Anyone on here got a tactical long rifle? Talking gun's that you shoot past 600 meter's? When I get back from the stan the end of this month and get my rifle put together with all my new goodies im gona do a lot of shooting. If anyone in NC has a rifle and want's to shoot with me or learn how to shoot better or thinking of getting into it let me know. I love teaching people the skill's the army has taught me. But besides all that if anyone does post some pictures up so I can see what you guys got. Once im back and i get my rifle glass bedded in the new stock ill share mine.
Can't wait for pics. I am saving up for a 22-250 for taking out coyotes from my bedroom deck. I can shoot about one half of a mile... safely... not necessarily accurately. Thank you for serving!
Half a mile is 800 meter's. Shooting consistently at that range means you got some skill and is not as hard as you think if you practice your basic's and do the same thing every time you shoot. The three biggest thing's are breathing, proper trigger squeeze, and sight picture. Making sure you see no black edges and just perfect image. Check out the bushnell elite/elite tactical scopes very good scopes for a very good price. Im rocking a bushnell elite tactical 3200 fixed 10 power with mildot retical and .10 mil adjustment's. You can find them for about 180 brand new. Be a good choice for you. If you want to buy mine im gona sell it when I get back for one with more magnification so I can swap it on to my .300 win mag im gona build.
Right now I shoot a BAR 30.06 with a Nikon 3X9. I have killed many a yote out to about 200 and one WT doe at about 300. I don't shoot much though as I bowhunt 99% of the time. I just don't like yotes and see them constantly. I usually shoot 2 or 3 with a bow and a couple more with my rifle each year.
Iv never been coyote hunting before, me and my buddies are gona do it when we get back tho haha we got a good plan. There is a lot of land we can hunt on ft bragg so we are gona find one with a big field and set up in a ambush on with some road kill in the middle of the field and a electronic caller should be fun.
They run the gammut from unbelievably bold and stupid to one of the the wariest critters around. The best way I have found to kill them is to bush hog with a .22 rifle by my side. They walk right out in the open to catch mice and snakes and don't seem to care how close you get.
One of my son's would love to learn to shoot those long distances, sharp kid understands many of the considerations and was thinking military sniper, but was diagnosed with a med condition which disqualifies military as an option. Ft Bragg being on the other side of the state, the only time we get out that way is an occasional trip to EI. None of my firearms are built for the long range precision shooting, my Dad's old .257 Roberts (he was ex-AF) was as close as any I've used/seen, though my brother ended up with that gun. I think it was a re-chambered 6.5.
Funny, no way on earth I would pick a bushnell anything over a used Leupold, go 3.5x10x40mm, send it to Leupold and have M1 turrets put on it for 100.00 more bucks and you are good out to at least 1k depending on the caliber you are shooting. One of the posters above mentioned a 22/250, while I really like that round no one offers a rifle with a twist for heavy bullets, the standard is 1-12 or 1-14 which won't stableize anything heavier than 62ish grain bullets. A .243 with a 1-9 twist will get you to different zip codes in style with some serious oopmh behind it, the 1-9.25 should stableize a 105 grain amax and with its .625 BC, you will be able to buck wind to boot. Once you have the rifle and scope, you need to chorno your loads and then load that into a ballistic calculator like JBM, it will spit out a chart from right at your feet to way on out there. Next find a place to shoot come ups to make sure your chart is good to go, make tweaks as necessary. The hardest part about shooting long range is the wind and judging it, once you get fairly adept at that connecting on those longer shots will get easier. Here are some pics of my rifles and a video of what they will do.......Blake The plate in the video is 12"x12"
So what setup would you suggest for coyotes out to 1000 K? What about downsizing my .06 to 120 gr. My BAR is very accurate with the Nikon 3X9X40 but I have never shot anything but factory 150s and nothing beyond 300 yards. I would like to keep the noise down some also as I do have neighbors who may not appreciate me shooting from my deck. I usually see the coyotes at dawn.
I would suggest a Remington 700 in .243 if you reload, if not then a .308. It is a gun it is going to be loud unless you supress it, no way around that. The BAR may be accurate but it will never be as accurate as a bolt action or single shot rifle. You can find used remingtons all day long in the 400.00 dollar range, used leupolds are 325 to 350.00. A trigger and bedding job is a two beer affair, though if you aren't mechanically inclined then I would find someone that is to do those things. Glenn Seekins makes all my mounts and rings for heavy rifles (they have 20 MOA built in) which gives you some extra up for those longer pokes.....Blake
Just to let you know, in the top pic the top rifle is a .243 that I got for less than 400.00 bucks, the stock is a Mcmillan M40A1 return stock that I got for 200.00 bucks and the scope is used, I think I paid right at 300.00 dollars for it. It is all factory except for the stock and it is by far one of the most accurate rifles I have ever shot. The rifle below it is a custom .223 A.I. built by a good friend of mine. It shoot's like it has eyes, and I have about 1500.00 dollars in that rifle including the scope. On down the tan rifle in the A4 stock is a 22/250. It shoots great but since it is twited wrong it can't hang with the other two in the long range game. p.s. don't get caught up in the tactical mil dot stuff, they are great for guys going to war but a standard duplex will do anything you need it too.
No problem there... I have shot an AR15 .223 with it and did not like it at all. May be good for lowlight conditions.
Cope, I had to learn the hard way when it came to shooting, once I started listening to the right people, the long range stuff all fell into place. I rarely shoot my heavy guns anymore for the simple fact that I can do the same thing with a well balanced rifle that weighs half of what my heavy guns do. Muzzy Man, what part of AL are you in, I have family in Prattville and I make it down there several times a year, if there is anything you'd like to shoot let me know.
Took that stool from one of the locations we bought out, need to get something better on it than some gear mfg, I might just put duct tape over it.....grin Muzzy Man, actually a mil-dot is worse to me in low light as there is so much clutter in the scope, you would be surprised what you can do with a fixed 6 power scope. But for what you are wanting a fixed 10 power would be good as well.....Blake
How close is that to Autaugaville, I get off at the Verbena exit and hit county road 57 to get to the families house....
BOHICA, if you want when you get back to the states pm me and I will send you everything you need to bed your rifle. No need to send it to anyone as it is very easy to do......Blake
