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Originally posted by snowman
Yes I own a gun...GASP!!!!
Does anyone shoot class F target? Thats long range, ie 500 and 1000 yards. What gun do you use, what caliber?
Is 0.308 better than 6.5 x240? Or are they nearly the same?
What do you think of Savages new class F rifle, the Savage 12 F target rifle? Both calibers. 30" ss barrel, target trigger, single shot.
After market or company barrels? Triggers?
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-Good for you, buy another one.
-I do not shoot target matches at that range, but I do shoot regularly at targets that are at the ranges you mention.
-Remington PSS, in .308 with some excellent glass on the top.
-I don't think there is a "better" that you can measure here. You can look at ballistics tables all day, but fundamentally you want a rifle that you can shoot well, as shooter error is going to trump ballistics pretty much every time, at least with rounds that are so similar. As mentioned, heavier bullets are more resistant to drift from windage.
-Savage makes fine rifles, good bedding, pretty good triggers, and inexpensive. Try it out, fine tune your technique, then you can look at some of the other stuff that reaches out there and touches someone, like an Accuracy International.
Word of advice, don't skimp on optics. Leupold Mark 4 FF would be a good start.