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Out of the Box: Best Long Range Target Rifle/Caliber/Ammo Combo?
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 875940" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I used to have access to a pair of 1000 meter military ranges about twenty minutes from my front door, but they're restricted now. I'd pay to shoot on them, and think most guys would as well. At the sametime I also had access to a 50 yard thru 400 yard private range, but three teen agers killed the owner and wounded his wife. Killed that one off as well, and it was nice & safe. So now I'm down to two or three ranges these days, but have one 1000 meter range that may open up to me.</p><p> </p><p>I got into 22 rim fire bench rest a few years back. Was shooting very will in 100 yard bench rest, but actually had more trouble with the 50 yard stuff. Doesn't make a lick of sense I know! Then it got serious, and as most of us already it also gets a lot more expensive! I did build one rifle that shot pretty well, but still wouldn't run with the big dogs. It did place third at Calfee's Saturday night shoot, and that's a real though match to shoot in. On the otherhand there was about half the money in the barreled action than the rest of the top ten finishers. What killed 22 bench rest for me was not the price of the rifle, but the price of ammo! You have to really buy it in lots (not all lots of ammo shoots the same, so each lot is a gamble) of 1000 rounds, and the big boys are buy as much as 10,000 rounds! At $15 a hundred rounds (remember you gotta practice), it just blew by me. If your not shoot Federal Olympic Gold you ain't gonna win much. Add to this the fact that it cost as much to build that rim fire as most all centerfire bench guns, and it becomes a rich man's sport.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 875940, member: 25383"] I used to have access to a pair of 1000 meter military ranges about twenty minutes from my front door, but they're restricted now. I'd pay to shoot on them, and think most guys would as well. At the sametime I also had access to a 50 yard thru 400 yard private range, but three teen agers killed the owner and wounded his wife. Killed that one off as well, and it was nice & safe. So now I'm down to two or three ranges these days, but have one 1000 meter range that may open up to me. I got into 22 rim fire bench rest a few years back. Was shooting very will in 100 yard bench rest, but actually had more trouble with the 50 yard stuff. Doesn't make a lick of sense I know! Then it got serious, and as most of us already it also gets a lot more expensive! I did build one rifle that shot pretty well, but still wouldn't run with the big dogs. It did place third at Calfee's Saturday night shoot, and that's a real though match to shoot in. On the otherhand there was about half the money in the barreled action than the rest of the top ten finishers. What killed 22 bench rest for me was not the price of the rifle, but the price of ammo! You have to really buy it in lots (not all lots of ammo shoots the same, so each lot is a gamble) of 1000 rounds, and the big boys are buy as much as 10,000 rounds! At $15 a hundred rounds (remember you gotta practice), it just blew by me. If your not shoot Federal Olympic Gold you ain't gonna win much. Add to this the fact that it cost as much to build that rim fire as most all centerfire bench guns, and it becomes a rich man's sport. gary [/QUOTE]
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