Long Rang Shooting

[Itchyfinger79]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site and loving all the information that I'm gathering from here.

I want to buy a reasonable long range rifle with a scope and wanted to see what people recommended. I'm not a experience shooter (not yet), just looking to get into this hobby. Thanks

[highpower790]

if your close to the sacramento area,check out the sacramento valley shooting center.this coming weekend will be long range matches sat andsun.plenty of helpfull friendly people there to point you in the right direction.

[SIKwitIT]

Get a .22 and practice. In the mean time keep researching. Soooooo much information out there.

[CSACANNONEER]

Since you're not an experienced shooter, I strongly suggest getting a good quality .22lr and a scope that costs twice as much as the rifle. This will improve your shooting skills and, if you shoot it out to +100 yards, it'll improve your long range skills as well. BTW, I am a NRA certified rifle instructor who shoots 1000 yard matches with big guns. But, .22lrs are the best training tools you'll ever find.

[Maltese Falcon]

Big, long thread here with lot's of good info.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=799868

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[tal3nt]

ruger american

[russ69]

A good 22 and a few years of practice and you'll be ready to go. Or you can get a 338 and skip the right to the top of the class.....

[postal]

Standard advice is get a rem 700-in 308. spend as much as you can on good glass. Also have a 22lr.

I went savage years ago. That rifle was about $700.

Just today I ***FINALLY*** got a **GOOD** scope.... Bushnell Elite tactical G2 DMR 3.5-21X. They run about $1,300 ish. Notice the scope is near double the price of the rifle? It's twice as important.

Russ....

[Dattebayo]

Aside from shooting .22lr which is a really great way to learn the fundamentals of shooting, the Remington 700 or a Savage 10 in 308 is fairly standard starting point. There are others like Tikka and Howa, but the Remington and Savage models have the most aftermarket support.

[ar15barrels]

You will probably get better advice on precision/longrange rifles on the CAPRC.com forums than you will here...

[6mmintl]

I would recommend you starting out in full distance silhouette rifle shooting shot at 200-500 meters shot off hand or off the bench here in northern California, then you can go to long range matches 600-1000 if in the Sacramento area.


Out to 500 meters a .243/.260.308 hunting rifle weight barrel will give you good feedback and be competitive with minimal work like bedding and trigger work. cost will be lower and you can upgrade the platform later if money is tight.

Beyond 600 you will need a purpose built rifle or one of the factory built target rifles with specialty fast twist long barrel and heavier stocks, .223, .
243 .260 6.5x284, .308, .300 mag calibers etc. . Savage or Remington's.

Try the 22 lr route as suggested above, try smallbore silhouette (40/60/77/100 meters) or maybe some long range prone shooting 100-200 yards if done in your area, Richmond Rod and Gun does a monthly long range match in NorCal.

Yes, there is way too many Ricky recon/double tapping/mall Ninja's on these forums that loiter on the 25/50 yard sniper line with bling carbines.

A few of us do know a bit about custom guns ad competition so filter out information carefully.

[Treadstone]

So you're not that experienced, ok no prob. Get a .22 rifle (Marlin, Ruger or similar). Buy 1000 rounds of ammo, then attend the next Appleseed clinic in your area.

Don't bother spending $1000+ on a decent long range setup until you know the fundamentals of marksmanship.

And trust me, you will LOVE Appleseed!

[Itchyfinger79]

Thanks everyone for your advice. I will start off with a 22LR with a really nice scope and see how I do. Thanks again

[Merc1138]

Wait. Someone is actually taking the advice about starting with .22lr and learning fundamentals to build a solid foundation, without insisting that they want to go straight to a manly .308 tactical sniper rig?

[FMJBT]

You will probably get better advice on precision/longrange rifles on the CAPRC.com forums than you will here...

Damn. And I was just going to suggest a 408 CheyTac. I don't have one myself, but I hear they're "Da Bomb".