Practice Gun

[7dawg9]

How many of you use a gun of a different ( smaller) caliber for off-season practice ? If so, what do you use?

 

[MudRunner2005]

I have 2 range-only toys. Both are Rem 700 5R Milspecs. One is a 24" .308 Win, the other is a 26" .300 WinMag.

 

[pyroducksx3]

I picked up a 6.5 creedmoor for practice and possible prs shoots. There are also smaller steel shoots that don't allow magnums so I had a bunch of reasons to get a smaller caliber. I gotta say it's quickly becoming my favorite as well, it's braked and heavy so it hardly moves and I can spot my own shots.

 

[Rick Richard]

Remington 5R .308. Going to do something in a 6.5 in the near future.

 

[sp6x6]

Mine is a heavier 338 norma than my packer my favorite

 

[Lpart]

I have a 223 with same action and stock as my other rifles so it feels exactly the same. Works great to 500-600 yards and is inexpensive to shoot. Got it when .22 ammo to difficult to get. Sold the .22

 

[Engineering101]

I have a couple of Savage Model 12s for "practice". One is a 260 Rem LRP and the other a 223 Rem VLP. I take them both after p-dogs when it is time to practice reading wind and dialing up. I use the 53 grain VMAX in the 223 Rem and the 95 grain VMAX in the 260. My nephew has taken p-dogs with his 260 Rem out past 1,000 yards. I'm still working on that one. It is a humbling experience to try to hit a p-dog at 600 yards in a swirling 20 mph wind but occasionally some learning takes place.

 

[Deleted member 46119]

How many of you use a gun of a different ( smaller) caliber for off-season practice ? If so, what do you use?

Pimped out 10/22 22LR.
6BR
223

 

[WildRose]

Custom AR in 260 Rem and a Rem 700 VSSFII 220 Swift.

I shoot a lot of varmints/predators and rocks out in fields at unknown ranges to keep myself sharp on fundamentals and range estimation.

 

[geo4061]

Please expand on this a little. What scopes are you dialing without breaking the bank? For example NXS on 7stw and ...... on 223.

 

[MudRunner2005]

Please expand on this a little. What scopes are you dialing without breaking the bank? For example NXS on 7stw and ...... on 223.

If you're looking for a good heavy duty inexpensive scope for a range toy, I suggest one of these.

http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-10x42-Tactical-Riflescope-P53712.aspx

SWFA SS 12x42 Tactical Riflescope | SWFA

http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-16x42-Tactical-Riflescope-P53715.aspx

http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-20x42-Tactical-Riflescope-P53716.aspx

 

[86alaskan]

I practice to 150 using my tricked 10/22, then out to range limits with a HBAR Ar15. It's not the same as my hunting rifles but learning wind and holds helps all the same.

 

[J E Custom]

I have a couple that fill the bill for practice . A 17 HMR, 22 K hornet and for longer ranges a 223 AI.

They are very tough on varmints also if live game is available.

The idea is to shoot as often as possible without braking the bank.

NOTE: If I am using a larger rifle for larger game, Then I always take it to the range for a little practice and just to check that everything is still in order. (Zero, function, ammo. ETC)

They say that "practice makes perfect". It doesn't, but it sure helps.

J E CUSTOM

 

[BrentM]

.204. Shoot it out to 700 yards.