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Gunner500

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Hello everyone, I just got a benchrest rifle, I dont know much about long range shootin, but I think this is gonna be a blast. The rifle is a 300 winnie on a blueprinted 700 action, rifle basix trg @ 8oz. w/ a 28'' krieger stainless barrel sitting in a HS adjustable stock W/ harris bipod. Scope is a Leupold 6.5-20x30mm long range. The rifle is made by Precision Arms, Does anyone have any exp. with this maker? and did I pick an alright rifle to get started with. Thanks to all who might give me some words of wisdom Ive got lots to learn. Gunner500:)
 
You might follow the longrange part of the forum. You can pick up quite a bit there. I believe your rifle will be fun, but don't think it uses the components of the serious long range shooter. You really need to go to a match and visit with the guys and then shoot with them. You need to get your feet wet.
Butch
 
Welcome to the forum. Butch is right on with his advice to follow the long range forum.

Sounds to me your gun has a tactical stock and is more of an F-Class and Tactical gun than a bench gun. You can take your tactical rifle and shoot benchrest for fun (I do it) but you will give up a little to the bench rifles. It will be fun for F-Class but you need to shoot the 20 round matches as the 300 WM will get very uncomfortable at the 60 round matches.

I love my 300 win mags and shoot them mostly at 1000 yards (and sometimes out to a mile). IMHO the 300 has a lot of accuracy potential for long range but you will have to do your legwork on the load. I don't know your twist but hopefully it is 10 or 11 and you should look closely at the 210 Berger VLD and the 208 A-Max. I shoot 76.5 gr. of H1000. It gives me 100% case capacity and I can keep my ES single digit to mid teens. Find a slow powder that fills the case and still hits your velocity node. The H4831 and H4350 are also great powders. I shoot 210M primers and could never get my ES's down with the 215M's so don't get stuck on a mag primer.

The most common mistake I see with 300 Win Mag shooters (not guys here but on other forums) is that they think they have to be running 3000fps or the gods of coolness will smite them. Don't fall into that myth, I am quite happy at 2825-2840fps and I have a log book full of 4.5" to 6.5" 1000 yard groups at that speed. While that will not win a benchrest title, I am darn proud to do it out of a tactical rifle.

That 20 power scope is great for tactical shoots but it will give you a fit at 600 and 1000 yard benchrest. They make doublers (is that a word?) for them that you might want to consider.

Sounds like you have a good gun that will give you lots of fun. Nothing wrong with learning on a tac gun and you can certainly use "benchrest mentality" for your loading, testing and shooting.
 
Butch, Thanks for the insight, I'll start the match search in my area and go check one out. Tony your right on ballistics as I am already getting 2990 w/ 208 amax's, dont have any bergers yet and gave away some 210 sierra's, looked like they were screwed up one the tips of the bullet. is there directions or a book I can read to learn how to use that scope. Thanks again.
 
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