Let's see those long-range hunting rifles!

Guy Miner

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I only have one that I consider a real long range hunting rifle, and another that gets pressed into that role from time to time:

Win Model 70 "Coyote" .300 WSM, "controlled round push feed" action, with a Jewell trigger, laminated stock, 24" stainless barrel, 20 MOA Badger base, and set up here with a 4.5-14x Leupold. It's one heck of a rifle, I just don't use it much. Hanging onto it, because when I do use it, I grin a lot.




Most accurate load I've built for it is a 210 gr Berger VLD at 2810 fps via H4350:


And the other is the rifle I've shot more than any other center fire rifle, probably more than all the rest of my center-fire rifles combined. Have been through several .308 barrels over the past 20 years. Rem 700 short action, .308 Win, 24" Krieger barrel, chambered with the '95 Palma reamer, 1:12 twist. This one has done triple duty as a target rifle, SWAT rifle and hunting rifle. Really like it, just a tad heavy for me, for general purpose hunting. But dang, it's rewarding:

The "Green Machine" while practicing for NRA prone competition. McMillan stock.


Back in the original HS Precision stock, on a mule deer hunt here in Washington, couple of years ago:


So, lets see your "long range hunting" rifles! I know there are some out there...

Regards, Guy
 
My main hunting rifle is also my long range rifle.

Remington 700 long action lightened and trued in 300 RUM
27" fluted Douglas 1-10 barrel
High tech specialties stock
Leupold 3.5-10x50 illuminated duplex
7lbs 11oz
All metal nitrided
Runs 168gr TTSX @ 3430fps into .5 MOA

Used on my longest shot on game, caribou at 519 yards
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Second long range rifle that I haven't used but is light enough to use one of these days.

Rem 700 short action trued
22" shilen 1-8 twist threaded for suppressor
KRG X-RAY chassis
Hard 1.5# trigger
Trijicon 5-20x50 green mildot
Scary accurate
260 Rem
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I figured the big one was a .300 Ultra Mag! (y)

Wasn't sure about the .260 Rem... Sweet cartridge from what everyone tells me.

Guy
 
...Browning A-Bolt Long Range Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5X20 VX-3...



...Winchester Mod. 70 .325 WSM/ 4.5X14 CDS VX-3...

 
these are my heavy long range rifles .

Samantha , 338 lapua , 30"bbl , stiller tac 338 action , McMillan A5 stock , jewell trigger ,nightforce NXS 8-32x56 . U S optics folding anti cant level . I've gotta get serious and get a load worked up for this one . every time I start to work with this rifle , something comes up and I put this on the back burner . from what I've played it seems like it will shoot .




Toby , 7mm-08 , 24" broughton bbl , trued rem short action ,McMillan A-5 stock , nightforce NXS 5.5-22x50 , U S optics folding anti cant level ,badger ordinance bottom metal with drop box magazine . no deer with this one yet . I have shot crows and ground hogs that were out there a ways .



family pic .

 
Remington 700 LSS in 338 RUM with a VX-6 3-18x44mm
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The 338 RUM wearing a Mark 4 4.5-14x40mm with M1 dials on duty waiting for the deer to come out into the beans.
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200 yard target with the 250 gr AB at 3000 fps.
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Remington 700 Custom in 280AI with a blue printed action, Hart 24" #5 fluted, Tubb recoil lug, pillar bedded into LLS stock. Scope is a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40mm CDS but the rifle now wears a Mark 4 4.5-14x40mm
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This rifle shoots everything well.
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Nosler M48 Heritage in 280AI with a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40mm CDS
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Crop Damage deer at 250 yards
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JD338
 
My 308 was feeling left out so I'll throw it up here too. At 16 pounds I doubt it will see any field time, unless I carry it on the 4 wheeler or dedicate a pack horse just for it!
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Eliseo RTS tube chassis
Pierce action, bartlien 1-11.25 tight barrel 25"
Jewel trigger
AICS magazines
Nightforce 5.5-22x56 MOAR w/ zero stop



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Whitesheep":34q5n2ad said:
Nice toy's guys. Jimbries, if she doesn't mind the question, what does Samantha weigh?



I just weighed it on my on my bathroom scale , 17 lbs . no ammo , no bipod . I looked through the targets I have on photobucket . this is the only one from Samantha, 10 shots at 100 yards .


 
There is the 6.5 Creedmoor (savage mod 10 hunter) in a MDT TAC21 chassis.

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.308 Rem 700 SPS in Magpul "hunter" stock will be arriving back from getting threaded here soon.

Fun guns.
 
Savage Model 12 LRP 6.5 Creedmoor
20 MOA Picatinny
Vortex 6x20x44 scope
 

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Lung powered, various caliber, stubby tactical straw, true 1x optics, inherently silenced.

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Only thing I do not like about it is the very low BC and lack of knockdown power at extended ranges.

Sorry... I couldn't stop myself. We were taking about mini weapons at work and spit wad came up.
 
I just finished putting this one together and sighted in so it doesn't have any blod on it yet by me but with any luck it will.
M70 7mm Rem mag
Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14X44 MC SF
Boyd's Premiere stock pillar bedded
 

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