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1. Gun cases dont belong in the safe! 2. Get a nice rechargeable desiccant dehumidifier and put in the safe. 3. Cases are used for range trips only 4. If you want the best case, pelican but they are big, heavy, and bulky. /thread

Me as most would know.

That was pretty sweet!

Good for him.. Just dont let him take it to school or im sure their will be some stupid repercussions.

for anyone that wants a .338 Lapua, Not 100% factory but not 100% custom either. Middle of the road. here you go. http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3681386#Post3681386

Very very hard to beat the SWFA ss10x for the money. Great choice.

Depends if youre going to buy factory or build and your budget. Factory: Savage or Rem, Technically Factory but really more of a Custom: AI Custom: Pick a good smith, top quality components and youre GTG.. When you get to customs, you'll pick Action, trigger, stock, barrel twist, chamber dimensions designed around the bullet you'll be shooting,, and barrel length that is specifically designed around the exact bullet you'll be shooting (typically 250 or 300 grain Lapua Scenar for ELR (2400yards) your desired velocity, etc. 338 Lapua, 338 AI, 338 Edge, 338 Edge+P. etc. all are a variations of the 338 Lapua cartridge and are the top performers before stepping into the 338/408 category.

Uhm,, trust me.. 175 is the goto for "able to purchase-loaded" 308 for 1K shooting, I dont need to google it, Ive been doing this for awhile, and am comfortable standing my ground here.... no sense in arguing but Im right on this one, sorry, You referenced snipershide in one of your other posts so feel free to hit it up and do some reading on your own.. 175 runs just fine from 10-12 twist and everything in between. Savages run 10, Rem runs a 12 except for the 5R series which runs a 11.25. Most aftermarket customs run from a 10-11.25.. The problem with the 168 is that until a recent redesign the 168 goes subsonic around the 800 yard mark (depending on DA) and the 168 bullet design doesnt allow it to trancend to subsonic and maintain stability. the 175SMK does it and does it extremely well. I use the SMK in more than 1 rifle and I have shot them to 1 mile and trust me, you wouldnt want to be standing at the 1 mile target, even on a miss because youll get a nice shave.. Walther, I think you were there when I did the 1 mile and put 4 shots in a row into ~15-18 inch group.. Was that you that day?

Gump, You pretty much got it. Its 2 pieces of rebar driven into the ground completely vertical, then I pull them towards each other and use a U-bolt to hold them in place. Makes it really easy to adjust the height of the target. Thats not a bungie cord but actually an old combine belt that I cut to length, drilled a hole in to mount. Here's how the rebar and target are hung. Because of the stiffness of the belt, it doesnt swing around or blow in the wind. I drilled in 10 in a row from 100 with the 308 just to test it and it worked better than I could have imagined. It works really well but im going to hang it square instead of diamond to reduce the risk of richochets. I would like to find somewhere that has some old rubber conveyer belt that I could use and cut into 12-13" wide by 2-3ft long to use.

Just a few things you said which are not exactly true A stock Remington 700 and a Barrett can land a bullet at 1000 yrds, but with either of those they are going to land in an area about the size of a car. I printed a 5'inch group at 1K with my Stock Rem 700. Some shoot better than others but the size of a car im guessing was just a bit of an exaggeration on your part. Federal Match 168gr HPBT .308 for about 20 for $20, and this is considered the gold standard in off the shelf match ammo for non-reloaders. Actually the 175 is typically the go to as the 168HPBT tends to fall on its face after 800. With that being said, there was a slight re-design to some manufactures 168 bullet which has helped it a bit. So FGMM 175 or Black Hills 175 or if you want you can go with Southwest Ammo, Dallas Custom Reloads, etc. Pretty good comments about Vortex. As far as optics go, either mil or moa, get what you like better, just make sure you get a scope where your reticle matches your turrets. i.e mil dot reticle with moa turrets gets to be somewhat annoying. Also, one youve shot FFP, you wont want SFP anymore. It makes life a lot easier. Of course this is 100% dependent on the type of shooting you do. For the average person, occasionally shooting and hunting, you'll never know the difference.

Sunday is when ill be putting up the rest of the targets. It will take a a while so I would hate for you to drive all that way for only a short period of shooting. You think the wind at TVP is bad, it has nothing on the wind at my place. Completely flat for miles and nothing really to use to read wind speed. Ive recorded 40+MPH winds on a normal day when out in the middle of the field. On average though, it wont feel like much but you almost always get full value unless its a uber calm day.

FYI, this is my 400yard target that I can poke from the deck. Ill be setting the rest up this weekend out to 1,000 but I have to shoot them from a different angle from out in the field in order to get the distance and be safe. Also need to put my wind flags on the top so I know whats going on out there. As you can see from the distance behind the target, I have quite a distance I can reach out to. I limit it to 1200 yards so I have ~700 yard safety buffer behind the furthest target being shot at.

AR10 definitely is a LR gun.. Techniques for driving gas guns are a bit different that bolt guns and it takes more practice. Also, unless put together by a builder that knows their shit, the AR10 platform is a bit harder to accurize over a standard bolt gun. (Lots of heavy, moving parts in the AR10 platform)

You would be quite wrong if you did say that.

Mil dot is for ranging targets and quicker followup shots. Caliber doesnt have anything to do with it really. There are better, more advanced reticles now anyway

Go kick whoever told you about them squarely in the Dick and de-friend them if it was a girl, then falcon punch is your goto YES, THAT BAD.... they are about as functional and useful as the testicles of a rabid chimpanzee

Bad where do you shoot lr and how often

. You better be fucking joking.. Biggest pieces of shit ever to hit the market.. Run really fast away

Yup..

Savage 10 series are nice firearms

I'd say stick with a Remington or a Savage if you can. More support and aftermarket parts.

If youre seriously looking at doing this. I would suggest staying away from the 338 unless you have deep pockets. Also, you may want to check out the Vortex Razor series of scopes. A bit cheaper but still great are the Vortex Viper PST. NF is quality optics but I prefer a bit more bang for my buck including more elevation, better reticle, and FFP which some other optics makers have.

You can go to Thunder Valley in Kimbolton oh and shoot out to 1 mile. 308 has been used because of availability, barrel life, cost, etc. When you get into high end or custom rigs, many people definitely spend the same or more on glass than they do on the rifle.

There definitely is such a thing as overkill. No different than trying to drive finishing nails with a sledge hammer. It can be done yes, but its overkill and probably not the right tool for the job.

308 is more than enough for 600-1000+ yards. 338 is overkill for anything under 1200 yards IMO. No matter what distance you "think" you will be shooting, you'll learn really quick that it takes more than just a rifle to be able to hit your target at 600+ yards. If you cant drive it right, it doesnt matter what caliber it is, you wont be hitting much of anything.