What's your favorite long range toy?

[Bearfootfarm]

Remington Sendero 7 Mag


Remingtion VLS 7mm/08:

[ace admirer]

ar 15 iron sights

[MichaelK!]

My new 6.5 mm Grendel. As accurate as any bolt action I have! Topped with a 6X20 variable scope. Needs a better trigger though.

[farmerDale]

Bearfoot. Do you like your 7mm 08 as a caliber? I am leaning towards that cal for my son when he comes of age. I love the .308 and all the spinoff calibers from it. It is such a nice little package with a pile of punch.

[Bearfootfarm]

Bearfoot. Do you like your 7mm 08 as a caliber?

I LOVE it.

Lots of power, but not a lot of recoil.

[foxfiredidit]

Weatherby Mark V in 270 cal. Walnut stock and rosewood fore end.
Her name is "Lay Down Sally".

Anyone else name their guns?

BFF, nice.

[CoonXpress]

Friend of mine has a custom made 20mm.

(this isn't it, this is from Anzio Iron Works)
20mm next to a 50BMG

Gotta love a rifle that makes a 50BMG look like a .22.

Had a Win. 70 300WMG years ago that I loved.

[Cabin Fever]

My Springfield M1A (M14) in 7.62 NATO

[Graham]

Mosin Nagant 91/30 7.62R with iron sights but hoping to scope it this year.

[braggscowboy]

Originally Posted by Cabin Fever

My Springfield M1A (M14) in 7.62 NATO

Used one of those a lot and loved them. Easy to clean, just wash out with hot, hot water and oil once in a while. In basic that is what we would do and never any problems from the weapon or the DI and they were always clean on inspection.

[Chuck R.]

Top: REM 700 in .300 WIN with Leupold 4.5-14X LR VariX3:

Not really a LR rifle, but my anti-beaver/muskrat and Midrange rig: REM M700 XCR Tactical in .223 with Leupold MK4 6.5-20X with illuminated TMR reticle. Probably my favorite centerfire to play with, very accurate, very low recoil, and relatively inexpensive to feed. With 69 OTM bullets it does well out to 500M.


My other “long range” rifles are a Shiloh Sharps in .45-100 (2.6” case) and a Ballard made High-Wall in .45-90 (2.4”). here’s a pic of the .45-90:



Chuck

[Bearfootfarm]

REM M700 XCR Tactical in .223 with Leupold MK4 6.5-20X with illuminated TMR reticle.

That one sounds like it would be a LOT of fun

[denaliguide]

28" bbl, swede factory Mil ammo 140 gr FMJ's for mil match, iron sights.

AG 42 in same caliber, Semi-Auto. Iron sights.

Hunting-wise, longest shots were just under 300 yds with 210 gr spitzers in .338 Win Mag..........

[Darren]

.17 caliber Feinwerkbau with an 8x Leupold.

[OkieDavid]

My favorite would be ANY "high brass" .22 (222, 223, 22-250) but since your question implied a toy that we currently own I have tosay my Rem 700 30-06. An absolute blast to shoot but expensive and hard on the shoulder after a day in a prarie dog town........

[braggscowboy]

Originally Posted by OkieDavid

My favorite would be ANY "high brass" .22 (222, 223, 22-250) but since your question implied a toy that we currently own I have tosay my Rem 700 30-06. An absolute blast to shoot but expensive and hard on the shoulder after a day in a prarie dog town........

As Dave says, hard to beat any of the above mentioned. I killed my deer with 30-06 this year but did always shoot pre 64 Model 70 Win. in .270. Love to shoot it. I always liked to shoot my pre 64 30-30 here in the timber. As Okie will tell you, we don't have many places to shoot very far as a tree will jump in front of you.

[Wylie Kyote]

Czeckoslovakian made .308 Brno with 4.5 X 16 variable scope. My BSA 22-250 is good on 'Roos too.

Wylie

[Chuck R.]

Originally Posted by Bearfootfarm

That one sounds like it would be a LOT of fun

It really is a neat little rifle. The XCR comes with the 40X trigger which is very nice/crisp and with decent loads will hold .75MOA consistently. Use the 69HPBT Match and it will hold out to 500meters and then some. With the 20” fluted barrel, it’s not a PITA to carry and is pretty maneuverable.

Best part is you can put a kid or a new shooter behind it, click in the range/wind and they can ring steel with minimal fuss. It’s like shooting a big .22RF.

I haven’t made any mods to it, based on how it arrived from the dealer. It’s on its second scope as I upgraded to the MK4 with illuminated reticle when my “aquatic mammal eradication program” moved later and earlier into twilight as the rats caught on and only the suicidal ones come out in daylight. Just couldn’t see the crosshairs against the target and pond bank. I pretty much “own” my 9 acre pond with it as they haven’t figured out a way to keep out of range yet. I trained on MIL Dots a long, long time ago, and the TMR is a pretty big improvement IMHO, much finer graduation for holdover and the lines cover less of the target (more important for rats, than larger sized targets, unless the other targets are at a much greater distance).

I think the next steps are a nightscope and then a suppressor. It’s pretty funny that for years we dealt with a beaver invasion every spring and sometimes the fall, right up until I put this combination together. Then they stopped coming. The only ones I’ve used it on were on my neighbor’s pond.

Chuck

[alleyyooper]

A lot would depend on what is considered long range and the game one was hunting.
For coyotes out to 600yds with little wind I will take the Rugar 77 tang saftey Medium weight barrel chambered in 220 swift toped off with a Pentex 6x24 scope.

If it is on the windy side I'll take the Rugar 77 tang saftey lite barrel chambered in 243 toped with a 3x10 Simmons scope.

For deer sized game out to 600,700 yards I'll take the Remington 700 Mountian rifle chambered in 7MM08 topped with a Pentex 3x9 scope.

For deer sized game beyound 700yds. I'll take the Remington 700 Mag Na Ported chambered in 300 whinny mag topped with Luppy 3x9 scope.

I do have places where game can be shot that far. I have a deer blind on a beach with well over a half mile of visibility. I also have a deer blind on the edge of a cramberry bog that has well over a 1000 yrds of view.

I do not consider my self good enough to shoot those ranges soi try to limit my shots inside 300 yards.

Al

[braggscowboy]

Originally Posted by alleyyooper

A lot would depend on what is considered long range and the game one was hunting.
For coyotes out to 600yds with little wind I will take the Rugar 77 tang saftey Medium weight barrel chambered in 220 swift toped off with a Pentex 6x24 scope.

If it is on the windy side I'll take the Rugar 77 tang saftey lite barrel chambered in 243 toped with a 3x10 Simmons scope.

For deer sized game out to 600,700 yards I'll take the Remington 700 Mountian rifle chambered in 7MM08 topped with a Pentex 3x9 scope.

For deer sized game beyound 700yds. I'll take the Remington 700 Mag Na Ported chambered in 300 whinny mag topped with Luppy 3x9 scope.

I do have places where game can be shot that far. I have a deer blind on a beach with well over a half mile of visibility. I also have a deer blind on the edge of a cramberry bog that has well over a 1000 yrds of view.

I do not consider my self good enough to shoot those ranges soi try to limit my shots inside 300 yards.

Al

HONEST MAN! Need I say more?