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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 1466130" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>Welcome, this really is a great forum. I'm pretty new to LR myself, but the membership here has a great depth of experience and a genuinely helpful attitude.</p><p></p><p>I reloaded for a number of years, and then just kinda stopped about 10 yrs ago. Factory ammo got a lot more competitive, bullet construction improved, and free time became harder to come by. Now that I'm trying to hit things at 500+ yards, I'm back at the bench. There is a host of good 'match grade' ammo available off the shelf, but in most cases tuning a load to an individual rifle will yield much greater potential for accuracy.</p><p></p><p>This is not to say you need your own reloading bench - maybe a friend is setup for this, or maybe you're interested in sending your rifle to a professional and having them do the load development for you.</p><p></p><p>My point is, feeding a LR rig is expensive, and arguably as important as the rifle itself.</p><p></p><p>I think 7mm is a really good choice - I don't currently have one, and I'm looking to remedy that. There are so many options here; short mags, belted mags, 28nosler, or even some variant of a 30-06 case (.280 / ai / Sherman). </p><p></p><p>7mm rem mag is a classic. Easy to find, easy to sell (if you find a different direction). Built on a Remington 700 (or clone) you don't need an extra long magazine or worry about single feeding to use heavy, high BC bullets.</p><p></p><p>Lot of semi-custom 7mm RM's with a low round count available in the classifieds, and you could recoup most of your investment if you decide it's not for you.</p><p></p><p>How far do you want to shoot? How much do you hope to spend? Keep in mind you can't hit what you can't see, and it might be wise to budget as much for an optic as you do for the rifle itself.</p><p></p><p>Cheers, and good luck in your quest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 1466130, member: 103303"] Welcome, this really is a great forum. I'm pretty new to LR myself, but the membership here has a great depth of experience and a genuinely helpful attitude. I reloaded for a number of years, and then just kinda stopped about 10 yrs ago. Factory ammo got a lot more competitive, bullet construction improved, and free time became harder to come by. Now that I'm trying to hit things at 500+ yards, I'm back at the bench. There is a host of good 'match grade' ammo available off the shelf, but in most cases tuning a load to an individual rifle will yield much greater potential for accuracy. This is not to say you need your own reloading bench - maybe a friend is setup for this, or maybe you're interested in sending your rifle to a professional and having them do the load development for you. My point is, feeding a LR rig is expensive, and arguably as important as the rifle itself. I think 7mm is a really good choice - I don't currently have one, and I'm looking to remedy that. There are so many options here; short mags, belted mags, 28nosler, or even some variant of a 30-06 case (.280 / ai / Sherman). 7mm rem mag is a classic. Easy to find, easy to sell (if you find a different direction). Built on a Remington 700 (or clone) you don't need an extra long magazine or worry about single feeding to use heavy, high BC bullets. Lot of semi-custom 7mm RM's with a low round count available in the classifieds, and you could recoup most of your investment if you decide it's not for you. How far do you want to shoot? How much do you hope to spend? Keep in mind you can't hit what you can't see, and it might be wise to budget as much for an optic as you do for the rifle itself. Cheers, and good luck in your quest. [/QUOTE]
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