Long Distance Target Shooting Rifle

[Justin]

Even a bargain basement AR is capable of reasonable hits to 300 yards.

Assuming your AR is from a decent manufacturer, it's probably capable of the accuracy you want, either in it's current configuration, or by upgrading a couple of key parts including the barrel, trigger, and installing a float tube on the gun.

 

[Tmilburn]

Yeah I need to do some upgrading first and see what I can expect out of my bushy. I need a new optic (using the bushnell trs.25 now), a new trigger and a few other things. Ive pretty much decided to put money into what I already have and buy another gun in a year or so. I just started getting really into shooting so i think ill practice with a little bit cheaper ammo.

 

[jamesjames]

I just shot a Remington 700P (in .223) this past weekend. As a newbie to long distance target shooting, I was easing myself in on a 1000 yard range with 14-inch steel plates at every 100 yards.

I started at the 100 yard plate and sighted-in the Tasco 3-9 scope. After getting it to group at 1-inch, I went to the 200, 300, 400, and 500 yard plates. Got my first taste of using the mil dots to figure hold over and windage. used a ballistic coefficient calulation to figure bullet drop for the crap Remington plinking loads (55 grainers, not match-grade rounds). As a newbie I was finally making hits at 500 yards by the time the 20-round ammo box was empty.

What a rush! I love my (new to me) 5-year-old Remington 700P with custom glass bedding and trigger job. The gun will out-shoot me and my crap ammo and Tasco scope. Lots of room to grow here. Can only hope that the new Remington SPS performs as well.

I plan to reload a bunch of 75gr A-Max so I can use the 700P even at 1000 yards. And because its twist is 1 in 9", I'm hoping that twist is fast enough to stabilize that heavier weight. The 75 A-max has a BC of .435, which is better than many 165 gr 308 bullets.