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you should go to a couple of the matches at rio salado. 500 yards 66 shots. they are fun. educational. usually the third saturday

I dont normally shoot groups at LR... Just shoot kill sized rocks to make sure my turrets on and that the deer would be dead....


I shot thie group at 510 prone, bipod, no rear rest with my sporter weight 257 wby and 100 TTSX. Not a true long range rig, but it does shoot well and I am comfortable to 600+, altought I missed a 100-105" buck at 672 last year! (damnit!)

Ackleyfan, Viper Vortex 4x14, works well for me. Rio7

Davies,

I have heard of the Rio Salado Shoots, but I shoot long range for the Hell of it, not to compete. Rio7

How many shots do you fire before letting your barrel (chamber) cool?

Multiple shots tell you how competent you are and how precise your rifle is. It also tells you how good you are at reading wind. Of course first shot is always the most important thing to consider, but when practicing, you should be shooting multiple shots, even if you are practicing at closer distances. Never a bad thing to fine tune your skill...and trust me, if you are taking a shot on a big game animal, you owe it to them to take them cleanly. Practice is how you do that.

I may have to break into my stash of 107 SMK for long range plinking with my 243 AI.

BSA...I`ve shot enough shots over the years in HP to know how competent I am at 6, 8,9,and 1k....but never had the opportunity to shoot a 20 shot string at a game animal. I`m also experienced enough to know when to shoot, and when not. That comes from all those 20 shot strings I mentioned.

I have been able to shoot groups 3-3.5" at 1K for three shots with my lone dedicated long range rig. Conditions were perfect and this was shooting off a bipod using a rear bag. This past Saturday , I shot a whitetail buck at 705 yds. Weather was warm and no breeze to mention. I had no doubt about the out come at the shot. Just squeeze the trigger and down he went.

+ 101!

This thread makes me want to go out and get a decent 243 that I can work on/with for long range.

i have few long range rifles but my 338 Lapua i built with a Brux barrel is my favorite for very long range hunting rifle on game animals ,its very accurate 1/2 inch and under 5 shot group at 100 yards ported and easy to hold , with a soft recoil but with a 8 -32 x 56 NIghtforce scope and a boot with 8 cartridges it weighs 14 lbs. 225 Nosler bullets shoot 2850 FPS and is so accurate at that speed and fun too shoot but 90 -100 grains of powder a 1- lb. can of powder don`t last long.

That's incredible. One of my early full custom rifles is a 243 win on a trued 700 with an 8 twist 26" brux. It's always shot pretty well with 105 amaxes or 105 vld hunting bullets over a case full of h1000. I hadn't shot it for several years but took it to the range last year to sight in a new bushy dmrII 3.5-21 scope. I got it on paper and then shot a few groups under 1/2 moa and called it good.

Seeing what yours does makes me want to try some 107 smks and do a bit more load work up. I've shot some decent groups with it but nothing like your doing. Impressive work with a 243. I have a bunch of a good lot of Norma brass I bought a dozen or more years ago. What brass do you use?

Bb

Burleyboy, Mostly range pick up Hornady or Winchester, I have found brass does not make much difference. YMMV Rio7

Plenty of good 6mm cartridges out there....

I'm old school..6XC & 6BR

Build an 8 twist barrel & go to town

https://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/6xc/

https://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/6mmbr/

The 6GT is going to be taking over. May want to look it up..

Come on now. Guys in the other thread are weighing and sorting brass like crazy..

what's the parent cartridge ?

Save me the search........(:

Some may know......been busting p/dogs for 20+ years...

Main set ups have been Savage s/shot actions using custom ordered/built Pac Nor barrels

Calibers ?

223AI...20 Vartarg...20 Practical...20-222...204R...6 BR..6 XC...260 AI...6.5x55......even a 300 Win (briefly)

20's are where its at for p/dogs....3900 fps with a 40 V max...fuggin laser

Winding down now in my later years....have a 222 Mag to break in this spring

These all set up break the scales at 18# when on the portable table...less recoil......(:

When you 'dust dogs' @ 600 you know your loads & rifle set is working

Crazy...600 yds...shoot..watch the dog do a 180...feel the pat of the recoil...

this pic.......targets start at 485 yds....223 AI...53 V Max

Longest kill ? You wouldn't believe me....260 AI w.142 SMK's

One long range shoot and now you have your finger on the pulse of the game. LMAO.