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Holy Grail of long range rigs? What custom gun/caliber to get
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<blockquote data-quote="Brewer" data-source="post: 1190782" data-attributes="member: 71923"><p>I have a Hart 6.5-06 AI on a rem700. shoots lights out. I would recommend them but you have to wait nearly a year to get your work done. that's a sign of their quality. </p><p> </p><p>So to answer all of your questions: </p><p> </p><p> * Something I can shoot comfortably (at the range) - I'll probably muzzle break it</p><p> </p><p>OK, well I have a 300wm that is ported and its comfortable. it was not before it was ported. its really loud now. Having said that, for the game you have talked about, the 06 cases is plenty of juice. I know there are lots of guys that say you need more rifle than that but there are consistently documented hunts where guys take elk out at greater than 100 yards with a 30-.06</p><p></p><p> * Something I can suppress</p><p> </p><p>You can suppress anything you want but if you are shooting a high power rifle, the best suppression you will get is getting it hearing safe. unless you shoot subsonic, you cannot get quiet.</p><p></p><p> </p><p> * Something that is 1000 yard capable. </p><p> </p><p>Every high power cartridge is 1000 yard capable. you have to decide how much juice you want at the terminal end of your shot. </p><p> </p><p> * Reasonably economical to shoot. I try to shoot every other weekend so I don't want to burn the barrel or spend lots of money per shot</p><p> </p><p>you can throw all the .338's out the window. the 30 caliber is going to be one of the cheapest to shoot. lots of good bullets if you don't want a barrel burner then you have to stay away from the magnums or go to an Ackley but other than the .280AI you have many new challenges to overcome. </p><p> </p><p>Having said all that, Id be more inclined to go with a good old 30-06 or a 6.5-06. spend the money ($5000) and you'll have a gun that you can put a bullet wherever you want. of course you will have to spend another $500 in ammo getting that good and then another $500 in match grade reloading stuff (if you want to take your rifle to its potential).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brewer, post: 1190782, member: 71923"] I have a Hart 6.5-06 AI on a rem700. shoots lights out. I would recommend them but you have to wait nearly a year to get your work done. that's a sign of their quality. So to answer all of your questions: * Something I can shoot comfortably (at the range) - I'll probably muzzle break it OK, well I have a 300wm that is ported and its comfortable. it was not before it was ported. its really loud now. Having said that, for the game you have talked about, the 06 cases is plenty of juice. I know there are lots of guys that say you need more rifle than that but there are consistently documented hunts where guys take elk out at greater than 100 yards with a 30-.06 * Something I can suppress You can suppress anything you want but if you are shooting a high power rifle, the best suppression you will get is getting it hearing safe. unless you shoot subsonic, you cannot get quiet. * Something that is 1000 yard capable. Every high power cartridge is 1000 yard capable. you have to decide how much juice you want at the terminal end of your shot. * Reasonably economical to shoot. I try to shoot every other weekend so I don't want to burn the barrel or spend lots of money per shot you can throw all the .338's out the window. the 30 caliber is going to be one of the cheapest to shoot. lots of good bullets if you don't want a barrel burner then you have to stay away from the magnums or go to an Ackley but other than the .280AI you have many new challenges to overcome. Having said all that, Id be more inclined to go with a good old 30-06 or a 6.5-06. spend the money ($5000) and you'll have a gun that you can put a bullet wherever you want. of course you will have to spend another $500 in ammo getting that good and then another $500 in match grade reloading stuff (if you want to take your rifle to its potential). [/QUOTE]
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