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What happened to the good old hunting rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="DartonJager" data-source="post: 2148195" data-attributes="member: 95733"><p>Like as stated this is a WS specifically dedicated to LRH so plane Jane wood stocked blued hunting rifles aren't likely to be common topics of discussion </p><p></p><p>I became interested in LR when on my third elk hunting trip and first rifle elk hunt in Wyoming back in 2003. Was checking the zero of my M700 SST DBM in 338wm with my very accurate handloads of 225 NPT and using an enormous bolder as a perfectly shaped and positioned shooting rest put three shots into one ragged hole at LRF confirmed 100 yards, which for that gun topped with a VariX-III 4-12×40 was typical</p><p>I decided to stretch things out by shooting and shortly was keeping my shots consistently in an empty Coleman fuel can out to 500 yards</p><p>Had a very large dirt berm as a back stop set up a target about 5' off the ground on a 5'×5' tarp shot at it and figured my bullet drop based on where on the tarp below the target my bullets hit</p><p>Set up the fuel can by using a plumbbob improvised out of Parra cord and a socket to align the fuel can with the target. Had to do this as my scope was a set it and forget it type and had a standard non BDC duplex reticle and standard non target turrets.</p><p>I felt I only needed to change out the factory stock on that rifle and glass bed it and it would be a superb medium to med-long range hunting rifle.</p><p>I chose instead to buy two other rifles to begin my long range endeavors</p><p>A Tikka T3 in 300wsm and a Savage 10FCP in 308</p><p>The 300wsm as it is ballisticly superior to the 338wm and the 308 as an economica lighter recoiling means to learn long range shooting</p><p>Both are .7-.5 moa guns Tha Savage has yet to shoot a reload so I am very excited to see what it can do.</p><p>Shot the Savage using cheapest OTC hunting ammo I could find back in 2018 Federal Power Shock and it put the first 3 shots into one ragged hole</p><p>Shot my Tikka T3 before 2020 deer season using 2019 reloads and shot a 3 shot .355" 100 yard group so today's plane Jane 100% factory rifles are capable of excellent accuracy at least IMO.</p><p>As today's 100% factory rifles go I would consider both the T3 and 10FCP to be modernized version of grand dads plane Jane factory rifles. As both are mass-produced and aren't even close to qualifying as even semi-custom rifles and I have absolutely no doubt WHATSOEVER both are 1k yard capable rifles.</p><p>Granddads guns are still around they just got a dose of modernization</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DartonJager, post: 2148195, member: 95733"] Like as stated this is a WS specifically dedicated to LRH so plane Jane wood stocked blued hunting rifles aren't likely to be common topics of discussion I became interested in LR when on my third elk hunting trip and first rifle elk hunt in Wyoming back in 2003. Was checking the zero of my M700 SST DBM in 338wm with my very accurate handloads of 225 NPT and using an enormous bolder as a perfectly shaped and positioned shooting rest put three shots into one ragged hole at LRF confirmed 100 yards, which for that gun topped with a VariX-III 4-12×40 was typical I decided to stretch things out by shooting and shortly was keeping my shots consistently in an empty Coleman fuel can out to 500 yards Had a very large dirt berm as a back stop set up a target about 5' off the ground on a 5'×5' tarp shot at it and figured my bullet drop based on where on the tarp below the target my bullets hit Set up the fuel can by using a plumbbob improvised out of Parra cord and a socket to align the fuel can with the target. Had to do this as my scope was a set it and forget it type and had a standard non BDC duplex reticle and standard non target turrets. I felt I only needed to change out the factory stock on that rifle and glass bed it and it would be a superb medium to med-long range hunting rifle. I chose instead to buy two other rifles to begin my long range endeavors A Tikka T3 in 300wsm and a Savage 10FCP in 308 The 300wsm as it is ballisticly superior to the 338wm and the 308 as an economica lighter recoiling means to learn long range shooting Both are .7-.5 moa guns Tha Savage has yet to shoot a reload so I am very excited to see what it can do. Shot the Savage using cheapest OTC hunting ammo I could find back in 2018 Federal Power Shock and it put the first 3 shots into one ragged hole Shot my Tikka T3 before 2020 deer season using 2019 reloads and shot a 3 shot .355" 100 yard group so today's plane Jane 100% factory rifles are capable of excellent accuracy at least IMO. As today's 100% factory rifles go I would consider both the T3 and 10FCP to be modernized version of grand dads plane Jane factory rifles. As both are mass-produced and aren't even close to qualifying as even semi-custom rifles and I have absolutely no doubt WHATSOEVER both are 1k yard capable rifles. Granddads guns are still around they just got a dose of modernization [/QUOTE]
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