New long range shooter

[Muledeerfanatic]

First thing you need is money
Second is lots of practice

 

[PC356]

What’s the twist rate on your Howa .223? Lose the Leupold, consider a SWFA 3-15.

 

[Castle Rock]

Sure, I do the same with kids and adults all the way out to 1000. Pulling the trigger without disturbing the rifle is pretty easy to learn, on a suitable mild recoiling rifle.

But, it is misleading to say even a 450 yard shot is easy. Your son doesn’t make the shot without your gear, knowledge and experience.

Yes, 450 is long range per my definition, because beyond MPBZ takes into account ballistics and environment, and it requires ranging to effectively hit.

Yep, anyone can pull a trigger if they are set up to do it, it is nonsense to think that it will happen like that in the bush

 

[Castle Rock]

Easy is relative, but within 15 minutes the other day I had my young teen son easily hitting an 8” gong at 450 yards 100% of the time. And he’d never shot half that far before. That’s getting into LR territory to me.

It’s an old debate. You aren’t wrong and I’m not wrong. We can still be friends.

We can always be friends (maybe?) but you get so much wrong
You came into this thread with a bad attitude trying to derail it, as you usually do, what are you trying to achieve?

 

[SDHNTR]

We can always be friends (maybe?) but you get so much wrong
You came into this thread with a bad attitude trying to derail it, as you usually do, what are you trying to achieve?

You could not have read me more wrong.

 

[TaperPin]

Budget?