1,000 yard deer rifle...
11-09-2006, 02:29 PM
#13
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Augusta KS USA
Posts: 206
RE: 1,000 yard deer rifle...
I be the first to question the need for a 1000 yard deer rifle. I think the rifle you have built is wonderful, and wonderful for the purpose of target shooting but not deer hunting.
I have been shooting Highpower XC, and Long range competition for years.
Highpower XC is a series of matches from 200 yards standing to 600 yards prone while the long range is a 1000 yard prone match.
I see you have a 6x284....The 6.5X284 was really developed and used quite extensivley by the long range crowd these days in target competition.
Shooting paper and shooting a game animal are two very different things and although I have shot 1000's of rounds at long ranges in competition my personal limits on a game animal is 400 yards.
I am not trying to sound Holier than thou in this, but I urge you not to shoot at deer or any game animal at those distances.
I have been shooting Highpower XC, and Long range competition for years.
Highpower XC is a series of matches from 200 yards standing to 600 yards prone while the long range is a 1000 yard prone match.
I see you have a 6x284....The 6.5X284 was really developed and used quite extensivley by the long range crowd these days in target competition.
Shooting paper and shooting a game animal are two very different things and although I have shot 1000's of rounds at long ranges in competition my personal limits on a game animal is 400 yards.
I am not trying to sound Holier than thou in this, but I urge you not to shoot at deer or any game animal at those distances.
11-10-2006, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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RE: 1,000 yard deer rifle...
Yes, the muzzle is recessed with a series of 4 steps or actually a crown within a crown. This is more cosmetic than anything else as my trade mark on big barrels like this is usually a "triple crown"...
Yes again, the barrel is larger than what the receiver is and as such, I left the recoil lug off and the shoulder of the barrel itself acts as the recoil lug with the minimal recoil generated by the cartridge....
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Yes again, the barrel is larger than what the receiver is and as such, I left the recoil lug off and the shoulder of the barrel itself acts as the recoil lug with the minimal recoil generated by the cartridge....
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11-12-2006, 10:35 AM
#19
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RE: 1,000 yard deer rifle...
Off the top of my head, I do not remember what the foot pounds of energy is at 1,000 yards but I do know that the Hornady 105 gr. A-MAX will perform on deer at that distance as I have personally made one-shot kills at that distance and beyond as well as having witnessed others making kills at 1,000+ yards using the same bullet....
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11-12-2006, 12:45 PM
#20
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,076
RE: 1,000 yard deer rifle...
nice gun!!! not trying to be a dick but whats the thrill in taking a deer @ 3000 feet???? seems like it would be kind of like going tothe movies...and the theater only has little 2 inch movie screen and no sound and you gotta sit in the back row
....i dont get it
....i dont get it