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I actually just looked it up. never ever heard of them before. learn something new everyday.
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Too bad you are so far away. We are planning on a trip for 800+ yards soonSorry to bring up an old thread but has this gone anywhere? I have a .308 and have shot some mid range but would love to tag along with distance shooters and learn what I'm lacking knowledge wise.
I've been interested in mid range/long range for a long time but none of my friends are really all that interested in it so I don't have anyone to go with.
Too bad you are so far away. We are planning on a trip for 800+ yards soon
I agree. I am just getting into centerfire but have gone out with others who shoot while I shoot my airgun. I will find ranges from 100-1000 yards all over but without explanation they deny shooting there. I think people look for the areas where it's really easy access to target and completely flat all the way. If one doesn't mind setting up not far from the road and shooting to a clear cut at a distance with a reasonable path to set up, there are spots. I'm certain I won't have problems shooting my centerfire once it warms up. I'll mostly stick to 300 tops though until my reloads and skills allow further.I humbly disagree. I am a long-range shooter & continue to find all kinds of places to shoot long-range in the Tillamook, Clatsop, and Mt Hood forest.
I consider long-range out to 1000yd. However, I know of several places where 1.25 miles is possible. Legal shots that have a good backstop, don't cross any roads or waterways, etc.
It is difficult for me to find dedicated long-range shooters who like being in fresh outdoor settings, instead of a
Professional range with lots of fees, rules, and waiting lists.
So I have been considering a 308 long range rifle as that is the piece and skill I am lacking. Any recommendations on where to start for a good rifle base? Hoping to be reasonable which will allow me to invest more in good optics and bipod.
270's a great round, hard to say anything negative about it. My dislikes are the long action and the extra powder needed to make it perform like a .308. The '06 case is not a real efficient case, it uses ~ 11 more grains of powder to achieve very little advantage over the .308 and recoils much more. The 270 has pretty significant recoil also. There are probably better match grade bullets available in 30 cal relative to 27 cal which may limit real long range accuracy. I'm just not a real big fan of long actions for anything other than hunting only because I like 300 Win and 338 RUM (only 2 long actions I own).
For 300 yds you'll be fine w/the 270, there's no reason it can't be a precision shooter.
I know that first video spot very well. Been there several times, 2x with my son. Trying to get a bunch of guys to go out but weather & work have made it difficult. 2nd Spot looks very familiar, but I go ~10 miles past Brown's camp on 6 to get to it. Last time I was out that way, picked some amanita muscaria.Here is another place I stretch out to 1,300 yards, located a few miles behind the Browns Camp quarry. In this video I shoot 750 yards in crazy cross winds. If you like either of these videos I will post directions on how to get to these places to shoot.
700-900yds around here would be nice with a area to drive to drop off steel plates. I can find many spots but they are hike in steel. Have onX Hunt if anyone would care to share location PM me.
where?