New long shot with elk rifle

[COBrad]

Long range hunting got serious several years ago when I started shooting marmots as far away as 749 yards with a Cooper .270. I just couldn't seem to find success beyond that, so sold a couple of Coopers to help fund a real long range gun... but that's a different story for the ELR forum.
My big game rifles, elk mostly, get used far more as varmint rifles than taking an elk or two most years. I get a real kick out of medium long range marmot hunting with a light weight hunting rifle.
This rifle weighs about 8.25 lbs. scoped. It's taken quite a few marmots beyond 500 yards, but 794 is the new longest shot. Rifle is an Allen Precision.

 

[Longtooth32]

What cartridge are you shooting and the barrel length? Bullet?

Nice shooting regardless.

 

[mgood]

Nice shooting. Nice rifle.

 

[COBrad]

The rifle is chambered for the 270 WSM. Barrel is 26", and I'm shooting 140 gr. Berger hunting VLD's. Rifle seems to shoot half-MOA consistently, though I did shoot a .186 not long ago.

 

[HARPERC]

Tough to get that light, what scope are you using?

 

[ShtrRdy]

Nice shootin' with a good looking rig. I'm also interested what scope you're using to adjust out parallax error.

Can you say what stock was used to keep the weight down?

 

[COBrad]

The rifle is built on a Stiller Predator action, Jewell trigger, 26" Satern fluted #4 taper barrel, Manners MCS-SL stock, Talley rings/bases... and a Nightforce 2.5-10x32 scope... no parallax adjustment. I would have used the 2.5-10x42, but they didn't come out with it until right after I bought the 32.
I'm shooting Berger hunting VLD's at 3080 FPS.

 

[WildRose]

That's an awful long poke at a little bitty critter.

Congrats.

 

[COBrad]

I have to admit, I get more excited about shooting long range marmots anymore, than I do about hunting elk.