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Why I will be hunting long range with a little help
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<blockquote data-quote="robertjay53" data-source="post: 57327" data-attributes="member: 3300"><p>Ian, Thanks for the reply and the welcome to this site.</p><p>Not to worried about cost of ammo. My little brother(50 yrs young) LOL has all the loading equipment I will ever need.</p><p>My gun will weight about 15 lbs so im not worried about recoilto much. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif This gun will be only used for Elk hunting and a coyote once in a while. I plan on shooting at a 1000 and 500 yd range near me to get used to shooting out to these ranges. Once I fell comfortable with my abilities I will practice long range up where I will be hunting to get a better understanding and knowledge of the land. I have been leaning towards the 5.5x22 nf. My brother thinks I should get the 8x36 because of the cool weather conditions in our area and less mirage according to him and since I will be shooting strictly from a bench and not caring the rifle in the field. As for the npr2 rectical I was leaning towards learning the comeups in my scope instead of holdovers and making the adjustments for correct MOA's myself. Im not saying the npr2 is not good but Im really used to fine crosshairs in my scopes. I just want to make the right choice the first time and after reading a lot of posts on this site I feel i've come to the right spot to learn from the experts. Shoot well and live long.</p><p>Bob Percifield</p><p></p><p>PS: My little brother shoots a hell of a gun he built a couple of years ago with the help of a gunsmith friend.</p><p>Its a 300 phoenix on a mauser action 28" barrel leopold tactical scope on top. It will reach out and touch em!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robertjay53, post: 57327, member: 3300"] Ian, Thanks for the reply and the welcome to this site. Not to worried about cost of ammo. My little brother(50 yrs young) LOL has all the loading equipment I will ever need. My gun will weight about 15 lbs so im not worried about recoilto much. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] This gun will be only used for Elk hunting and a coyote once in a while. I plan on shooting at a 1000 and 500 yd range near me to get used to shooting out to these ranges. Once I fell comfortable with my abilities I will practice long range up where I will be hunting to get a better understanding and knowledge of the land. I have been leaning towards the 5.5x22 nf. My brother thinks I should get the 8x36 because of the cool weather conditions in our area and less mirage according to him and since I will be shooting strictly from a bench and not caring the rifle in the field. As for the npr2 rectical I was leaning towards learning the comeups in my scope instead of holdovers and making the adjustments for correct MOA's myself. Im not saying the npr2 is not good but Im really used to fine crosshairs in my scopes. I just want to make the right choice the first time and after reading a lot of posts on this site I feel i've come to the right spot to learn from the experts. Shoot well and live long. Bob Percifield PS: My little brother shoots a hell of a gun he built a couple of years ago with the help of a gunsmith friend. Its a 300 phoenix on a mauser action 28" barrel leopold tactical scope on top. It will reach out and touch em!!! [/QUOTE]
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