I was looking for a long range hunting rifle but don�t keep up with the latest and greatest �must haves�. But some friends of mine do and they shoot bench rest and tactical matches, so to me they are �experts�. They insisted I build a 6.5 Creedmoor.

We checked our rifles on paper at 100 yards and I was amazed my bud was barely shooting under an inch with a 243AI. We went on to shoot steel plates at 400 to 600 yards and he stacked his shots with unbelievable accuracy. I don�t understand factors that bring a bullet back on target at long range when its vector has already veered off an inch at 100, but there is definitely something going on there.

I was shooting factory Hornady 140gr AMAXs, and they shot so well I have actually drug my feet about reloading for it. I took hogs at 323 and 505 yards and was about to stretch it out a bit farther, but they decided to quit coming out in the daylight.

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