Hey guys, I have been lurking on this board for a while now, but finally decided to man up and sign up. I just bought my second rifle, the Remington 700 XCR Tactical Long Range. (also have a 10 22) I have to wait until my ten day wait is up, which is on friday, but i also picked up a leupold vx-3 scope for it, as well as a harris bipod. I am really excited to get the new rifle and shoot it, but i have some questions:
As far as ammo is concerned: I know the match ammo is the way to go, but I am not exactly rolling in it, so after i sight in the rifle, practice some shooting etc, can i just use cheap ammo in it for 100yd plinking at cans? How much worse should the accuracy be, i saw it can shoot about .5-1 moa worse with non match ammo, is that pretty reasonable, or is it going to be even worse? Is there some ammo that i should stay away from completely due to it being harmful to the barrel or anything along those lines?
Any other tips you guys can help me with i would really appreciate it!
Thanks guys, I really appreciate this forum as a resource!
As far as ammo is concerned: I know the match ammo is the way to go, but I am not exactly rolling in it, so after i sight in the rifle, practice some shooting etc, can i just use cheap ammo in it for 100yd plinking at cans? How much worse should the accuracy be, i saw it can shoot about .5-1 moa worse with non match ammo, is that pretty reasonable, or is it going to be even worse? Is there some ammo that i should stay away from completely due to it being harmful to the barrel or anything along those lines?
Any other tips you guys can help me with i would really appreciate it!
Thanks guys, I really appreciate this forum as a resource!