Isn't in 9.5lbs? Upper weight end of a good hunting rifle, still plenty usable if thats the market
Gavin Howard
1:9 twist, it's likely reamed for long range bullets. It's going have a market being able to shoot the 200+ grain bullets. As far as I know, no other budget long range rifles have this. Might be another win for ruger
Nicholas Harris
The Savage 110BA LE Stealth has 1:9 and is sold for a little less than the Hawkeye's suggested retail on cheaper than dirt.
Slug sniper reporting back in. Still waiting on my shotgun to ship to my FFL.
Nobody answered my question last thread. I had a theory that since the Mossberg 535 has a 3.5" chamber, hand-cast discarding sabot slug reloads fired from 2 3/4" and 3" shells might cause inaccuracy issues because the slug and wad would have to jump .5"-.75" before it actually hit the tube and/or rifling (depending on the barrel I'm using), giving the slug/wad an opportunity to cant slightly in some direction or another during the jump, before potentially swaging itself down unevenly or deforming, leading to asymmetrical and unbalanced slugs exiting the barrel, greatly affecting accuracy. Does this have any merit as a potential problem I'm gonna need to solve or am I just overthinking things? Aside from shit ballistic coefficients and basically gambling with physics when/if the improvised shot cup "sabot" discards, I imagine this might actually be common with all shotguns unless you are shooting shells that fully fill the chamber.
Leo Powell
Tbh I'm not even sure how I would test this theory of mine. Anyone have any ideas?
Nolan Lopez
1:9.3 at 2lbs heavier and at $200 higher msrp
Jacob Peterson
An user last night mentioned not having anywhere to shoot past 100y in upstate South Carolina. Does anyone live in the area or know of anywhere decent to shoot in or around Horry County? I'd like to find somewhere with at least a 200 yard berm.
In revolvers the bullet has to jump to the forcing cone and yet they are capable of high accuracy. Just try it, you already bought the gun and you're obviously curious.
A lot of factory sabot shotshells recommend against using them in mismatched chamber lengths. Seems like it would be simple enough to just keep your 3.5" hulls around for loading instead of 2.75"
Evan Brooks
6mm creed and 6.5 creed are best for starting and professionals. 7mm rem mag is incredible with a 1:8 twist if reamed for the right bullets but doesnt fit well to practice or any competition I can think of (would be good for hunting). Haven't heard of 8mm magnum getting mich use. 338 Norma and lapua are not friendly to starting out and are expensive.
You can use 270 if you already have one in a nice rifle for practice if you handload to a long ways but I would definitely not suggest going out and buying one if your goal is 1000 yard shooting.
Nathan Reed
6.5 CM, 6.5x55, maybe .243, 6.5 anything really since the bullet selection is great. That's the problem with .270, lots hunting bullets with less then desirable BCs.
Jack Johnson
I have a Steyr SSG-69 in 7.62x51 with no scope yet, but I'm leaning towards a Hensoldt. A Browning Xbolt Medallion with a Vortex HST 6-24x56 for hunting. I'm building a 24" 6.5 Grendel AR which will have a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x56. Then I have a Barret M82A1 with a Nightforce NXS 6-24x50. Looking into something in .338 Lapua and .300 Win Mag.
Hudson Taylor
Build your own 300wm and lapua off a surgen or defiant action lazy nigger
Luis Torres
I'm too lazy a nigger to do anything but stick AR pieces together.
Hudson Jenkins
The Browning is 7mm Rem Mag.
Jackson Jones
Any recommendations for a mildot scope for a Ruger american? Want to use it for some cheap practice for range. Also, What do you guys zero a .22 lr at?
Luke Roberts
How far are you hunting that you have a 6-24x scope, or do you use it for long range plinking too?
Henry Davis
How much are you looking to spend on the scope, and what other features do you want for the money spent?
>Also, What do you guys zero a .22 lr at? My 22lr is zero'd at 250y soley because I hate sharing the short range lanes with the normal range riffraff.
Caleb Reyes
I hunt deer at < 75 yards with a 7mm Rem Mag and a 6-24x56. I'm a stupid nigger who bought a bunch of scopes on deals last Black Friday and then had to scramble to find guns to put them on. At least I never have to track them. I use it for long range bench shooting, too, though.
Sebastian Bell
Find a good gunsmith then m8, I'm considering a ptg action because of Judaism since I already have a smith who will do it for me. I'll have to pick up the reamed I need though.
I was about to call the 300wm redundant if you already have a 7rm but it's not a bad idea to have a backup game rifle in case one gets dropped if you're a long ways from home.
100 yards 22lr
Charles Wright
if you want cheap, the Primary Arms 4-14x44 FFP mil dot hasn't treated me bad. I wouldn't trust it mechanically to dial in shots for much though, but it'll get you on target and hold a zero.
Brandon Sanders
Lmao. The set up sounds great for a western hunter. Should look into an elk hunting trip in Wyoming or Idaho to justify the rifle with
Brandon Morales
This is not a mildot but I put a Vortex Diamondback 2-7 on mine. I wish I'd gone with something fancier. Don't be afraid to overscope the Ruger. It's a lot of gun for the price. I zero .22s at 50 yards but you can get into long range shooting with them.
Joseph Adams
I wasn't trying to be condescending or thumb my nose at you. I like mentions thought you might be some Elk hunter taking 600-800 yard shots and it'd be cool if you had a story or two.
Nolan Murphy
He should make a story with it.
You bought a Porsche to drive in the slow lane, take it out and have a good trip. Mount a head on your wall.
inb4 "semi-auto platforms are inherently inaccurate."
Landon Allen
It can shoot well but it's not known for it like DI guns. If you're someone trying to get first shot hits at 500 or more yards you're welcome here though.
Joshua Peterson
Automatics are inherently innacurate.
Evan Williams
For the last few years a bunch of former coworkers and I have had an annual elk hunt in Wyoming and I won't have to borrow a gun for it next year.
Ryan Hall
Make sure you bring 60+ rounds and practice shooting at the altitude you intend to hunt, have multiple charts printed off and laminated. Get the 600 yard kill m8
I'd prefer something in 1:10 for the flexibility to step up to 208s or 210s. Steyr doesn't make a bad rifle though.
Grayson Clark
I wouldn't but I wouldn't make fun of you if you did. Still a nice rifle.
What I was thinking but then again it's 308 with a 20" so shooting 210s is like 2450fps? Hang time might be so great it ruins performance.
Blake Adams
You're going to shoot 210s in 308?
Lucas Ortiz
On deer? 150 gr Corelokts or 164 gr Superformance, but these are rat-sized things where you just put the dot on the deer and pull the trigger and it falls down. On elk I've always had to borrow a .270 and used 150 gr Partitions. I just started using the Browning this season.
Leo Kelly
It's a nice gun and you'll get good results with it, but the design is a little older and they are discontinued. If you want one of the classic sniper rifles, go for it, but there are more modern options.
John Roberts
nothing wrong with using corelokts with the distances you're shooting at. It's arguably the smart thing to do since they do extremely well inside of 300 yards.
You'll have to get a longer range bullet for 600 yard plus shots though, look for a G1 above .6 that you can get at least 2900 fps out of and expands down to 1800 fps or lower. I know a guy who uses a 168 ablr with retumbo and has over 1000 yards of usable range with it. Though the BC is exaggerated on the box, it's still in the .610 area.
I don't know what the twist rate is on xbolts but you might want to stay under 175 grains if you're 1:9.5
Nicholas Cruz
How does 6.5 CM compare to say .243 in a hunting application. Is it a common hunting round?
Parker Walker
6.5 puts enough energy downrange to take mid-large game. It's more popular as a target round, but they do make hunting rounds like the SST in 6.5 that perform quite well.
John Fisher
Do da bumpy bump
Jordan Barnes
I'll give bump
Tyler Garcia
Depends on what you're trying to hunt. If you're shooting varmints like groundhog and coyote then I'd pick a .243, if were talking small deer like coues or pronghorn then the only difference would be use the CM for shots 350+ yards, anything bigger than that then the CM is a better choice. Factory loaded Hornady ELD-X has enough velocity and energy to "ethically" kill an elk at 500 yards assuming it's being shot out of a 24" barrel.
Alexander Barnes
>.243, 308
Kayden Wilson
What is your per cost round when reloading for your calibers?
Looking at an Alexander Arms upper with a 24" Shilen barrel. I know Lilja and JP are considered better barrels but I'm a lazy nigger and this comes preassembled. I also need to finalize my decision on a scope for that Steyr and pull the trigger on it. Leaning Hensoldt but got distracted by a Schmidt and Bender. After that, looking into: >something in .300 Win Mag >Looking at a Sako in .338 Lapua >Steyr HS50M1
Ethan Rivera
>Team chocolate need not reply das rayciss mane
Samuel Edwards
criterion, I need to finish this thing because 25-06 blows ass.
Off the shelf? Not as much selection but it's a more 'powerful' round. If you homeload and can choose your bullets then the world's your oyster.
Camden Williams
You know...i keep reading about this, but even when i dont do it, i still shoot sub moa. Im not bragging, i just havnt personally seen a need for it. At least not on my harris swivel.
Pic is 5rnd grp of 308. Those arent flyers. Its just my featherweight barrel doesnt like to shoot the 5th round. My rifle liked the federal gold medal match best.
Fuck man I really need a chassis on my R700. Being a poorfag sucks ass.
Jason Cooper
If find that if I load my bipod and go through those extra setup steps I get more still and my crosshairs hold better, but whenever I just the bipod do its own thing my crosshairs shake a little. Maybe you're really disciplined and that's great.
Leo Nelson
Really want a chassis system rifle in 6.5 CM, but I have no need since I only have a 100yd range near by and driving 2hrs to a 300yd range is a bit much. I'll probably just get a hunting rifle in .270 and keep shooting my .223 "prairie dog gun" at 100yds.
I want to get into this stuff, there's a really good range for long distance shit near-ish to where I live and it seems cool.
Are there any sub $1K 6.5 Creedmoor rifles that aren't garbage or should I look for like a 308 or something?
Nathaniel Garcia
I know, but the way I see it right now I could drop a fat grand on a 6.5 creed that I would rarely take out to to perform, or I could spend the money on a really nice hunting rifle and get the chassis gun later
Levi Nguyen
Will you really take the hunting rifle out more? And what's to stop you from dual purposing it? Main problem I see is weight but otherwise, why not
Tyler Collins
I have no problem with the MDT chassis I have.... that being said one of my 80 dollar MDT magazines wouldn't lock in place so I emailed them about it. They told me to file it until it fits. I don't usually bitch about things like this but with a 600 dollar stock and nearly 100 dollar magazines it better fucking fit in there right.
Yeah, you'd expect better. They could have at least asked you to send them the magazine and promised to replace it if it was faulty or advise you on what the problem may be in the chassis if the mag was fine. That's the cheap option if they wouldn't just send you another mag to try,
I need to do something with my HS Precision stock, I can't see any problem in the bedding that would cause it but for some reason the barrel channel doesn't run straight. I just barely have clearance on one side and I think it's not free floated all the way due to the thicker barrel that's on there. I don't want to start removing material though since the reinforcing bar in the stock has already been machined through to accommodate the larger recoil lug. Honestly whoever did it did a sloppy job, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just the fudd owner and not the smith that did the action work.
Christopher Edwards
Either 50 or 100 meters, depends on which distance range I shot on last.
Get a wide variety of ammo to try to find which your gun likes best. Then zero it for that ammunition. You'd be surprised how much more drop there can be at 100 meters just from changing the brand and the weight bullet, from 36 to 40.
Robert Jackson
Bump
Ayden Garcia
If they're at 100 yards sometimes 200 yards: they're making notes on handload development (group size, velocity, shape) to make the next batch with.
If they're at further distances: they're mapping out their true drop/wind effects with a particular load
Jayden Scott
Will this be any good? I'm keen on a 300WM 'out of the box build'.
Get the chassis gun first if you're new. You want to learn on something that's light recoiling, very accurate, and is in a good performing caliber. It can still be used for hunting fine, there's a number of guys here that hunt with them, they're just not ideal if you intend on hiking a long ways or have to make a free hand shot.
You will spend 2-7 grand on a good hunting build if you think you'll be saving money or something by going straight to it and it won't be as friendly for learning. If your end goal is only hunting, the cheaper gun you have will be a chassis gun like an rpr.
Jacob Hughes
It might be, it seems promising.
Daniel Ortiz
Ruger has been doing good recently. If I wanted a .300WM precision rifle I'd give this a hard look for sure, but I would wait until after it comes out to buy it.
