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Specialty Handgun Hunting
New MOA Maximum or modify a used one?
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<blockquote data-quote="SouthMO hunter" data-source="post: 1212414" data-attributes="member: 96667"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Ernie, </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thanks for the information and advice.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">You have me thinking I should look a lot harder at an XP now. The main purpose I have for wanting a long range pistol is definitely hunting. I don't shoot competitively at all. I target practice and hunt. So I could see how easier follow up shots would be beneficial. Many of the places I hunt have shots that range between 300 - 800 yards, with game often being seen as far as 1200 yards. If 7mm Rem Mag isn't an option, then I think I would look at possibly .308 as my second choice. I know that .308 would be a lot easier to get brass, primers, bullets, dies, etc. for. </span></span> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I worry about using one of the other .284 caliber's out there most due to finding brass and reloading components as easily. Is 7mm Rem Mag a realistic caliber for an XP, or should I look more towards a .308? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The only place that I am seeing any XP's for sale is on GunBroker. Is there a better place to come up with a pistol or action to build off of?</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SouthMO hunter, post: 1212414, member: 96667"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Ernie, [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Thanks for the information and advice.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]You have me thinking I should look a lot harder at an XP now. The main purpose I have for wanting a long range pistol is definitely hunting. I don’t shoot competitively at all. I target practice and hunt. So I could see how easier follow up shots would be beneficial. Many of the places I hunt have shots that range between 300 - 800 yards, with game often being seen as far as 1200 yards. If 7mm Rem Mag isn't an option, then I think I would look at possibly .308 as my second choice. I know that .308 would be a lot easier to get brass, primers, bullets, dies, etc. for. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I worry about using one of the other .284 caliber's out there most due to finding brass and reloading components as easily. Is 7mm Rem Mag a realistic caliber for an XP, or should I look more towards a .308? [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]The only place that I am seeing any XP's for sale is on GunBroker. Is there a better place to come up with a pistol or action to build off of?[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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