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The Basics, Starting Out
New to long range, looking for setup advice.
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<blockquote data-quote="Robojaz" data-source="post: 1265834" data-attributes="member: 97948"><p>Hi all. I am new to this forum, this being my first post. </p><p></p><p>I started longrange hunting a few years ago, and as I had little funds to purchase the necessary equipment at the time, I repurposed my trusty old Mauser 98 3006. I developed a load using 190gr Bergers doing about 2600ft/s and with a bit of trial and error using a ziess scope was able to shoot steel out to 900 metres.</p><p></p><p>Long story short, I am a big fan of the 3006, very versatile cartridge even though many of my fellow countrymen think it is overkill for NZ hunting. I now have a better more tailored LR rifle now, but the 3006 still gets used frequently. </p><p></p><p>I agree with those above in that your 3006 is halfway there, and any spare $$ you have should be put into optics.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robojaz, post: 1265834, member: 97948"] Hi all. I am new to this forum, this being my first post. I started longrange hunting a few years ago, and as I had little funds to purchase the necessary equipment at the time, I repurposed my trusty old Mauser 98 3006. I developed a load using 190gr Bergers doing about 2600ft/s and with a bit of trial and error using a ziess scope was able to shoot steel out to 900 metres. Long story short, I am a big fan of the 3006, very versatile cartridge even though many of my fellow countrymen think it is overkill for NZ hunting. I now have a better more tailored LR rifle now, but the 3006 still gets used frequently. I agree with those above in that your 3006 is halfway there, and any spare $$ you have should be put into optics. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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