HeftyLefty39
Plinker
Hello all!
I have been very interested in long ranging shooting for awhile and I recently discovered a cd-rom that goes step by step through the process of what a sniper or for more practical purposes, a long range rifle(somewhere western US) hunter, would need as far as equipment. My goal is to one day go out west and hunt either elk, mountain goat, pronghorn, or antelope. I want to make a long range shot and i've got the gun. Its a 7mm Rem Mag (I'm guestimating that a 700-1000yrd shot is max)...i'm working on the right ammunition through reloading and though practice. I'm comfortable with the gun, and i'm young and healthy enough for the trekking...my biggest question is what sort of scope do I need and also what sort of range finder do I need. The cd-rom covered different calibers and how the internal and external ballistics play a huge factor in accuracy. It also covered the physics of bulleit travel and all the factors that effect it...humidity, wind, etc. Long story short I"ve got a lot of learning to do with getting the math right of making a long range shot. I am up for the challenge and have the time.My question is do I need a Mil-dot scope and if so where do I get one that won't cost me an arm and a leg? I want a good quality scope and rings and mount if possible, but I don't want to break the bank. I really want to creat a sniper esq rifle and get familiar with it and be as accurate as I can on a reasonable budget. If I had $500 to $1000 dollars to put toward tweeking this gun to be a "Out West Sniper Rifle" what things would you all do. Please remember i'm new with long range shooting so I might need an explanation to your answers...The gun does already have a Leopold scope on it with something like a 4x12 magnification. Please by all means give me your opinions and suggestions...if you want...i'd be interested in hearing about what places people have had luck with as far as hunting trips/guides/ranches...
I have been very interested in long ranging shooting for awhile and I recently discovered a cd-rom that goes step by step through the process of what a sniper or for more practical purposes, a long range rifle(somewhere western US) hunter, would need as far as equipment. My goal is to one day go out west and hunt either elk, mountain goat, pronghorn, or antelope. I want to make a long range shot and i've got the gun. Its a 7mm Rem Mag (I'm guestimating that a 700-1000yrd shot is max)...i'm working on the right ammunition through reloading and though practice. I'm comfortable with the gun, and i'm young and healthy enough for the trekking...my biggest question is what sort of scope do I need and also what sort of range finder do I need. The cd-rom covered different calibers and how the internal and external ballistics play a huge factor in accuracy. It also covered the physics of bulleit travel and all the factors that effect it...humidity, wind, etc. Long story short I"ve got a lot of learning to do with getting the math right of making a long range shot. I am up for the challenge and have the time.My question is do I need a Mil-dot scope and if so where do I get one that won't cost me an arm and a leg? I want a good quality scope and rings and mount if possible, but I don't want to break the bank. I really want to creat a sniper esq rifle and get familiar with it and be as accurate as I can on a reasonable budget. If I had $500 to $1000 dollars to put toward tweeking this gun to be a "Out West Sniper Rifle" what things would you all do. Please remember i'm new with long range shooting so I might need an explanation to your answers...The gun does already have a Leopold scope on it with something like a 4x12 magnification. Please by all means give me your opinions and suggestions...if you want...i'd be interested in hearing about what places people have had luck with as far as hunting trips/guides/ranches...