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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1013786" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Dog, you've gotten some pretty good advice. The 300wby is more than capable caliber wise and it sounds like it's already shooting well enough for you to stretch out with confindence.</p><p></p><p>Out to 600yds, it's basically just marksmanship. If your fundamentals are solid there's really not a lot of difference between 100-600yds as long as you know your drops and have a good range finder.</p><p></p><p>If it were me I'd go ahead and have steel pillars installed and a good bedding job done and make sure it's free floated.</p><p></p><p>What I'd suggest now is spending as much time as you can reading here. Go to the "The Basics Starting Out" subforum and read all the stickies at the top.</p><p></p><p>Next you need to decide just how much you are willign to spend on a scope and put the very best glass on it you can find.</p><p></p><p>You want at least a 50mm Objective and I'd suggest a minimum of 14x on the top end for magnification. More doesn't hurt but it isn't necessary. Myself ad others have successful kills to a thousand yards or beyond with 10-14 power scopes. You'll find a lot of guys here shooting the Nightforce 3-15's and doing just fine with them. My preference runs to the Leupolds and IOR Tacticals but there are lots of quality LR optics available today, it's just a matter of setting a budget.</p><p></p><p>I'd also suggest the Hornady Reloading manual. It's got a great introduction to ballistics in the first volume that will help you understand bullets, powders, and the ballistics of shooting not to mention great reloading data as well.</p><p></p><p>They also offer a free ballistics calculator on there website from which you can print drop/wind charts etc.</p><p></p><p>Don't expect to develop a mastery of long range shooting overnight. I takes a lot of work, a lot of reading, and a lot of asking questions of knowledgeable people.</p><p></p><p>One shortcut if you have the budget for it is to attend a good long range shooting school. You'll get a couple of lifetimes of knowledge dropped on you in a few days along with practical long range shooting instruction on the range. They aren't cheap but neither are rifles, bullets, brass, and powder!</p><p></p><p>You will also over time find this forum to be an incredibly valuable resource. Many of us have been at the LR game for decades and we learn from each other every day here.</p><p></p><p>Welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1013786, member: 30902"] Dog, you've gotten some pretty good advice. The 300wby is more than capable caliber wise and it sounds like it's already shooting well enough for you to stretch out with confindence. Out to 600yds, it's basically just marksmanship. If your fundamentals are solid there's really not a lot of difference between 100-600yds as long as you know your drops and have a good range finder. If it were me I'd go ahead and have steel pillars installed and a good bedding job done and make sure it's free floated. What I'd suggest now is spending as much time as you can reading here. Go to the "The Basics Starting Out" subforum and read all the stickies at the top. Next you need to decide just how much you are willign to spend on a scope and put the very best glass on it you can find. You want at least a 50mm Objective and I'd suggest a minimum of 14x on the top end for magnification. More doesn't hurt but it isn't necessary. Myself ad others have successful kills to a thousand yards or beyond with 10-14 power scopes. You'll find a lot of guys here shooting the Nightforce 3-15's and doing just fine with them. My preference runs to the Leupolds and IOR Tacticals but there are lots of quality LR optics available today, it's just a matter of setting a budget. I'd also suggest the Hornady Reloading manual. It's got a great introduction to ballistics in the first volume that will help you understand bullets, powders, and the ballistics of shooting not to mention great reloading data as well. They also offer a free ballistics calculator on there website from which you can print drop/wind charts etc. Don't expect to develop a mastery of long range shooting overnight. I takes a lot of work, a lot of reading, and a lot of asking questions of knowledgeable people. One shortcut if you have the budget for it is to attend a good long range shooting school. You'll get a couple of lifetimes of knowledge dropped on you in a few days along with practical long range shooting instruction on the range. They aren't cheap but neither are rifles, bullets, brass, and powder! You will also over time find this forum to be an incredibly valuable resource. Many of us have been at the LR game for decades and we learn from each other every day here. Welcome. [/QUOTE]
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