FFStewart
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I want to build up a remington 700 to shoot at least 700 yards. What would the best round for this. Cheap, but a bigger round. .308 or 300 mag?
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CommanderPoopyduX
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308 should be fine to 700 yds, and should be cheaper to shoot and hurt less. Are you going to reload or just buy Match grade Ammo (as surplus won't be driving any tacks at 700 yds)?
rangerruck
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or take a 243, and make it into a 6.5 swede, and smoke em all, and still get cheaper ammo, even cheaper than 308 , right now.
sitedzn
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not sure if you're looking to reload or buy factory ammo, but my 308 works great out to 1000yd. i had some issues with a bad bullet choice, but i think that's corrected now and i should be able to hold 1MOA or less. 100yd testing held 0.5MOA with 168s, just not enough there to handle distances much beyond 800yd. the 308 has LOTS of available factory match ammo.
USSR
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Not gonna work. The .243 will be a short action, and the 6.5x55 is a long action cartridge.
Don
FFStewart
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If I want to use it for bigger game, like say moose, or something like that. Would I even think of a 30/06?
Regolith
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My father took a moose with a .308 win 180 grain round. So its possible. That being said, shot placement becomes more important.
.30-06 with a 200-220 grain bullet is better, and perfectly suitable for the job.
.30-06 with a 200-220 grain bullet is better, and perfectly suitable for the job.
USSR
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FFStewart,
I would suggest you further define exactly what you intend to do with this rifle. First, you said you wanted a rifle for shooting at 700 yards, now you're talking about hunting moose. Personally, I would not use the same rifle for both things.
Don
I would suggest you further define exactly what you intend to do with this rifle. First, you said you wanted a rifle for shooting at 700 yards, now you're talking about hunting moose. Personally, I would not use the same rifle for both things.
Don
Zak Smith
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Zak Smith
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260 has ballistics superior to 208
FFStewart
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Well Im just trying too see what the best all a round round wold be. I would be using it from mostly small game but still for big game and distance. I dont know too much about rifles i have been more in to pistols. Thank you for all the help guys.
USSR
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FFStewart,
If there was one, then we would all have that one rifle instead of, umm, the many more than one we have now.
Don
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mustanger98
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I'd go with .30-06, but that's a long action cartridge. Somebody mentioned 6.5x55 being long action... I'd just stick with .30caliber. Get an 03A3 if that's possible and handload a match round for it for the long range stuff. Handload a good accurate softpoint hunting round for it that'll be good for the 250yd battlesight zero. That's my opinion. But the OP said he wants to build up a Rem.700 and they made those in long action, so, I'd say go for that.
Who's making a 208?
Who's making a 208?
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