1000yards what groups????????

Keep your eyes on the for sales, you can pick up a Sportco for pocket change compared to the more modern stuff. :D

Start at 500 or so with irons and by the time you are ready to move up to something with more legs, you will have the required wind reading experience. A lot of the used Sportcos that show up (actually there are only used ones now as the Aussies trashed their firearms industry) are also set up for scopes. You can start with a nice little Bushnell 3200 10X and have a lot of fun.:cool:

The TRG-S is quite capable of 1 MOA at 1km, or better. The last time I did it, I didn't fire a second string though, the factory stock is verrry unforgiving. Next time I do it, I will use a rest rather than scrunching up to a log.:p :redface:
 
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1000 yards what groups???????????

Take a look at this site www.6mmbr.com go to Ric Horst,s 7wsm quite interesting and lots of other guns. this one interested me most because I have a 7mmwsm and is the best gun I have ever made up, it shoots well under
.250 in a light hunting gun 6.7lbs Rem 700 with 24" Hart barrel
I am now looking at buy a scope with A/O to try this gun at 1000 yards just to see what I might be able to do at 1000 yards
good luck
 
Last I checked, a TRG-42 could be had for $3600. I can't find the site now but there was one canadain dealer had a stealth on for $3300. Add $1000. or so for bibod, brake and slopped mount. Based upon being able to reload Lapua brass 10X, you should be able to reload .338 LM for $1.25 per round but this doesn't factor in the cost of a reloading press, dies etc..
Suitable Nightforce scopes are being offered for around $1,600.

Hope this helps
 
Viper,
Your profile does not give your location. Before you go out and spend your hard earned dollars on a super duper .338 LM, check the range regulations for the range you plan on shooting at. Some ranges won't allow .338 LM.
I would think you would also like to have a muzzle break on it to tame the recoil, again some competitions don't allow them either.
You don't want to spend big bucks to have a rifle that will be a gun safe queen because there is no place to shoot it.
Get out to your 1000 yard range and find out what the shooters are using, you will be surprised.
If you are new to the game, a fast twist .223 will be a good starting rifle to learn how to shoot and read wind. There is a lot more to it, then just buying the most expensive toy on the range.
 
I agree I just bought a Tikka .223 and put a $1600 scope on it. It shoots extremely well at 100m put 5 of 6 through the same hole it did. Can't tell you more but today will be the 200m until I can get the same accuracy with it. That rig up cost 4000 bucks. The great thing about it is if I wanted to go to the 338 I would only have to buy the gun and transfer all the do-dads over to it. So my suggestion is go with a 223 and love the mid range. I dont know why we all want to hit 1km on the the first day must be a testosterone thing.
 
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