Advice on a 1,000yard plus bolt rifle

[Pinecone]

Great deal.

 

[Speed3]

Great deal.

agreed...please let me know, if you don't want to post, can you please pm me?

 

[Pinecone]

agreed...please let me know, if you don't want to post, can you please pm me?

Huh?

Don't want to post what???

I did not buy the scope for that price.

 

[smdub]

Mil is mil is mil.

Shhh. Just don't tell anyone its metric

 

[CrazySanMan]

A 1,000+ yard rifle? How could you transport something that long?

 

[Long1MD]

Ebay. The username was deyegeye. He was selling a used one and a brand new one. The one I got was the brand new one with free shipping for $843. Not sure what the used one went for exactly. Will post pics when it comes in on Saturday if you like. If you really like I will post a pic of the invoice if I can get it to post on here...just for the too good to be true crowd..

 

[stokes8718]

there is a 7mm w/scope at Anglers for like 700. I think its a remington

 

[Pinecone]

Shhh. Just don't tell anyone its metric

It is NOT metric.

It is decimal.

It is based on Radians. There are 2 Pi radians around the circumference of a circle. Or 6.28 radians or 6280 milliradians (mils)

If it were metric, there would be 1000 or 10,000 somethings around the circle.

Metric actually uses DEGREES, just like US/English system. And MOA is Minute of Angle, where 60 MOA = 1 degree.

 

[Pinecone]

I believe you, just wish I had found a deal like that when I bought mine.

And buying used Vortex is a no brainer, lifetime, transferable, no questions asked warranty.

 

[seabeeJordan]

Sako makes a nice 338 but it's about double your budget. I would not get the 700 SPS not that there is anything wrong with them. But as of right now they only come in .223 and 308. You could try looking for a Remington 700 in 300 wm. I have a Savage 10BA if you decide to spend more that's a great gun right out of the box.

 

[Pinecone]

For a 1000 yards, .300 Win Mag and .338 Lapua are WAY overkill.

If you want to get out to 1500 yards to a mile or more, THEN they make sense.

Also,the cost per shot for .308 is cheaper. .338 Lapua is stupidly expensive.

 

[FlatsFlite]

My two favorite goto long range rifles have been the 6mm PPC and .243 Win. I currently only own the .243 which is a solid 1,000 rifle with my loads.

While overlooked and not even considered by many, the 6mm is long range friendly with less drop and less drift. My next purchase is a dtech upper in .243 wssm and here is why: http://www.snipercountry.com/Articles/243_WSSM.asp

 

[Pinecone]

6mm is VERY common among long range shooters.

 

[Bolts Rock]

For a 1000 yards, .300 Win Mag and .338 Lapua are WAY overkill.

If you want to get out to 1500 yards to a mile or more, THEN they make sense.

Also,the cost per shot for .308 is cheaper. .338 Lapua is stupidly expensive.

I hear the .338LM actually chambers $5 bills and magically converts them to bullets....

 

[Long1MD]

Ok, after a mix up with FedEx, I picked up my new Vortex scope. Not being the guy that has ever invested in a scope to this level, I see it as quite the work of art! Of course Vortex recommends Vortex Precision Matched 30mm ring set to go with my new scope. Does anyone offer any good advice to the contrary? Vortex also recommends a 20 MOA canted picatinny rail OR 30 mm rings with adjustable offsets. Knowing that I will want to go from 100yds,to 300yds, to 600yds, etc, is it recommended to go with a lower MOA and the adjustable offsets? If so, any suggestion on brands?

 

[Pinecone]

I would put a 20 MOA mount on. I used a Talley mount. I have about 15 mils of come up, out of a max range of a bit over 19 mils. My load needs 15.5 mils at 1200 yards, so I have to dial up the max, and hold over 0.5 mils.

As for rings, the Vortex rings are Seekins rings and TOP NOTCH. I used Burris XTR rings. Cheaper, but very good.

I also recommend picking up a scope level, I have the Vortex one. THE most important thing is to have your scope reticle level/vertical when you shoot.

 

[lkenefic]

The hardest kicking rifle I ever owned was a 300WM in a sporter weight deer rifle. The set-up weighed in at ~6.5 lbs with glass. If you're shooting a competition gun, you can easily add 4 lbs worth of barrel and stock to dampen the cartridge... it becomes pretty tame at this point.

 

[Long1MD]

I just picked up a Seekins 20MOA rail...it was quite pricey, but I want to do this right. The issue I have now is deciding on what height rings I will need. I was trying to get a Vortex matched set, but wasn't sure whether I should go with low, medium, or high ring heights. I will be be mounting the Viper 6-24x50

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/2420124047/vortex-precision-matched-picatinny-style-rings-matte

 

[Pinecone]

On what rifle?

On my 700 with factory heavy barrel, low rings worked fine.

 

[Long1MD]

Savage 10 fcp 308