Beginner long distance shooter

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And yes, by no means am I advocating running out and waving cash in a smith's nose right off the bat. Do your research go to some local matches (there's a list in the shooting sports section here) figure out what works for you and then take the plunge. I'm just saying skip the ramp up from where you're at to the top in the equipment game, or at least minimize it, as that curve is a money burner.

I would also agree with Tim's suggestion of possibly just getting a 6.5 Creedmoor barrel spun on your action. Bare minimum I'd put a VERY effective Brake on the 308 and burn up the ammo you already own. But in all honesty, I'd go the 6.5 route and sell the rest of the GMM ammo you have to one of the millions of 308 purists out there on the interwebs. You should be able to effectively swap the ammo 1 for 1 from the 308 to 6.5 and you're only switching a barrel which in the big scheme of this game is a consumable and then at the end of this journey, you also have a backup rifle that's more capable as well.

Recoil management is the single biggest reason I shoot a 6mm, and it's a baby 6mm to boot (6BRX) Yes it's got a lot of other things going for it, (accuracy, bullets with great BC, cheaper bullets, etc) but the single biggest reason is that I can spot my impacts on pretty much any shot from any position (exception is unsupported positions) from 200 yards and out. I'm not exactly a little guy either, it's not about physical size or limitations, it's about learning or at least seeing what happened on every shot. Unfortunately right now there isn't much out there for factory 6mm cartridges of match quality, fortunately though 6.5 creedmoor is, and it's a huge step in the right direction and when you boil it all down there's not a ton more to be gained in that department by going to the 6mm, but there is some.