What is your favorite long range rifle setup?

[rratzlaff1490]

Definitely my 300 Norma Improved’s. Easy to load for sure and lots of long range killing power.

First one was 9.4 lbs
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Then I went with a steel barrel and heavier scope to weigh it down a little more. To 10.5 lbs.
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And this year I’ll be using a whole new build with steel barrel, steel actin, and adjustable stock for a finish weight of about 11.8lbs
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Nice setups. Which companies steel barrel did you settle on?

 

[huntnful]

Nice setups. Which companies steel barrel did you settle on?

The bronze spiral fluted one is a 9 twist Bartlein and it’s been hammering lately. Took a little while to smooth out though (I could feel some roughness during cleaning for a little while).

On my new rifle with the black steel barrel, that’s a Benchmark 9.5 twist Med Palma and I haven’t shot it yet!

 

[nphunter]

Remington 700 custom, 280AI,

280 Ack imp (40 degree) on a blueprinted 700 with 25 inch Walther #4 match barrel 1/9 twist. Action and barrel ceracoated in titanium gray. Barrel has been threaded 5/8x24 with knurled thread protector. Action is bedded in a HS precision gray speckled stock with Right hand palm swell. Check weld is built up under the slip on shell holder. Scope is a Vortex 5-15 HST, MIL/MIL. The gun comes in right at 10ths scoped, it’s 8lbs-14oz with no scope.

168gr VLD
63gr Retumbo
Norma Brass
BR2 Primers

 

[Wmidaho]

Hoping my freshly built tikka will be my go to.

tikka t3x stainless action
stockys carbon fiber VG stock
7prc Proof Research carbon 26" barrel
salmon river solutions Titanium 4 port brake
Night force NXS 3.5-15x50
nightforce ultralite 30mm rings
area 419 pic rail

Could you post a picture of your rifle? I’m interested in those stockys stocks but nobody really has a picture or any information about them. Thank you!

 

[OH_hunter]

My long range setup:

Blaser R8 300 Win Mag in a GRS BiFrost stock topped with a Swarovski DS 5-25 scope. I still need to buy a Spartan bipod to replace the Harris..

 

[Deadnoise]

Ill have to get some pics when i get home but been really digging the AI AXSR, interchangeable calibers, ARCA rails built in to chassis, fully adjustable, really nice setup

 

[TxLite]

Weatherby MkV in 300PRC with an NX8.

Started life as a Japanese MkV classic mark in 300 Weatherby. Brought it to Aaron Roberts and had him on put on a 24” Proof barrel, cerakote, and glass bed it in an AG chalk branch.

Sending 230 Bergers at 2917fps with n570. Group was at 600.

 

[PanhandlePilgrim]

Mine is my 30 Nosler +P built on a McMillan stock, Benchmark 22" 3B chambered by Carl Feldcamp with a timney trigger.
Shoots Berger 208 gr LRTHs at 3000 fps
Topped with an ATACR

 

[nmarchr]

6.5 PRC
Browning X Bolt Speed LR
26" Barrel
Leupold VX3i-LRP 6.5-20x50
Hornady ELD-X

 

[JohnJohnson]

I'm finally getting my ol' reliable up and running again after years. I got caught up in experimenting with new gun stuff and moved away from a proven system which was dumb. I'm just now getting it all put back together and operational. I'm especially happy about the Huber trigger getting up and running again, best I've ever used by far. I still have a Mausingfield/Proof carbon rifle as well but I don't like it as much as this one.

R700 action trued and barreled with a 18" Bartlein by RW Snyder
Nightforce SHV 5-20 in ARC rings (or Vortex LHT 4.5-22, I have both but still deciding which goes on this rifle)
Huber two-stage trigger
TBAC Ultra-9
KRG Bravo with full length RRS rail on it with the R-lock detents
Atlas CAL bipod with RRS arca adapter on it that also locks into the R-lock detents

 

[BlackCore]

Definitely my 300 Norma Improved’s. Easy to load for sure and lots of long range killing power.

First one was 9.4 lbs
View attachment 563875
Then I went with a steel barrel and heavier scope to weigh it down a little more. To 10.5 lbs.
View attachment 563876
And this year I’ll be using a whole new build with steel barrel, steel actin, and adjustable stock for a finish weight of about 11.8lbs
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You sure know how to pick 'em. Both are beauties.

 

[forwilldrive]

Newest, RPR 6.5 creedmoor

old school… bull barrell REM 700 in 308

with a punch… REM 700 in 300 rem ultra mag

have some others that can hang in there better than expected too

 

[huntnful]

You sure know how to pick 'em. Both are beauties.

Thank you! I have both my current guns set up and shooting now. Grey gun is 300 Norma Improved and the tan gun is a 6 PRC.

 

[Mike Islander]

Tikka T3x
6.5 CM
Sportsmatch Rings
SWFA 6x

Same here (but with UM rings), but trying out the 3-9X42 SS HD I picked up for $400 on sale. So far I really like it. Used the 10X for last year's hunt. Like it too!

 

[JD18941]

Hoping my freshly built tikka will be my go to.

tikka t3x stainless action
stockys carbon fiber VG stock
7prc Proof Research carbon 26" barrel
salmon river solutions Titanium 4 port brake
Night force NXS 3.5-15x50
nightforce ultralite 30mm rings
area 419 pic rail

Probably a stupid question, but what is needed to convert my tikka t3x light from 7mm rem mag to 7mm prc? Is it just a barrel swap? Also, how do you like the stockys stocks compared to the oem tikka stock?

 

[Wapiti1]

Probably a stupid question, but what is needed to convert my tikka t3x light from 7mm rem mag to 7mm prc? Is it just a barrel swap? Also, how do you like the stockys stocks compared to the oem tikka stock?

Yes, just a barrel swap. The belted mag magazine should feed the PRC.

Jeremy

 

[eod.tek]

300 Norma magnum
Lone peak razor 338 action
Manners long range hunter stock
26' proof barrel
Piercision brake
NX8 4-32
Berger 245s @2850

Love this rifle!

 

[Clark33]

My Hells Canyon Armory 6.5PRC in a manners LRH.

 

[Reburn]

The ones that accidentally sometimes do this at 603 yards.

 

[KineticPerformance]

I still use the Rem700LA action from the first rifle my dad bought me. It's still a 7mm Rem Mag but cut with my reamer into a Krieger barrel CF wrapped by Frozen Fiber, sitting in a Manners LRH with Hawkins Oberndorf bottom metal and modified inlet Area419 ARCALOK rail. If I'm shooting a can, it wears a ATACR 7-35x but if I'm not allowed a can it is a Area419 Sidewinder and balances out with a NX8 4-32x.