for a newbie, what caliber do you suggest.

mmattockx said:
I agree, the greatest training round available. Very accurate and challenging to shoot at longer ranges. OP could put thousands of rounds downrange while learning to dope wind for a fraction of any centerfire round.




I take it you have never tried rimfire at 200yds? There is nothing boring about it and you learn to really shoot instead of have the calibre cover for bad habits. The fact that it can be done for vastly lower cost is icing on the cake.


Mark
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At the range waiting to .308 HB cooling,my friend put an 8" gong at 200M. for .22...
A LOT of fun firing the dam thing and hearing 'ding' after about 1 1/2 second:D
 
thanks to all who have replied. I have shot a fair bit of .22lr in the past, and still want to get a 10/22. I do practice in the basement at 10m with my Crossman Challenger which helps with form, but not for doping wind (unless I have had too much chili).

My want is to get a centerfire rifle to begin again in the shooting sports. Seeing what is written here it sounds like the .223 is the round to start with.

As for rifles, I am a tinkerer and as such the Rem 700 platform appeals to me as there are many options on the aftermarket for it. I do like the feel of the Savage bolt more, it feels tighter in the rails and again the swappable barrel feature is appealing as well.

I think it will just come down to what I can find when I have my PAL (if I ever get it) and what cash I have on hand at the time.

Cheers,
Sean
 
Penrx said:
thanks to all who have replied. I have shot a fair bit of .22lr in the past, and still want to get a 10/22. I do practice in the basement at 10m with my Crossman Challenger which helps with form, but not for doping wind (unless I have had too much chili).

My want is to get a centerfire rifle to begin again in the shooting sports. Seeing what is written here it sounds like the .223 is the round to start with.

As for rifles, I am a tinkerer and as such the Rem 700 platform appeals to me as there are many options on the aftermarket for it. I do like the feel of the Savage bolt more, it feels tighter in the rails and again the swappable barrel feature is appealing as well.

I think it will just come down to what I can find when I have my PAL (if I ever get it) and what cash I have on hand at the time.

Cheers,
Sean
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Are you kidding me.... go get your PAL.
 
K0na_stinky said:
Are you kidding me.... go get your PAL.
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I have signed up to challenge the test, but they have not gotten back to me in 3 weeks to schedule the test.

I am going to cancel it with the current place, I have found out that a fellow I used to work with does the testing for another local gun store. I will set it up with him.

Then that gets into the wait times for the PAL. I need to read up but I have heard that in ON the provincial govt makes you wait 45 days, then you get your paperwork back to then send off for your PAL. Is this right?

Anyhow, I am going to get it, its just a matter of time.

Cheers,
Sean
 
no it takes about two weeks for the paper work to be returned then you mail it away, once they recieve it then the 45 days starts but it takes alot longer then that usually i mailed mine off in sept they got it oct 4 and i just got my rpal two weeks ago if its not going to be a restricted pal there may not be as long a wait not sure on that though
 
As another newbie facing the same question I'm wondering if the .243 brings anything to the table worth considering. I assume it carries more ft-lbs out farther (good for hunting), but is that it?
 
For the Ontario guys that want to get involved in long range shooting check out one of the ORA Introductory Days, usually held in Borden. You do not need a PAL or even a rifle, we supply them for the day.

If you are brand new to the sport I suggest looking into an Intro Day before spending any money on a rifle.

http://www.ontariorifleassociation.org/
Click on Intro Day Application
 
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