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The Basics, Starting Out
Introducing New Shooters to Our Sport
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<blockquote data-quote="Mysticplayer" data-source="post: 52055" data-attributes="member: 8947"><p>To the new posters, welcome. I hear this quite often about wanting/needing the very best equipment to start. Great goal...but maybe not so realistic.</p><p></p><p>For many, the cost of a custom rifle and other equipment takes this style of shooting out of reach. It doesn't have to be.</p><p></p><p>That savage in a 308 or 300Win mag WILL be effective as a LR rig. It is just a matter of degree. </p><p></p><p>Remember that knowledge and experiece cannot be bought. What you learn from working with a production rifle and getting it to shoot will teach you more then "buying" or trying to buy that experience.</p><p></p><p>All of the tricks in rifle and load tuning are used in a production rifle. In fact, because they need more tuning, you are going to learn a lot about the subtleties that elude most "hunting" reloaders. It should be possible to get consistent sub MOA performance from modern day rifles. There are many that will perform as well as a custom job.</p><p></p><p>Spend money on practise. That is where the biggest dividends will come from. With time and experience, that production rifle will become more accurate.</p><p></p><p>The difference in a production rifle and a custom rifle can be as little as 1/4 MOA decrease in group size. The error in misjudging the wind or light/mirage could equal a few feet.</p><p></p><p>Jerry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mysticplayer, post: 52055, member: 8947"] To the new posters, welcome. I hear this quite often about wanting/needing the very best equipment to start. Great goal...but maybe not so realistic. For many, the cost of a custom rifle and other equipment takes this style of shooting out of reach. It doesn't have to be. That savage in a 308 or 300Win mag WILL be effective as a LR rig. It is just a matter of degree. Remember that knowledge and experiece cannot be bought. What you learn from working with a production rifle and getting it to shoot will teach you more then "buying" or trying to buy that experience. All of the tricks in rifle and load tuning are used in a production rifle. In fact, because they need more tuning, you are going to learn a lot about the subtleties that elude most "hunting" reloaders. It should be possible to get consistent sub MOA performance from modern day rifles. There are many that will perform as well as a custom job. Spend money on practise. That is where the biggest dividends will come from. With time and experience, that production rifle will become more accurate. The difference in a production rifle and a custom rifle can be as little as 1/4 MOA decrease in group size. The error in misjudging the wind or light/mirage could equal a few feet. Jerry [/QUOTE]
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