New to precision shooting. I need some advice.

mysticplayer said:
I would stick with the standard two piece Weaver base and Burris Sig rings with inserts. All you will ever need.
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I am assuming we are talking about optics at this point?

mysticplayer said:
Downside for both the 243 and 22.250 is faster barrel wear. Approx half as much as the 223/308. If you plan on shooting lots, then the 223 is tops by a large margin.
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This pargraph confused the hell out of me. Did you mean to say that the 243 and 22.250 wear out the barrel twice as fast as the 223 or 308? For long barrel life the 223 is best?
 
What he said is completley true Jack!

A .good .223 will last a very long time, as will a .308, just becuase of the caliber size in relation to the case capacity.
Smaller bullet, more powder = less barrel life.
Cat
 
You are right. The more powder you burn for a given calibre, the faster the wear.

308 long life, 300RUM short life.

The 223 has potentially very long life. This can change if you shoot very long strings as in varmint hunting. Gettting a barrel scorching hot also shortens its life.

For me, I would get the 223 and launch 52 to 55gr quality bullet for your short range shooting. As distance increase, so should bullet weight. At ranges beyond 400yds, I would switch to the the 75gr Amax or 77gr Nosler Comp and know ballistically good to 1000yds.

Now you need to learn how to dope conditions.

Jerry

PS a great scope is the Elite 3200 10X. A good quality variable is also a great way to go. Just make sure that the scope has target turrents so you can dial up for longer distances. A mil dot reticle is very nice and can help you learn to dope faster. so many scopes now come with this reticle that I would look for one right away.
Jerry
 
I agree with Jerry , now you need to learn to read the wind conditions and having target turrents on your scope with help a lot. You zero in the elevation and windage and ajust from there. mostly the windage which changes just about every shot. It's much easier to keep track of the corrections on a target turrets, visualy then trying remember how many clicks you went either way, You have enough on your mind just shooting .
Bob
 
And also, most on this board know of a certain thread a few weeks back that got pretty lively concerning the .223 versus the .308!
Maynard and I will stand by our guns on this, as we firmly believe that the .223 is totaly okay for shooting out to 1K!
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Key word in quote is "Okay" :lol: :lol: :) :twisted:

I'm not going to go indepth on the .223-.308 thing and our differences in opinion because everyone has a favorite and knows what works best for himself and his style of shooting. I will say as far as most versitile, range work, hunting big game, long range shooting, varmint hunting.....go .308 I myself do not see a big difference in recoil but that may be due to the type's of rifles i have shot. I believe the .308 to be more stable in wind and will out perform the .223 in accuracy at long range where the wind may be a factor. The .223 is an excellent cartridge, I love it myself but think between the two .308 simply for versitility, penetration, and variety of load options.

My advice is find some one that has both calibers, try them out and choose for your self. the price for ammo is not all that big of a difference for either cartridge.

Just an opinion
 
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