spartanpride
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I've been wanting to get into long distance shooting, and was wondering the best set up. Right now I have a Remington 700 ADL in .308 stock except for I glass bedded it and did a trigger job. Optics wise I have an old Redfield 4 power.
So with that set up, usually the best I can do is to hit a milk jug at 600 yards, using my own 168 grain reloads. What are the limitations to the .308? Is it possible to shoot out to 1000 yards accurately with one?
I was thinking if the .308 has the capability that I could put a new heavy barrel with a higher twist rate, free float it, put like a 6-15 power Nightforce on it with the quick adjust turrets.
If not, what would you recomend for shooting out to 1000+ yards? What setup and cartridge would word the best (excluding those very expensive and hard to come by rounds that are useless except for on a car... you know what I mean)
Thanks
So with that set up, usually the best I can do is to hit a milk jug at 600 yards, using my own 168 grain reloads. What are the limitations to the .308? Is it possible to shoot out to 1000 yards accurately with one?
I was thinking if the .308 has the capability that I could put a new heavy barrel with a higher twist rate, free float it, put like a 6-15 power Nightforce on it with the quick adjust turrets.
If not, what would you recomend for shooting out to 1000+ yards? What setup and cartridge would word the best (excluding those very expensive and hard to come by rounds that are useless except for on a car... you know what I mean)
Thanks