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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: Southwood7]
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02/14/19 10:13 AM
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buy a remington 700 .308 drop in a timney trigger set it at 2.5 lbs .308 ammo is everywhere and cheap you should be able to find a factory load that shoots well enough to easily be in the vitals at 600 yards assuming you do your part. and the 700 will be the easiest to customize or sell later down the road if you feel the need
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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: Southwood7]
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02/14/19 10:37 AM
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5-600 yards max to me is the sweet spot for the 6.5 family of cartridges shooting 140 grain bullets... in both accuracy potential with the gun as well as killing power. Very hard to beat.
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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: Cuz-Pat]
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02/14/19 10:52 AM
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One similar to mine. Remington Sendero SF II in .300 RUM. A dream to shoot! Zeroed dead on at 300 yards. It's a sho' nuff deer killa' with the 180 grain Remington Ultra-Bonded PSP Core-lokts . My longest kill has been a doe at 530 yards. It is my favorite rifle that I own. Got the same in 300 wm. Had it for sale here not to long ago. They shoot
Only accurate rifles are interesting.
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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: Southwood7]
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02/14/19 01:19 PM
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JohnnyLoco
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I know people that shoot 45/70 ringing dingers at that distance with iron sites. The other components are for folks who lack confidence.
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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: JohnnyLoco]
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02/14/19 01:54 PM
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AU338MAG
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I know people that shoot 45/70 ringing dingers at that distance with iron sites. The other components are for folks who lack confidence. I lack the confidence to hit a deer at 50 yards with iron 'sites'. I'm a blind ol Sumbitch. That's why I put scopes on my guns.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: Cuz-Pat]
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02/14/19 07:59 PM
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I can attest to this, I’ve got the same gun in a 7rum and I love it. One similar to mine. Remington Sendero SF II in .300 RUM. A dream to shoot! Zeroed dead on at 300 yards. It's a sho' nuff deer killa' with the 180 grain Remington Ultra-Bonded PSP Core-lokts . My longest kill has been a doe at 530 yards. It is my favorite rifle that I own. One similar to mine. Remington Sendero SF II in .300 RUM. A dream to shoot! Zeroed dead on at 300 yards. It's a sho' nuff deer killa' with the 180 grain Remington Ultra-Bonded PSP Core-lokts . My longest kill has been a doe at 530 yards. It is my favorite rifle that I own. One similar to mine. Remington Sendero SF II in .300 RUM. A dream to shoot! Zeroed dead on at 300 yards. It's a sho' nuff deer killa' with the 180 grain Remington Ultra-Bonded PSP Core-lokts . My longest kill has been a doe at 530 yards. It is my favorite rifle that I own.
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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: 2Tgunworks]
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02/14/19 08:44 PM
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My 280 Remington would handle that. That is why I built it, and can’t hardly give it away. Cause it’s a 280 If it were a creedmoor you’d have folks fighting over it even though most claim to have no use for the caliber.
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Re: Long(er) range rifle
[Re: Southwood7]
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02/17/19 10:07 AM
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I'm with Paulfish4570, what do you have now and how far are you comfortable with at the moment? A lot of deer calibers are very capable to the 500-600 yard mark if you are sighted in for 300 yards. I may get flamed, but if you are going to be shooting that far, you better be comfortable sighting in at 300.
A few other questions you might consider ----- How good are your eyes - 500 yards is a long way to see a deer in a corn field, they can blend in nicely. (I know some of you can see a knat at 100 yards, some of us can't) Do you have good glass? Do you have a range finder? That range finder will help a lot, the only ones that can tell the difference between 500 yards and 600 yards in a field are those that have practiced sighting distances a lot, have markers set up in their field to help them or have range finders. Do you have a place and a buddy to practice with in the off season? Know what your gun is going to do at 300 - 400 - 450 - 500 - 550 - 600 ------ they are all different --- Also, practice when it is raining and practice when the wind is blowing. Some of you that don't think 600 yards is much, that's because you have practiced.
Also, just because you can hit that 600 yard shot this year, doesn't mean you will automatically do it next year. There is a difference in hitting an animal the size of a deer at 600 yards and hitting a deer in the exact spot you want to hit him at 600 yards. Take my advice for what it's worth, not even .02 compared to others.
Last edited by Davyalabama; 02/17/19 10:09 AM. Reason: add a sentence
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