Wanting a long range toy!

[bryan s]

Well that is weird. Great minds I guess. Or something like that.

[Spdu4ia]

Nothing bad to say about my savage either . I went vortex for optics though. Outside of scope the thing that will get you if your not careful is chassis options. But if you do that I would take hunting out of the equation

[ColoWyo]

Check out the Remington 700 5-R Milspec in .308. It's a hard rifle to beat. Many people have started out this way and re-barrelled later.

[Roy7]

I'm gonna have to do some research on the 6.5 CM, I haven't heard too much about it except from what you guys have told me on here. I'm definitely excited to get into long range, something about being able to reach out to 1,000 yards and hit your target is so gratifying haha

I can't wait to head to the shop this weekend and see what kind of new toys I can pick up and start investing into another money pit going haha

I appreciate all the input you guys have given me so far, I look forward to hearing more of your guys opinions and experiences with different set ups.

[Spdu4ia]

Whatever you do don't goto mile high shooting ... Your budget will go out the window with all the cool toys

[bryan s]

I really like the creedmoor because I am able to have good results with the factory ammo. To reach out to 1k yds pretty consistently with factory ammo is impressive. I am going to start load development here real soon and can't wait to see how she shoots then!

[Tim K]

One thing you should know, long range shooters never type "ha ha".

[Roy7]

Whatever you do don't goto mile high shooting ... Your budget will go out the window with all the cool toys

I should be safe from that, I live Fort Collins. I've got a few nice shops up here.

One thing you should know, long range shooters never type "ha ha".

Well, then it's probably a good thing I'm not a long range shooter!

[fly boy]

I am considering a new/used Remington 700 in .308, or just adding a few things to my old savage Model 11 that I've had for 14 years.

my question:
If I go with the Remmy I know I will get a heavy barrel, but WHAT LENGTH? 16.5, 20, 26? My end goal will have a suppressor put on it. My max shooting range for the next couple years would only be 750 yards. I love the look of the 16.5, but I know barrel length plays a huge game in the accuracy. What's the shortest I could get away with and still hit close to MOA at 500?

[Hoser]

Barrel length has little to do with accuracy. Barrel quality has everything to do with accuracy.

For a 308 I would not go shorter than 22 and I would lean towards 24-26.