right handed rifle. Thanks, Ron

[Mysticplayer]

Simple answer, switch to Burris rings and you can put it on either side with zero issue of hanging up. I have never seen the benefit of these honking big bolt heads on the side of tactical rings.

As you have found out, just a great way to snag stuff.

I put my bolt heads on the left side of my right handed rifles. I could put it on either side with no problem.

Jerry