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<blockquote data-quote="Gatorgrizz27" data-source="post: 902052" data-attributes="member: 64071"><p>The gun will have to be a compromise towards one side or the other. It's easy for guys that shoot a lot to get right to what is competitive at 1000 yards, whereas it sounds more like you are looking for an accurized deer rifle that can be shot for fun out to 1000 yards every once in awhile. It also sounds like you don't reload, which will be severely limiting in any rifle, as soft point deer loads aren't going to be accurate to long distances. </p><p></p><p>If you're unwilling to reload, I would definitely go with .308 simply due to the availability of match ammunition. If you do reload, and are partial to .30-06, I think it will be sufficient for what you want, but you will be using different bullets and powders and prepping the cases differently, so there really isn't much carry over. </p><p></p><p>A few articles on this gun may give you some direction:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/10/foghorn/1000-yard-rifle-for-945-confirmed/" target="_blank">1,000 Yard Rifle for $945: Confirmed | The Truth About Guns</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gatorgrizz27, post: 902052, member: 64071"] The gun will have to be a compromise towards one side or the other. It's easy for guys that shoot a lot to get right to what is competitive at 1000 yards, whereas it sounds more like you are looking for an accurized deer rifle that can be shot for fun out to 1000 yards every once in awhile. It also sounds like you don't reload, which will be severely limiting in any rifle, as soft point deer loads aren't going to be accurate to long distances. If you're unwilling to reload, I would definitely go with .308 simply due to the availability of match ammunition. If you do reload, and are partial to .30-06, I think it will be sufficient for what you want, but you will be using different bullets and powders and prepping the cases differently, so there really isn't much carry over. A few articles on this gun may give you some direction: [url=http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/10/foghorn/1000-yard-rifle-for-945-confirmed/]1,000 Yard Rifle for $945: Confirmed | The Truth About Guns[/url] [/QUOTE]
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