Your long range dream rifle. - Page 3

kraigwy · July 7, 2012, 08:52 AM

First it has to be a rifle I built, not something some one else built and charged me 3K +.

Preferable on a Model 70 actions.

338s & 50 cals will do it, with cost. Plus you need a brake to be able to shoot them. No thanks I don't want the muzzle blast taking off my ear protections every time I touch off the round.

I use to really like my 300 WM (Model 70) for 1000 yards shooting in the Any Rifle/Any Sights & Any Rifle Iron sights) but in my old age even that is over kill. Even back when I was shooting for the guard my best 1000 yards scores were fired with my M1A.

I built a Model 70 Vietnam era sniper rifle in '06, still thats not needed. I was a range offer for the SH Challenge a couple weeks a go. Most of the top shooters were shooting a 260 Rem (the winner used a 6.5X7 I think).

The 6.5/264s seem to be the cat's meow. Easy to shoot, cheap, easier on the barrels then the 6mm/243s. And you can use them with light rifles if you have to pack the sucker very far.

With the 260 you can get factory shells if you don't reload.

I use to be in the "big is better" club.......not any more... those 6.5s prove you dont need "big".

I really like the 270 Win also. As more match bullets come on the scene you'll see more of them. Somebody (forgot who) is making some 165 & 175 .277 bullets with some super high BC, somewhere in the neighbor hood of .7-.8. Don't know what twist they are using but it warrents looking into.

Clark · July 7, 2012, 09:19 AM

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madcratebuilder
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Some days I'm happy with a .22lr at 200yds.

22LR does fine for me to ~ 75 yards.
Beyond that the groups really open up.

schwabDog · October 22, 2012, 04:03 AM

a 338 Edge in APRS with a NF F1 Mil/Mil scope

ChaseReynolds · October 22, 2012, 05:05 AM

I am going to have to go with the Barrett MRAD, Leupold Mark 4 ER/T 8.5-25x50mm M5.

coldbeer · October 22, 2012, 12:13 PM

Savage all weather in 260 Rem. I try to keep my dreams attainable.

CharlieDeltaJuliet · October 22, 2012, 12:51 PM

I finally broke down and bought mine about a year ago. I love it, and have never regretted buying it.. Bushmaster BA50 with a Bushnell Tactical Elite 4.5-30x50.

CCCLVII · October 24, 2012, 09:40 PM

My dream rifle is a Anzio 20mm. Its for times when the 50BMG is just to small to do the job

IT would be a blast to shoot coyotes and tree rats with!

for some thing more realistic I would go with a 308 and some good glass on it.

BLUETIP · October 25, 2012, 10:17 AM

Original browning-bar (browning automatic rifle) for my dream rifle. For accuracy, accuracy international in a cal. Ive not decided.

Kimio · October 25, 2012, 03:58 PM

Unlimited funds?

If it was a Bolt gun, Barret M98b in .338 Lapua magnum or an Accuracy International AWM also in .338 Lapua magnum

Semi automatic I'd like an M1A

Pond, James Pond · October 26, 2012, 03:07 PM

Something I could realistically buy if I made a concerted effort to save up:
A Steyr Mannlicher Elite 08 or SSG 69.

For some reason I have a real soft spot for Steyr.

If I stretch to the "couldn't really justify saving up that much", then something Desert Tactical Arms. I fell for that one ever since one of the members linked in a video where the bullet turbulence was visible....

Finally, in the realm of the totally absurd, then South Africa's utterly bonkers Denel NTW-20 as seen in District 9.... purely to know what it feels like to shoot it!!

July 7, 2012, 08:52 AM	#51
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	First it has to be a rifle I built, not something some one else built and charged me 3K +. Preferable on a Model 70 actions. 338s & 50 cals will do it, with cost. Plus you need a brake to be able to shoot them. No thanks I don't want the muzzle blast taking off my ear protections every time I touch off the round. I use to really like my 300 WM (Model 70) for 1000 yards shooting in the Any Rifle/Any Sights & Any Rifle Iron sights) but in my old age even that is over kill. Even back when I was shooting for the guard my best 1000 yards scores were fired with my M1A. I built a Model 70 Vietnam era sniper rifle in '06, still thats not needed. I was a range offer for the SH Challenge a couple weeks a go. Most of the top shooters were shooting a 260 Rem (the winner used a 6.5X7 I think). The 6.5/264s seem to be the cat's meow. Easy to shoot, cheap, easier on the barrels then the 6mm/243s. And you can use them with light rifles if you have to pack the sucker very far. With the 260 you can get factory shells if you don't reload. I use to be in the "big is better" club.......not any more... those 6.5s prove you dont need "big". I really like the 270 Win also. As more match bullets come on the scene you'll see more of them. Somebody (forgot who) is making some 165 & 175 .277 bullets with some super high BC, somewhere in the neighbor hood of .7-.8. Don't know what twist they are using but it warrents looking into. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

October 22, 2012, 04:03 AM	#53
schwabDog Junior Member Join Date: October 22, 2012 Posts: 2	APRS 338 Edge a 338 Edge in APRS with a NF F1 Mil/Mil scope

October 22, 2012, 12:51 PM	#56
CharlieDeltaJuliet Senior Member Join Date: July 25, 2012 Posts: 755	I finally broke down and bought mine about a year ago. I love it, and have never regretted buying it.. Bushmaster BA50 with a Bushnell Tactical Elite 4.5-30x50. __________________ " The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in Government...." - Thomas Jefferson

October 24, 2012, 09:40 PM	#57
CCCLVII Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 432	My dream rifle is a Anzio 20mm. Its for times when the 50BMG is just to small to do the job IT would be a blast to shoot coyotes and tree rats with! for some thing more realistic I would go with a 308 and some good glass on it. __________________ Always looking for a good hunt!

October 26, 2012, 03:07 PM	#60
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	Something I could realistically buy if I made a concerted effort to save up: A Steyr Mannlicher Elite 08 or SSG 69. For some reason I have a real soft spot for Steyr. If I stretch to the "couldn't really justify saving up that much", then something Desert Tactical Arms. I fell for that one ever since one of the members linked in a video where the bullet turbulence was visible.... Finally, in the realm of the totally absurd, then South Africa's utterly bonkers Denel NTW-20 as seen in District 9.... purely to know what it feels like to shoot it!! __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly.

October 22, 2012, 05:05 AM	#54
ChaseReynolds Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2012 Location: Fort Riley, Kansas Posts: 186	I am going to have to go with the Barrett MRAD, Leupold Mark 4 ER/T 8.5-25x50mm M5.

October 22, 2012, 12:13 PM	#55
coldbeer Junior member Join Date: February 21, 2012 Location: Woodhaven MI Posts: 477	Savage all weather in 260 Rem. I try to keep my dreams attainable.

October 25, 2012, 10:17 AM	#58
BLUETIP Senior Member Join Date: September 30, 2012 Location: tennessee Posts: 119	Original browning-bar (browning automatic rifle) for my dream rifle. For accuracy, accuracy international in a cal. Ive not decided.

October 25, 2012, 03:58 PM	#59
Kimio Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,171	Unlimited funds? If it was a Bolt gun, Barret M98b in .338 Lapua magnum or an Accuracy International AWM also in .338 Lapua magnum Semi automatic I'd like an M1A