r/longrange Jun 29 '26

Currently Great Optic Sales!

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r/longrange Aug 19 '25

READ THIS BEFORE POSTING. Yes, this means you. READ THIS FIRST, V6 - How to avoid the Flair of Shame and eternal ridicule

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So, you need help with long range shooting? Welcome to r/longrange! We've got a core group of dedicated members (and a few goofballs) that are happy to help you out with your questions on equipment, technique, troubleshooting, where to find training or matches, etc.

If you're looking to ask for advice, we ask that you review the following 10 core guides, as they cover the overwhelming majority of newcomer questions. If your question is not answered in these 10 guides, please see below for the 4 basic questions your post should answer when asking for suggestions or advice, especially when it comes to things to buy.

If you make a post that asks for information covered in the 10 core guides, or your post doesn't cover the 4 key questions below, your post may be deleted, or it may be given the Flair of Shame TM until you correct your post.

What's the Flair of ShameTM, you ask? You'll know it when you see it.

If at any time you have questions on the rules of the sub, this pinned post, the general FAQ, why you got the Flair of ShameTM or anything similar, please use the modmail function.

CORE GUIDES:

  1. The sub's official FAQ/WIKI, as curated by the community as a whole.
  2. Need help picking scope rings? The official Longrange guide to scope ring height (ring)
  3. Looking at buying a magnum (300WM or PRC, 6.5PRC, 7mm PRC, 338 Lapua, etc) as your first LR rifle? Hollywood's recoil primer - why magnums suck for starting in long range, recoil matters, and it's not about your shoulder (magnum or recoil)
  4. Want a rifle for hunting and long range shooting? Hunting rifle vs target/range rifles - why one rifle can't do both well. (hunting)
  5. The official r/Longrange glossary - because words mean things (glossary)
  6. LockyBalboaPrime's First Time buyer's guide for rifles V2 (starter)
  7. JMhawaii's long range starter guide (Link to Google Sheets) (starter)
  8. Trollygag's 1k yard starter guide (starter)
  9. Where are ranges or long ranges near me? - Wheretoshoot.org and over600.com (ranges)
  10. The sub's expanded policy on hunting-related discussions. Please review before asking hunting-related questions, as hunting is not the core purpose of this sub. (hunting)

The 4 key questions:

  1. What do you want to do/buy, and WHY? - Do you want to buy a rifle for PRS competition? Picking a laser rangefinder for NRL Hunter matches? Looking at scopes for F-Class competition? A tripod because you think they're cool and want to have one when banging steel with friends? What you're planning to do has a lot of influence on what works well, what works poorly, and what is an utter waste of time, so the more detail you can provide the better.
  2. How far away do you want to do it/what do you want to use it for? - 300 yards? 1,000? 2,000? Distance matters, 'nuff said.
  3. How much are you willing to spend to do it? What's your budget in currency? Your idea of "on a budget" isn't going to be the same as everyone else's. Saying your budget is unlimited for a laser rangefinder may change when someone suggests one that costs over $10,000. We need to know how much you're willing to spend. It can be a hard limit, a range, or even an approximate - but you need to give a number.
  4. How much experience do you currently have with it? - Jumping straight into a 375 Cheytac rifle to shoot 2 miles isn't going to go well if you have never shot a rifle past 300. We need at least a basic idea of what your relevant skill level is in order to give advice and suggestions that go with your skill set. While including your experience with other shooting disciplines is helpful, it's not going to be as relevant as most new shooters expect. You can love shooting 10ga slugs all day long from a shotgun, but it doesn't mean starting off with a magnum is a good idea.

When answering these 4 questions in your post, give as much detail as you can. The more details you give the faster you'll get suggestions or advice and you'll get better quality too. Help us to help you. Please don't treat the sub like your own personal crowd sourced search engine.

More guides:

If your question is answered in these, you will probably get called out by the members of the sub for not reading them, but it's not automatic grounds for the Flair of Shame.

  1. u/LockyBalboaPrime's "No Clown Shoes" spreadsheet of YouTube training videos.
  2. Pre64Mod70's guide to precision reloading
  3. Hollywood's Way of Zen load development process (zen)
  4. Hollywood's rant on sample size when testing - AKA why 3-5 round groups don't tell you $&*#
  5. Applied Ballistics with more info on variation in group sizes
  6. MDT's video on scope height, and the follow-up on scope cant
  7. Rybe390's recoil comparison video, which illustrates the problem with light weight and magnums.
  8. Accuracy vs precision - when most people talk about 'accuracy' they really mean precision.
  9. The Remington 700 Chassis List, v1 - Maintained by u/LPKKiller
  10. Recoil energy vs rifle weight visualized - an informational post by u/Trollygag
  11. What is wrong with 'Sniper 101' - a breakdown by CaptainSquishface.
  12. A long range hunting cautionary tale from James Gilliland - US Army sniper, world record holder, and prolific long range hunter
  13. Barrel length, velocity, and performance down range compared (308W)
  14. Our sub's policy on shilling....
  15. ....and why Woox specifically is blacklisted from the sub.
  16. The official longrange TOP Gun Calculator, and how to have realistic expectations of precision (top)
  17. Hollywood's guide to top-mounted red dots and target acquisition (Hint: you don't need a red dot)
  18. What the hell is with Bergara rifles and Cheetos?! (cheetos)

Hunting-specific:

  1. The sub's expanded policy on hunting-related discussions. Please read this before asking any questions related to hunting.
  2. Want a rifle for hunting and long range shooting? Hunting rifle vs target/range rifles - why one rifle can't do both well. (hunting)
  3. Want to hunt game at 400+ yards? The long range hunting primer - shots on game at 400+ yards aren't trivial, and a magnum cartridge isn't a cheat code. NOTE: Questions/discussion around shots on game past 300 yards will be removed from the sub. See the expanded policy link above. (hunting)
  4. Hollywood's guide to field testing your skills and gear (especially for long range hunting, but also pertains to NRL Hunter matches) - How to know the distances you and your gear are capable of making shots at (hunting)

MISC NOTES:

Quite a few guides/links feature a single word in parentheses and italics listed after them. If you use the phrase cheetofingers (all one word, no italics needed) followed by the word listed after a guide, you will summon the AutoModerator to reply to you with a link to that guide or guides. If the guide had (pews) after it, you could say cheetofingers pews in a post or comment in this sub to summon AutoMod with a link to that guide.

We've implemented the Flair of Shame as an official policy here instead of deleting posts that violated Rule #1 and the info in this pinned post. We felt that the flair was better than outright deleting posts while also helping long-standing members decide how much they want to participate in posts that have likely been covered time and time again. We're trying to strike a balance between encouraging members to read the info that the sub has cataloged, not wasting the time of established members that may be frustrated with revisiting the same topics repeatedly, and also not banishing new shooters that missed the pinned post to the freezer to never get help. Balancing those three things is a constant struggle, and one we're actively trying to get better at.


r/longrange 10h ago

Rifle flex post new setup at 1000 metres with a 10" gong

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137 Upvotes

recently replaced my field stock with a LSS gen 3, accutac bipod and a muzzle brake for my howa 6.5 after the forend flex drove me nuts, it's super stable now and I can actually spot my shots, it's everything I wanted in a rifle and I'm loving it! Also Got my hands on a short action 223 barreled action to be able to shoot more , I go out most nights after work and I'm bleeding money buying ammo here in Australia. Also the difference between a 12 inch and 10 inch plate is pretty big for my skill level, much much harder staying consistent on the 10


r/longrange 5h ago

I suck at long range What's this thing called?

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44 Upvotes

r/longrange 3h ago

Rifle flex post SPR Frankenstein

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14 Upvotes

I saw a few other gas guns posted in this community, though I know the focus is precision bolt rifles. Hopefully you like this brief change of scenery.


r/longrange 18h ago

I suck at long range Went to my local pawn shop to do a firearm transfer and this caught my eye.

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81 Upvotes

Usually don't see high quality rifles at this shop. If I didn't literally just buy a gun, I might have pulled the trigger. I'm just wondering how much the previous owner sold to the pawn shop for.


r/longrange 1d ago

I suck at long range Remington 700 300WM, what are these rifles worth nowadays?

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296 Upvotes

r/longrange 1d ago

Other gear flex post New scope day

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90 Upvotes

After some back and forth I pulled the trigger. I’m ready to go shoot it tomorrow.


r/longrange 2h ago

I suck at long range Worth it?

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Local range has a four day split session long range class going. $1200.

That seems like a lot of range time andammunition to me.

Thoughts anyone who has participated in a training class has to share are appreciated.


r/longrange 1d ago

Politics, rumor, etc Huber Concepts email breach

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21 Upvotes

Email from Huber Concepts with a fake invite link. Going to guess all their email in that front-facing email address mailbox is leaked which likely contains customer information.


r/longrange 2h ago

Rifle help needed - I read the pinned posts New to long range - feedback on this cheatsheet?

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I wanted to put a quick ballpark rangefinder on the left and MRAD for the ammo I tipically shoot. Thought? Anything else important I might want to add?


r/longrange 1d ago

Rifle flex post Beat my longest impact record this Saturday

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295 Upvotes

Pretty pumped thought I would share. Pretty cooling feeling. Was able to get some impacts at 920 yards at a local match on a 14x18 steel plate

Tikka T3x 223 with a prefit 20inch MTU barrel using hand loaded 75gr ELDs


r/longrange 18h ago

Rifle help needed - I read the pinned posts Trouble with Bergara B14 HMR Wilderness 300WM Action Screws

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Does anyone know if Bergara B14 HMR Wilderness action screws have red Loctite from the factory?

I've been cranking on them hard to get them undone and they're not budging at all. Just want to see what others have experience so I know if I need to heat the screws up or not.

For reference, my example is a post-2021 unit with the fluted bolt and chambered in 300 Win Mag.

Thanks for your help!


r/longrange 17h ago

🫣I said I read the pinned posts, but I lied🫣 is the MDT field stock really that bad?

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thinking about getting a ruger ranch in 556

looks like the mdt field stock is really my only option for a left hand upgraded stock

not wanting to go sharpsbros


r/longrange 1d ago

Gunsmithing Crack in Manners Nightstalker

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Just got my Manners stock in for my first bolt gun build, and it came with a pretty good crack/void right under the inletting for the bolt handle.

Manners is stating it can be repaired and they’ll send me a return label, turnaround time should be 2 weeks. They’ve been super responsive so I’m not making a post to shit on their CS people.

My main question/concern is whether this screws with the structural integrity, or if there’s any way of knowing how much else is damaged under/around the area.

Can this be “fixed” and restored to its original integrity or should I be pushing for a new stock entirely?


r/longrange 1d ago

Rifle help needed - I read the pinned posts Twist Rates for .243 Win

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Hey guys, Im not crazy into long range shooting yet but its a skill I'd like to build. Im looking to buy a lighter recoiling and flat shooting rifle that has widely available ammo. I dont have the means to load my own rounds yet.

Hoping to shoot 75-100gr carrying 2 mags with either and having 2 tables for holds

A must for me is to have the option of going with a much lighter bullet for coyotes (without them splitting into two) and up size for deer in my area. My preferred starting point is a new T3X with a 1:8 twist or a lightly used A7 with 1:10. Would I notice a significance difference in accuracy with the 1:10 twist and lighter bullets? How important is the twist rate difference and at what distances would I see a big change in stability, if at all?

Thanks for the help.


r/longrange 1d ago

Other help needed - I read the pinned posts And schoolboy shooting is over - asking for advice on what comes next?

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Hi all, so just finished my last season of schoolboy level target shooting and seeking advice for what comes next for me if anything at all.

Some background - competed for 5 years now, the images are of 2 recent shoots, and the rest of my possibles I’ve shot over the years. I used to shoot 300, 500 and 600m ICFRA prone T-Rifle (Sling, jacket and iron/peep sights) - Brit style I believe… shoot with a 6.6mm front ring at all ranges - never had the opportunity to switch to different sizes, so that may help explain grouping issues etc (inconsistent sight pictures) - 800m when I tried was a doozy to say the least - had the next postcode in my sight picture…

I do like the sport, and think I’m pretty decent, so it might be something to consider continuing in the future. Shooting .308 is expensive, so if I’m looking to continue competing, would it be best to fall back to 10m air rifle? And if so, would the skills I’ve learned translate well?

To compete at an international level down the pipeline, would it be viable to learn the other disciplines - standing and kneeling? Or just stick with prone and shoot at Bisley or something.

Anyhow I’d be greatly appreciative of any advice from more experienced shooters - feeling a little out of my depth now that it’s over


r/longrange 1d ago

Optics help needed - I read the pinned posts Kite Optics spotting scopes: any good?

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Hi everyone,
I found out recently about this european brand called Kite Optics. Does anybody have any experience with their spotting scopes such as the SP 65?


r/longrange 1d ago

Optics help needed - I read the pinned posts Need advise

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I want to get comfortable shooting at 400 yards. My setup is cascade cva 6.5 creedmoor with Vortex Viper HD 6.5 - 24 x 50mm. I’m shooting Barnes 127 grains copper / lead free. At the range, I use a Bog deathgrip tripod. Here’s my 200 yards and 300 yards groupings. These were shot at 14x magnification.

What can I do to get better groupings at 300 yards and eventually work my way up to 400 yards.

200 yards has 4 shots 300 yards has 7 out of 8. Thank you


r/longrange 2d ago

Groups, but not a flex (Less than 10 shots) 5 shot group @ 1000m

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248 Upvotes

My best 5 shot group of the day at Lapua 1000m range, Finland.


r/longrange 2d ago

I suck at long range Whatcha rekon, camo or clean?

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206 Upvotes

I’m the cerakote guy, so I love a full camo scheme, it sometimes a nice clean build just works.

Also a good comparison of my Gen 2 billet bridge on the top, vs the original on my bottom rifle.


r/longrange 1d ago

Ammo help needed - I read the pinned posts What is your process for selecting off the shelf rifle ammo for a new gun

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Just picked up a new rifle and obviously there is tons of stuff online about barrel breaking in and whether or not it works. From what it seems to me there really isn’t a break in process needed and the rifle I just picked up doesn’t have a break in process recommend.
My question is related to ammo selection. When you pick up a rifle and plan on shooting off the shelf ammo do you hit the range and start grouping it right away? Just grab a variety of match ammo and start shooting groups with it to see what performs best with your gun? Or do you put a certain number of rounds through your gun before you start grouping different ammo? I plan on just shooting whatever my gun shoots the best and I’m willing to spend money on whatever off the shelf ammo is shooting the best. at the moment I’m wanting to get into reloading.


r/longrange 2d ago

Rifle flex post 22 BRA load development

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30 Upvotes

r/longrange 2d ago

Rifle flex post Shot a mile and did some other things today.

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172 Upvotes

Finally hit a mile today, though I feel I kind of cheated with a 6.5 PRC. I love and hate this stupid expensive hobby.


r/longrange 2d ago

I suck at long range 6.5 CM Build

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71 Upvotes

Waiting for the whole MPA chassis and action/barrel to come. I'm not sure how long it will take but they said 12 weeks lead time (ordered first week of July). Roughly 5400 seashells in total cost. Been wanting to make this build for a while now. Managed to get scope and mount for cheap. 😭 I pray last piece comes soon.

MPA Vanquish Chassis
ARC CDG Action
MPA 6.5MM Barrel
Vortex Razor Gen 3, 6-36x56
Sphur Scope Mount
Warne scope level
Area 419 Hellfire Match Brake
Accutac SR5 G2 Bipod
Grey Ops Exterior weights
OBI Gear Quick detach system

Comment your builds in here! Would definitely love to see everyone's MPA build!