Best way to get into long(er) distance shooting?

[BikerRN]

Hey folks,

You all are getting too technical here.

The behavior of a .22LR at 100 Yards has enough similarities to a .308 at 1,000 Yards that I find shooting the .22 LR at 100 Yards to have many training benefits. I didn't mean for it to equate equally.

Stop checking the charts and get out there and shoot!

BikerRN

 

[Afy]

Shoot a .22 lr at 200 or 300. Makes it very interesting.

 

[baronthered]

The only thing I really have to contribute is Be safe and have fun. Doesn't matter what you are shooting just be safe and have fun.

I'm prolly an oddball but my dad started me out with a break open single shot of some unknown vintage and model. We had four different barrels for it and with that one gun could do anything I needed. I wish I still had it but we lost that one in a fire. ( where's the uncontrollably crying smiley?)

I am kind of fond with those Rossi Break actions Sold at Wally mall. same deal and for me they're hard to beat. I bought one and I have a few different barrels for it I use. .22, .223, .17hmr, and 12ga. Not my only firearm but provably the one I use most.

 

[BrainOnSigs]

"Best way to get into long(er) distance shooting? "

Move the target out further silly........

 

[popper]

I shoot a marlin 60 with scope (right handed, left eyed). Lots of fun at 50 yds, really frustrating at 100. You need a spotting scope to see where you hit - you will need one anyway if your planing long range shooting. Bulk ammo and a 5 mph cross wind and you are on a steep learning curve. You will also need a good shooting stand. I still would recommend the 243 (or 308), you will get better faster, fewer rounds down range. You can down-load the 243 with 100 gr SP to save barrel life.

 

[benzy2]

Hey folks,

You all are getting too technical here.

The behavior of a .22LR at 100 Yards has enough similarities to a .308 at 1,000 Yards that I find shooting the .22 LR at 100 Yards to have many training benefits. I didn't mean for it to equate equally.

Stop checking the charts and get out there and shoot!

BikerRN

It's much more like shooting a .308 at 250 yards. It certainly is an experience, but it's nothing near the challenge of shooting a .308 at 1000 yards and to say so continuously is simple wrong and misleading. Shooting that .22lr at 300 yards is a much closer relation to shooting a .308 at 1000 yards. I will agree to go out and shoot though.

 

[Photoguy]

Some of the "1000 yard" comparison is pointless anyway (at least for me) as I have no place to shoot at 1000yds and don't expect to find such a place any time soon. Though it would be neat to do so.