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<blockquote data-quote="Bravo 4" data-source="post: 170428" data-attributes="member: 8873"><p>He man, welcome aboard. You won't find a better bunch of guys. You can get most of what you need right here on this site....the just starting out forum would be a good read. You can also go online and download the Army Sniper handbook.</p><p>As far as long range shooting in concerned, reading about it will only show you how others do it. Good for basics. Nothing is gonna take the place of getting out and sending rounds down range...a lot of rounds. Shooting is just like anything else, the more you do it the better you get.</p><p>The first thing I would do is try to get those group sizes down by half. You didn't say if those were 100yd or 600yd moa groups so I'ma assume 100. I don't know your experience level, but if you don't have a lot of experience behind a rifle(especially one that size) let somebody else shoot it. Someone who knows what they are doing. Make sure you aren't the limiting factor in trying to find that sweet shooting load for your rifle. Do you handload? If not you are limiting yourself IMO. Most people can't shoot as good as their rifles are capable, you want to be the exception.</p><p>I would also do a box test on the scope and make sure it is repeatable mechanically. You want to eliminate every fault from your equipment as possible. An accurate rifle and scope will give you a lot of confidence, then if you miss you know the problem is the turd pulling the trigger. Not that I'm calling you a turd...or am I.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bravo 4, post: 170428, member: 8873"] He man, welcome aboard. You won't find a better bunch of guys. You can get most of what you need right here on this site....the just starting out forum would be a good read. You can also go online and download the Army Sniper handbook. As far as long range shooting in concerned, reading about it will only show you how others do it. Good for basics. Nothing is gonna take the place of getting out and sending rounds down range...a lot of rounds. Shooting is just like anything else, the more you do it the better you get. The first thing I would do is try to get those group sizes down by half. You didn't say if those were 100yd or 600yd moa groups so I'ma assume 100. I don't know your experience level, but if you don't have a lot of experience behind a rifle(especially one that size) let somebody else shoot it. Someone who knows what they are doing. Make sure you aren't the limiting factor in trying to find that sweet shooting load for your rifle. Do you handload? If not you are limiting yourself IMO. Most people can't shoot as good as their rifles are capable, you want to be the exception. I would also do a box test on the scope and make sure it is repeatable mechanically. You want to eliminate every fault from your equipment as possible. An accurate rifle and scope will give you a lot of confidence, then if you miss you know the problem is the turd pulling the trigger. Not that I'm calling you a turd...or am I. [/QUOTE]
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