DJones2987
Active Member
Target shooting out to 1K? No, 5.56 does not meet your needs. I like shooting 5.56 out to about 500 yards, beyond that wind becomes a big problem for me and by the time I get to 800 yards I'm not hitting anything. If you want a small frame, the 6.5 Grendel fills that role well. If you're willing to go large frame there are better cartridges, though I don't personally want a large frame gasser for throwing 6mm+ pills 1K yards.
I doubt I'll shoot that far often, prob more realistically 500-600 yards sometimes and more likely under 400 most of the time.
I had debated a .308 AR10 but for plinking and varmints it's way too much. My large caliber needs are met with my 7mm rem mag.