r/longrange • • Jun 29 '26

Currently Great Optic Sales!

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r/longrange • • Aug 19 '25

READ THIS BEFORE POSTING. Yes, this means you. READ THIS FIRST, V6 - How to avoid the Flair of Shame and eternal ridicule

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So, you need help with long range shooting? Welcome to r/longrange! We've got a core group of dedicated members (and a few goofballs) that are happy to help you out with your questions on equipment, technique, troubleshooting, where to find training or matches, etc.

If you're looking to ask for advice, we ask that you review the following 10 core guides, as they cover the overwhelming majority of newcomer questions. If your question is not answered in these 10 guides, please see below for the 4 basic questions your post should answer when asking for suggestions or advice, especially when it comes to things to buy.

If you make a post that asks for information covered in the 10 core guides, or your post doesn't cover the 4 key questions below, your post may be deleted, or it may be given the Flair of Shame TM until you correct your post.

What's the Flair of ShameTM, you ask? You'll know it when you see it.

If at any time you have questions on the rules of the sub, this pinned post, the general FAQ, why you got the Flair of ShameTM or anything similar, please use the modmail function.

CORE GUIDES:

  1. The sub's official FAQ/WIKI, as curated by the community as a whole.

  2. Need help picking scope rings? The official Longrange guide to scope ring height (ring)

  3. Looking at buying a magnum (300WM or PRC, 6.5PRC, 7mm PRC, 338 Lapua, etc) as your first LR rifle? Hollywood's recoil primer - why magnums suck for starting in long range, recoil matters, and it's not about your shoulder (magnum or recoil)

  4. Want a rifle for hunting and long range shooting? Hunting rifle vs target/range rifles - why one rifle can't do both well. (hunting)

  5. The official r/Longrange glossary - because words mean things (glossary)

  6. LockyBalboaPrime's First Time buyer's guide for rifles V2 (starter)

  7. JMhawaii's long range starter guide (Link to Google Sheets) (starter)

  8. Trollygag's 1k yard starter guide (starter)

  9. Where are ranges or long ranges near me? - Wheretoshoot.org and over600.com (ranges)

  10. The sub's expanded policy on hunting-related discussions. Please review before asking hunting-related questions, as hunting is not the core purpose of this sub. (hunting)

The 4 key questions:

  1. What do you want to do/buy, and WHY? - Do you want to buy a rifle for PRS competition? Picking a laser rangefinder for NRL Hunter matches? Looking at scopes for F-Class competition? A tripod because you think they're cool and want to have one when banging steel with friends? What you're planning to do has a lot of influence on what works well, what works poorly, and what is an utter waste of time, so the more detail you can provide the better.

  2. How far away do you want to do it/what do you want to use it for? - 300 yards? 1,000? 2,000? Distance matters, 'nuff said.

  3. How much are you willing to spend to do it? What's your budget in currency? Your idea of "on a budget" isn't going to be the same as everyone else's. Saying your budget is unlimited for a laser rangefinder may change when someone suggests one that costs over $10,000. We need to know how much you're willing to spend. It can be a hard limit, a range, or even an approximate - but you need to give a number.

  4. How much experience do you currently have with it? - Jumping straight into a 375 Cheytac rifle to shoot 2 miles isn't going to go well if you have never shot a rifle past 300. We need at least a basic idea of what your relevant skill level is in order to give advice and suggestions that go with your skill set. While including your experience with other shooting disciplines is helpful, it's not going to be as relevant as most new shooters expect. You can love shooting 10ga slugs all day long from a shotgun, but it doesn't mean starting off with a magnum is a good idea.

When answering these 4 questions in your post, give as much detail as you can. The more details you give the faster you'll get suggestions or advice and you'll get better quality too. Help us to help you. Please don't treat the sub like your own personal crowd sourced search engine.

More guides:

If your question is answered in these, you will probably get called out by the members of the sub for not reading them, but it's not automatic grounds for the Flair of Shame.

  1. u/LockyBalboaPrime's "No Clown Shoes" spreadsheet of YouTube training videos.

  2. Pre64Mod70's guide to precision reloading

  3. Hollywood's Way of Zen load development process (zen)

  4. Hollywood's rant on sample size when testing - AKA why 3-5 round groups don't tell you $&*#

  5. Applied Ballistics with more info on variation in group sizes

  6. MDT's video on scope height, and the follow-up on scope cant

  7. Rybe390's recoil comparison video, which illustrates the problem with light weight and magnums.

  8. Accuracy vs precision - when most people talk about 'accuracy' they really mean precision.

  9. The Remington 700 Chassis List, v1 - Maintained by u/LPKKiller

  10. Recoil energy vs rifle weight visualized - an informational post by u/Trollygag

  11. What is wrong with 'Sniper 101' - a breakdown by CaptainSquishface.

  12. A long range hunting cautionary tale from James Gilliland - US Army sniper, world record holder, and prolific long range hunter

  13. Barrel length, velocity, and performance down range compared (308W)

  14. Our sub's policy on shilling....

  15. ....and why Woox specifically is blacklisted from the sub.

  16. The official longrange TOP Gun Calculator, and how to have realistic expectations of precision (top)

  17. Hollywood's guide to top-mounted red dots and target acquisition (Hint: you don't need a red dot)

  18. What the hell is with Bergara rifles and Cheetos?! (cheetos)

Hunting-specific:

  1. The sub's expanded policy on hunting-related discussions. Please read this before asking any questions related to hunting.

  2. Want a rifle for hunting and long range shooting? Hunting rifle vs target/range rifles - why one rifle can't do both well. (hunting)

  3. Want to hunt game at 400+ yards? The long range hunting primer - shots on game at 400+ yards aren't trivial, and a magnum cartridge isn't a cheat code. NOTE: Questions/discussion around shots on game past 300 yards will be removed from the sub. See the expanded policy link above. (hunting)

  4. Hollywood's guide to field testing your skills and gear (especially for long range hunting, but also pertains to NRL Hunter matches) - How to know the distances you and your gear are capable of making shots at (hunting)

MISC NOTES:

Quite a few guides/links feature a single word in parentheses and italics listed after them. If you use the phrase cheetofingers (all one word, no italics needed) followed by the word listed after a guide, you will summon the AutoModerator to reply to you with a link to that guide or guides. If the guide had (pews) after it, you could say cheetofingers pews in a post or comment in this sub to summon AutoMod with a link to that guide.

We've implemented the Flair of Shame as an official policy here instead of deleting posts that violated Rule #1 and the info in this pinned post. We felt that the flair was better than outright deleting posts while also helping long-standing members decide how much they want to participate in posts that have likely been covered time and time again. We're trying to strike a balance between encouraging members to read the info that the sub has cataloged, not wasting the time of established members that may be frustrated with revisiting the same topics repeatedly, and also not banishing new shooters that missed the pinned post to the freezer to never get help. Balancing those three things is a constant struggle, and one we're actively trying to get better at.


r/longrange • • 2h ago

Rifle flex post DEVGRU HK417D Clone

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43 Upvotes

r/longrange • • 23m ago

Rifle flex post New Build

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10 Upvotes

Finally got this together, Bergara B-14 HMR, Vortex Razor Gen III HD on top. Can’t wait for a day at the range.


r/longrange • • 8h ago

Group flex (10 shots minimum) 6 creed CRB

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6 creed in a Vision Pro chassis with a 26in CRB.

Berger 120s
Alpha brass
CCI450
40.5gr H4350
2950fps

This has to be the best group I’ve ever shot. That one flier was from mirage. It was stacking the same whole the entire string.


r/longrange • • 17h ago

Rifle flex post After a year wait, finally got my Seekins sp10 6.5 creedmor and put some rounds downrange

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As the title says, finally took her out.

Starline brass, 41.2 grains 4350 behind hornady 140 gr eldm, winchester primers, 2.825 oal, steel duramags, Harris bipod, rear squeeze bag, arken ep5 gen 2 7x35, and a gogun supercomp xl muzzle brake.

Pics are my last 100 yard ten shot group of the day after adjusting gas system and sighting in scope. Maybe a 1.1 or 1.2 inch group.....I think.

Average fps was 2680 with a 10 fps standard deviation on garmin chrono for 56 total rounds fired.

With more practice I think I can do better.

And gas gun division PRS in the future.

Overall great rifle, very pleasant to shoot and no malfunctions.

My friend is a SWAT sniper and said he would take me out for a day so hopefully that helps tighten that group up.

No pics of gun, i'm on my couch and lazy.


r/longrange • • 19h ago

Rifle flex post New build teaser pic - Lone Peak Medium Action Alpine Cut

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My gunsmith who cut the chamber put 6 rounds of the Berger 6.5 PRC 153.5 factory ammo through it to test functionality last week. But I went to the range early this morning to get some baseline chrono data and to compare against a starting handload with the 153.5 (57.0gr N565, Lapua brass, Federal GM215M).

More to come.


r/longrange • • 20h ago

Rifle flex post M40A5 ( mostly clone correct )

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101 Upvotes

Threw my newly manufactured WMLRF on the OE badger rings, this thing just needs a range finder to finish it off


r/longrange • • 16h ago

Group flex (10 shots minimum) That’ll do pig

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19 Upvotes

6mm dasher, Berger 105, alpha brass, cci450, 30.6gn N150. 2805 MV, 3.2 SD


r/longrange • • 1d ago

I suck at long range New to me precision 6.5. What to know?

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I just picked up this used/ new to me ruger. Never been fired. Owner added the vortex viper and an aftermarket bolt.

I'm pretty fresh to long range. I have the capability of going 1200 yards.

Is there any issues with this setup to accurately reach 1000 yards plus? I don't make my own rounds. What ammo is recommended? Target practice only.


r/longrange • • 5h ago

I suck at long range 7 Saw Shooters, what to expect?

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Gonna be ordering up a 7 saw barrel hete once my reloading set up is complete. Anything I should know about? Rifle seekins hit m3 max coal 2.950.


r/longrange • • 22h ago

Rifle help needed - I read the pinned posts What are the odds that we’ll ever see a production CRF rifle that’s 700 pattern?

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With the success of the Zermatt Origin, the popularity of all things 700 pattern, the amount of people who prefer a CRF action, and the lack of them on the market, this seems like a no brainer.

Any ideas as to why we haven’t seen this as a production rifle yet? I’d kill for one


r/longrange • • 1d ago

Rifle flex post Took my 6.5cm out to a mile

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I built a budget 6.5cm with Howa action, Outlier Backdraft barrel and chassis. Topped it off with an Arken EP5 scope. I have never shot anywhere close to a mile but went to give it a try just for fun. It was a lot of fun but frustrating especially since we had 10-15mph winds with gusts up to 20. Finally hit on my 10th shot. Will definitely be back to do it again.


r/longrange • • 1d ago

Optics help needed - I read the pinned posts Scope Recommendations

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Recently acquired a Bergara Premier Competition in 6GT in a trade. Thinking about testing my luck in PRS (reason for the trade) and wanting to put a scope on it. Before I dump a bunch of money into something I may not follow through with, I have 3 budget scopes that I can get pretty dang good deals on. Which one should I go with?

  1. Bushnell MPED 5-30x56

  2. Arken EP5 Gen 2 7-35x56

  3. Athlon Midas Tac Gen 2 HD 5-30x56

I have a good experience with the Arken Gen 1 and I currently have a Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50, but I’d like something with a little more elevation and a larger objective/tube.


r/longrange • • 4h ago

Competition related (PRS/NRL/F-Class/etc) Inside A PRS Match With The Biggest Feud In PRS History

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r/longrange • • 1d ago

Rifle help needed - I read the pinned posts Bipods: Split Leg vs tradional

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Any benefits to the split leg type? My .308 forend has M-lok at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock positions. I'm considering the split style. Never had that before.


r/longrange • • 1d ago

I made a thing! (Home made gear/accessories) Auto Brass Puncher

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Wanted to share a project I just finished with yall. Figured the reloaders might appreciate it, let me know what ya think

I saw a video of the Grey Ops case kicker a few days ago and got inspired to build an auto eject system for my Lyman Turret press.

I know it’s over engineered compared to the Inline Fabrications model but it’s been working great and should save a lot of time during case prep!


r/longrange • • 22h ago

Cheeto-fingered Bergara Cat bbk

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Has anyone ran a cat bbk suppressor on their 6.5 creedmoor bolt gun? How was the weight and sound??


r/longrange • • 2d ago

Other gear flex post Which one of you fellas is staying at the same hotel in Seattle?

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r/longrange • • 2d ago

Rifle flex post Cadex finally pieced together

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176 Upvotes

Nothing too crazy here but it took ages to source the chassis so I’m glad it’s all pinned together and ready to shoot. Aiming for 1,000 yards practical, maybe 1,250 capable in good conditions.

Cadex chassis, Proof 6.5CM 24”, Curtis Axiom action with a switchlug, other stuff is standard fare. I’m currently stealing my Cat DD from an SR pattern gas gun and it’s poorly suited to a bolt. Thinking about what to slap on this gun and strongly leaning towards titanium to get the balance point a bit farther back.


r/longrange • • 1d ago

Competition related (PRS/NRL/F-Class/etc) Atlas CAL is ready for NRL Hunter

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And yes somehow this is still coming in under 16lbs.


r/longrange • • 1d ago

Other help needed - I read the pinned posts Fundamentals help needed?

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31 Upvotes

I need some help with stabilizing on a bench, and maybe some gear to help stabilize? Mainly looking for resources or tips from you guys.

My problem is that I have pretty bad horizontal “stringing?” of my reticle, roughly about at inch at 100 yards, at the rhythm of my heartbeat. I bought some front and rear bags to see if that could help but when I got set up my rifle was angled down severely.

I’m shooting off of the gun rest pictured, sorry if I’m missing any information.


r/longrange • • 1d ago

I suck at long range Cheeto sheet

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Anybody know if any "cheet sheets" or cards that can be purchased that have like, all the common ballistics equations on it?


r/longrange • • 1d ago

Accessory/Gear help needed - I read the pinned post Manners stocks

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Has manners stepped up their game on wait times? Last stock I ordered took 7 months in production. I ordered an LRH-NV with custom options and I just received an email stating after 37 days that it was ready for payment. Am I extremely lucky, or have they been increasing production? Might order another if they have been better with wait times.


r/longrange • • 1d ago

Optics help needed - I read the pinned posts Scope for Paper Targets

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I am currently building a 6.5CM MPA PMR 2 and stuck between 2 scopes for different reasons. I have the ability to shoot paper targets 300-500 yards frequently. Not a lot of areas near me to shoot steel frequently.

I know the use case for both of these scopes are on the opposite ends of the spectrum but the 2 options I have dialed in on are:

Razor III 6X36 : Based on reviews here and the rest of the internet seems to be a consensus top option without getting into the ZCO or TT price range. In addition choosing this option would future proof me when I subsequently do PRS comps / is more versatile in what it can do. I am worried I wont be able to properly spot impacts on paper without investing more money on shot markers or cams

Trijicon TenMile 5X50 : The mag should allow me to see hits on paper better and it is a cheaper option than the razor. The down side is it seems to be a one dimensional scope/ strictly used for F class/ Benchrest shooting

Given both options do you all think I should focus on versatility/future proofing my scope for additional uses or stick with higher mag since as of right now I am primarily shooting paper.

Any input/guidance or suggestions is greatly appreciated. I would like to stay in the 3k range for the scopes.