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Best caliber for shooting 500 to 2000 yds?
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<blockquote data-quote="Paladin300" data-source="post: 2116925" data-attributes="member: 115299"><p>Because you mention going to at least 2000 yards we will use that for a recommendation. Anything that does 2000 will do 500. The other thing I will assume is that you want to be able to purchase factory ammo. Then you ask about economics. I would term that efficiency. One other consideration is being able to spot your misses. Your not going to do that with anything less than a 30 cal.</p><p></p><p>Taking all that into account there are really only a handful of factory offerings that foot the bill.</p><p></p><p>300 PRC (this would be my minimum), 300 RUM, 338 RUM (my personal choice), 300 Norma Magnum, and 338 Lapua (this is the least efficient of the group). Any of these will get you to 2000 yards and meet most of your requirements. If you hand load all of them can be loaded for around $2 a shot or less. Factory ammo will run $3-$5 respectively. There are other cartridges that will get you to 2000 yards but not very efficiently. Hope this helps narrow your search.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paladin300, post: 2116925, member: 115299"] Because you mention going to at least 2000 yards we will use that for a recommendation. Anything that does 2000 will do 500. The other thing I will assume is that you want to be able to purchase factory ammo. Then you ask about economics. I would term that efficiency. One other consideration is being able to spot your misses. Your not going to do that with anything less than a 30 cal. Taking all that into account there are really only a handful of factory offerings that foot the bill. 300 PRC (this would be my minimum), 300 RUM, 338 RUM (my personal choice), 300 Norma Magnum, and 338 Lapua (this is the least efficient of the group). Any of these will get you to 2000 yards and meet most of your requirements. If you hand load all of them can be loaded for around $2 a shot or less. Factory ammo will run $3-$5 respectively. There are other cartridges that will get you to 2000 yards but not very efficiently. Hope this helps narrow your search. [/QUOTE]
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