Hello.
Just getting into rifle shooting... Well, I've had a few, but never shot long distance, i.e. more than 100m. I was into, and still am into pistol shooting. I started young, with BP revolvers before I could buy my first cartridge gun, A Coonan 357, LOL. i got into IPSC competitions, until I left France for Florida in 94. Back in France since 2016, at least for now, with a newly found love for Western guns, 1850 to 1900... Found myself a genuine Colt SAA built in 1897 .38-40, fixed the timing and Bob's my uncle ;-) I also own an Uberti 1873 rifle in .32-20, which shoots well at 100m. My first bolt action, bought last year, or was it two years ago? 2021 went by in a flash, is a CZ 455 in .17hmr. That was the first time I shot past 25m! I put a cheap Hawke 4-16 with a 17hmr reticle on it and called it good enough. Tomorrow I am getting a Remington 783 Heavy Barrel (24") in .308. I'll be waiting for that brown truck all day! I have a Boyds Spike Camp stock on order. I hesitated a long time between .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor, but there was no 6.5 available and everything for 308 is more available and cheaper. That rifle cost me the equivalent of $800, because of taxes... I can't spend more than the rifle's price for a scope so I am looking at a Vector Continental 3-18x50 34mm tube. I was tempted by the Vortex Venom 6-25x56 but the 6x is a bit high for an all-around rifle. So I am very new to long-range shooting... BTW I do cast and reload. Thank you all for the great advice I have already read here and will no doubt learn in the future. Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Gil.
Just getting into rifle shooting... Well, I've had a few, but never shot long distance, i.e. more than 100m. I was into, and still am into pistol shooting. I started young, with BP revolvers before I could buy my first cartridge gun, A Coonan 357, LOL. i got into IPSC competitions, until I left France for Florida in 94. Back in France since 2016, at least for now, with a newly found love for Western guns, 1850 to 1900... Found myself a genuine Colt SAA built in 1897 .38-40, fixed the timing and Bob's my uncle ;-) I also own an Uberti 1873 rifle in .32-20, which shoots well at 100m. My first bolt action, bought last year, or was it two years ago? 2021 went by in a flash, is a CZ 455 in .17hmr. That was the first time I shot past 25m! I put a cheap Hawke 4-16 with a 17hmr reticle on it and called it good enough. Tomorrow I am getting a Remington 783 Heavy Barrel (24") in .308. I'll be waiting for that brown truck all day! I have a Boyds Spike Camp stock on order. I hesitated a long time between .308 and 6.5 Creedmoor, but there was no 6.5 available and everything for 308 is more available and cheaper. That rifle cost me the equivalent of $800, because of taxes... I can't spend more than the rifle's price for a scope so I am looking at a Vector Continental 3-18x50 34mm tube. I was tempted by the Vortex Venom 6-25x56 but the 6x is a bit high for an all-around rifle. So I am very new to long-range shooting... BTW I do cast and reload. Thank you all for the great advice I have already read here and will no doubt learn in the future. Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Gil.
