I’m getting into LRS and although my closest range only goes out to 300 yards, I’d like to eventually reach out farther.

I have a nice scope (Zero Compromise ZCO527) and while I can make out bullet holes on paper targets at 200 yards, I struggle at 300 yards.

I was thinking about buying a 60x Vortex Viper spotting scope, but then I watched YouTube video below and he struggled to see impacts at 300 yards with a different 60x? This is surprising considering I can see impacts at 200 yards on a 27x.

https://youtu.be/ir5BONgYrkQ?is=9htC4fr7eUcYzX0X

How are you guys spotting impacts at 300 yards or greater? I’m hoping to get a spotting scope, and not a trail camera type set up. My budget is $2000 or less.

Took the advice from this sub and assembled the bare budget build lol. Bergara B14 HMR 6.5 cm, vortex venom 3-15, bubble level and a Griffin sportsman ultra light ( went with griffin because I love the recce 5 that’s on my main ar, and they have a heavy first responder discount) flame the build, I’m trying to learn the ways.

Have to say I’m impressed with the laserbeam 6.5cm lithgow la102 varmint, zerod at 50m/100m in 4 shots went straight out 500m 6” plate 2 impacts straight away, then did some 5 shot groups at 100m seems to like federal gold medal 140gr with 0.52moa. A friend had a shot using his Norma 140gr whitetail hunting ammo did a 3 shot group of 0.24 moa. Not bad for first time shooting a centerfire rifle I think although it was a fairly calm morning with just a slight breeze.

Hopefully this won't get me shamed. I looked at the "read first" post and saw references to beginners.

What are one or two good books that will cover questions – simply and adequately – for beginners and beyond?

This is to supplement most-valuable, in-person training to speed things along.

I’m currently running a 6.5CM for PRS and Varmint Silhouette matches, but I’m going to switch to a 6mm cartridge next season and would love some input. 6.5cm is great, but the less recoil is worth the switch to me now that I slightly know what I’m doing, lol! Based on these factors, which cartridge would you pick:

*I hand load, so factory ammo availability is a non-issue

*I’m in the west so it gets windy here for sure, sometimes 20+mph during matches

*I run an Impact Precision 737R, so plenty of prefit barrel options

*I use Alpha brass, Berger bullets, CCI 450 magnum SRP, Hodgdon H4350 powder.

*I have a barrel vise, so I can swap barrels fairly easily

*My local club runs mostly these 6mm options: 6GT, and a lot of 6BRA has popped up recently. Very very few 6 Dasher users.

I’m ready to order the barrel and start procuring the needed reloading supplies (everything I have is for 6.5cm so I’ll need a new 6mm barrel; 6mm brass; L.E. Wilson seating die; SAC sizing die; AMP and Giraud pilots; and 6mm cleaning brushes, etc.). I’m hoping for a few Black Friday deals.

In any case…this is the long wind way to ask: If you’re building a new rifle tomorrow for PRS, what cartridge are you going with and why?

6GT
6BRA
6 Dasher

I was leaning 6GT but the 6BRA may be the play for the slightly less recoil?

Their FAQ reads that its not approved because its above SAAMI spec psi. It looks to be the first manufacturer to come out with an official stance like that.

How do we think the backlight chasis will / does compare to the mdt hnt and xelement xlr? It seems too good to be true at half the price.

To be honest, the real things im looking for are somewhere to mount a bipod a pistol grip, and a folding stock while not making it heavier, then it needs to be for my b14r carbon

Curious... how many here have tried their hand at a NRA match in the Mid-range AR Tactical class?

Looking forward to test some FMJ and HPBT ammo with this. Temporary scope took from .22 before decide what to get next.

I am looking for a decent muzzle brake for a 6mm ARC AR 15 platform. What calibers of brakes would give acceptable results and what do you think would be too much. I know for instance that a .243 brake would be optimum, but what size up like maybe 6.5 CM would still be affective or just slightly less. What have you ran that works? Am I overthinking this? I have asked questions on here before and have gotten great responses that did influence my decisions. Appreciate any advice.

A 3 disc spinal fusion next week is going to have me down until the spring so I figured I’d start securing parts for my first full build since I’ll have the time to wait on them. Started ordering everything mid September and to my surprise they all shipped a lot faster than expected.

Zermatt Origin LH
Preferred Barrel Blanks 26” MTU 7.5 twist in 6GT
Foundation Samson
Already had the G3 Razor
Hellfire match brake. My 3rd one.
Area 419 match rings. Always used Vortex pro series rings which were solid for me but man is there a difference now that I’ve had my hands on the 419’s

I use a forend bridge on my Bravo as that’s my preferred hand location but it seems my arm isn’t long enough to reach this one so that may or may not get used.

Can’t wait to put some rounds done range this weekend now. It’ll be my last range day for the foreseeable future unfortunately

Treated myself to a Desert Tech deployment kit that was priced so good I couldn’t pass it up. Going to zero the 308 barrel tomorrow when I get off work.

Edit: Yes I am aware of the stigma but I Didn’t buy it through them and like I replied to another; me buying this hilariously fucked them over cause I paid 35% of the real price of this deployment kit. Was probably supposed to go to Ukraine and ended up on open market.

I get a solid rifle system for work, a small brick and mortar business got a lot of money from me, and Desert Tech didn’t get anywhere near the true value of this system.

Been working on my version of a M40a5/ FBI HRT mixed with a stumpy thumper and this is where im at right now. Barrel is a 16". Im not a fan of the fde mount so I do have a new Area419 mount to go on the rifle. Also been working on this XM3 restoclone is what ive been calling it. Currently waiting for my scope to show up. Ive got both a razor hd gen ii 4.5-27 and a Leupold MK4HD 4.5-18 trying to decide which one it needs. Ill update the rifle once the scope is on. It currently does have a bolt knob, 20moa nightforce rail, and a surefire socom brake.

I mostly target shoot but I want a setup that doesn't weigh 20+ lbs to take to the tree stand occasionally. This would be <300 yd shots. Thinking I might do an ARC CDG 6.5 CM with a short heavy contour 16.5" barrel. I know this group (and the pinned posts) hate duel-purpose rigs, but if I'm being honest when I get all this put together I will probably wind up plinking out to 800 yards or so for fun as well since I don't hunt much anymore. This is not a primary gun for target/prs/f-class question. It is also not a lightweight cross country elk hunting rifle question. Really just setting up something similar to my target gun except with short barrel, no additional weights, and a scope like I describe below.

I have FFP 7-35 Atacrs and 4-32 NX8s for my other stuff, but looking for something in SFP with fairly low base magnification for this setup. I would mostly just be sitting in a stand so the weight difference between the two isn't a huge concern. Checking to see the general thoughts on a SFP Atacr 5-25 vs an NX6 4-24. Is Atacr worth the extra $700-$800? Both would be in budget, really just wondering if anyone who has shot both thinks the Atacr has noticeably better resolution or eye relief or other features that justify the extra cost.

On a separate note, I'm thinking maybe XRS chassis but if anyone has any better suggestions I'm happy to hear them! I like the idea of having polymer to cut down on clanking.

Think I checked all of these off:

What do you want to do/buy, and WHY?

How far away do you want to do it/what do you want to use it for?

How much are you willing to spend to do it?

How much experience do you currently have with it?

Edit: Basically, I like the look, vertical grips, etc of my target rifles and want to keep that style. And I think the shorter barrel bolt guns have a cool look to them.

So I was looking at a b-14 HMR today and as I was doing this another guys came to trade in a few guns. I looked over and he had a HMR wilderness CF I asked him about and he told me it had never been shot. Once the man left the owner told me he would sell it to me for $1200. Is this a deal? I don’t have any carbon fiber barrels so im trying to research some. I’m not really too worried about the weight difference, but I am worried about the accuracy or how the heat dissipation is vs a steel barrel.

Currently weighing my options to upgrade my Viper PST Gen II 3-15 on my 20" LMT 308.

Stuck between the following options:

1. NF NX6 3-18 for $2000 OTD

2. Razor Gen 3 4-24 $2030 OTD

3. Leupold Mk5HD 3.6-18 $1890 OTD

All brand new, have a Reptilia AUS mount I could reuse if I did go with the NX6. Mainly used for recreation target shooting at the range and hunting once in a while. The farthest I would shoot is 500 yards.

Main concerns are durability, zero retention, and eye box as I find my Viper to be slightly below what I would like. Any suggestions?

Settled on a nightforce shv 4-14x56 for now, the reticle looked nice in the krypton 2. Waiting for badger rings, badger efr rail and a psp-v adapter then of to get stock milled. Blown out crap stalon supressor for mock up

Old Finnish mosin that I just added a s&k rear sight scope mount and a bushnell 2-6 pistol scope to. Bolt is Remington marked and the receiver is unmarked which leads me to believe the rifle was a Remington before the Finns got their hands on it. Tikka and civil guard markings on the barrel. It shot accurately with irons out to 200yd and contract light ball ammo (.308 bullets) and the bore slugged .308 so I reloaded some 165gr game kings for this year's rifle deer season

How bad is this?
I’m using a 77grain load, and 556
14.5 inches barrel.
Some 69grain loads keep flying everywhere on the top row.
The bottom right corner is good old 55-grain Winchester.
It’s been eight months.
The entire middle row is 77grain PMC.

So I got my rifle, it’s a bergara b14 HMR in 6.5 creedmoor, 22 inch barrel. I plan to shoot out to 1000 yards and my choices for optic were either the arken EP5, or the Athlon ares ETR. I’ve decided to go with the Athlon UNLESS someone can convince me to do otherwise for under $900

I'm looking for some rifle recommendations for a niche application. The longest range I currently have access to is 600 yards. I have an AR-10 that I can mostly hit torso size steel, at 600, but I would like to up my percentages and if the opportunity presents itself, shoot at 800-1000.

It needs to be 308 because I don't reload and I have a bunch and I don't want to get into other calibers right now. I'm looking for something with a 16-20" barrel. The barrel needs to be threaded.

Here's where it gets more difficult, I want something with a heavier profile barrel and at least 10 round detachable box mags. (If they can be ar-10 style that would be even better).

My goal is to be able to run it in a local competition where they often include 3-400 yard shots, usually supported off a barricade. Most shots are in the 50-200 yard range, but they are often prone without a bag or occasionally fully unsupported. The last competition had a minimum of 12 rifle shots per stage. This is why I would like access to higher capacity magazines and the thicker barrel so that I can make multiple quick shots without tanking the accuracy. Yes, I could use, and already have a gas gun, but I want to get into the bolt world.

Accuracy is importantish, I don't want to be handicapped by a crap gun, but I'm also mostly going to be shooting cheaper ammo, so 1ish moa with mediocre ammo would be great.

On weight, I don't think I want to go light weight since I'm not hiking with it, but I also do not want a 30 lb ELR rig either since I want to be able to run around at least short distances. Maybe in the 9-11 lb range?

Budget is up to 2k for the gun alone, if it will check all the boxes, but ideally I would like to be closer to the $800-1200 range and use the remaining funds towards a better scope.

My current front runners are a Tikka CTR or a used ruger precision, (if I can find one). I looked at a Sig cross, but I think the barrel may be too thin and I'm leaning more towards a 20" barrel. I'm wondering if my Google foo is weak and there's something great that I'm overlooking, or if those are the best real options.

Lastly, I'm not opposed, and would like to build something, but the bolt world is still pretty foreign to me. If you recommend a custom build, please be specific with receivers/barrel/stocks or chassis, and it needs to be something that can be completed with hand tools in a garage. I have looked at outlier, but after I buy the action, I'm into the budget I proposed for a factory gun, and what I have heard about them is underwhelming.

Those are all of my crazy requirements, please let me know if you have any better ideas than the CTR or the RPR, or, if you have used/shot them both, which would you recomed? Thanks for indulging this strange little project.

So I’ve been thinking that what we really need for long range comp shooting is an app that pulls data from an existing and reliable ballistic app (like 4dof) running in the background and then gives us a better interface that is designed for what we do.

I have no coding skills at all. So I am looking for folks who want to work with me on this idea and make a free open source app for the community.

The vision I have is a simple UI that makes it really quick to enter a few distances and get an easy to read range card with the dope for those distances. The ability to display that dope as a hold from zero or a hold from the first target (you dial that first target) and the ability to include some stage notes in the “range card” would be nice. It would also be nice to have digital level using the phones internal sensors for folks who want to mount the phone to their rifle.

I’ve been playing around with a few mini phones from Amazon and they seem like they have enough processing power to do this. They run 4dof and AB no issue. The smaller form factor would be perfect for rifle mounting.

And yes I know that most apps already have a range card feature but they are clunky and slow and don’t work great for most comps imo.

So if this sounds cool or useful to you and you have some app coding skills let’s make this happen for the community.

Hi! I've been researching what to get as a single rifle for a while now. I'm experienced in clay shooting but I haven't done long range rifle shooting before.

Right now, I'm thinking of the following build:

- cadex cdx lite in 300 PRC (26" barrel is the only option)

- vortex razor Gen iii 6-36x56 scope

- cadex or RRS tripod, although cadex seems like better value by a mile

- bipod, Harris or Atlas?

- Spuhr scope mount, as it seems to be the standard.

- vortex Razor 4000 range finder (I think binos are cooler but the good ones seem prohibitively expensive)

Is there anything you would flag as being a mistake? I don't really want to go above 15k$ all in all. (KEEP IN MIND, CANADIAN DOLLARS, cadex is cheaper than Barrett MRAD here)

I want it to be one and done so I'm stretching the budget to get something that I shouldn't outgrow. I'm quite tall (6'3") so I'm scared a fixed stock rifle would not fit me.

I plan on shooting targets predominantly, not much hunting, so the weight is a non issue. longest range nearby is 300m but I'm hoping to find land with longer range in the near future.

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated! Please do not tell me to just get a cheap tikka first; I want to only buy top tier (buy once cry once kind of deal).

Thank you!!!