Getting opinions on the first rifle

[menhaden_man]

I think dial in would work best. I zero at 100 and I'm good to go. If it is a longer shot that I need to take i will have or should have plenty of time to dial in. the follow up shot maybe the holdover would be better but technically I think it can be done with the last setting of the reticle.

I wouldn’t worry about dialing just yet. Truth is a vast majority of animals are shot without touching a turret and it’s not even close (as in < 1 in 10,000). You’ve got some great advise on this thread, don’t let the snipers drag you into the deep end of the pool.

 

[Spoonbill]

thanks for the suggestion! i'm leaning toward the 308 or 7mm-08 (supposedly it has even less recoil than the 270). keep in mind, all of my caliber "knowledge" is from online searches. my main concern is that i don't want to go around wounding animals. hopefully only taking shots within 300 to 350 will help ameliorate that.

7mm-08 is a good choice, I just have never shot one so I can’t compare it to 308,270, 30-06. Also I would try and get closer than 300 yards until you have more experience. It is a lot easier to shoot a wounded animal at 100 than it is at 300. Good luck in your choice, looks like you have picked some good calibers.

 

[Kisssofdeath]

I wouldn’t worry about dialing just yet. Truth is a vast majority of animals are shot without touching a turret and it’s not even close (as in < 1 in 10,000). You’ve got some great advise on this thread, don’t let the snipers drag you into the deep end of the pool.

I would agree about the turrets. The Meopta Optika6 can be bought with the 6.5 CM BDC reticle. I don't know how accurate those are or what bullet/velocity they are calibrated for but it's an option for using holdover and not dialing. The scope I suggested has covered turrets anyway.