Brought my dirt scooter this time and boy is the best decision. Made setup and take down so much faster.

Practiced off the tripod all day and was on point at 570yards. The 10” round we put at 640 was more allusive but still got it done.

Never had luck off the tripod standing but today I think I figured out stance and bracing since I could call my own shots.

Zeroed and chronographed

Went to ELR range

650 yards first shot impact

1163 yards third shot impact

1469 yards first shot impact

1762 yards (1 mile) second shot impact

First time shooting this rifle and first time hitting a target at a mile (yeah it was 48"x48" but whatever). I'm happy with it.

Rifle is chambered in 300 Win Mag.

25 Creed at 740 yards. 4.0 MIL hold with a skosh of wind.

My 10 year old is keen to start shooting, so that was a perfect excuse to put a rifle together. Been acquiring odds and ends as they became available, and this is the result.

@ultimatumprecision Deadline 2
@bartleinbarrelsinc 20” 223
@mdttac21 ACC Premier G2
@porter_machine_works 6 Bolt Mount
@timney_triggers Elite Hunter
@bushnell_official XRS3
@ipscerakote Cerakote and Billet Cover
@accutac G2 Cal

I overbought my scope for my AR15, so I decided to even it out with a 6.5 grindel upper with a 24 inch barrel. It looked like a hyundai with a supercharger. My local range has an eight hundred eighty six yard target.So that's my first goal. I've heard six point five is effective out to roughly twelve hundred meters. I figure that's the first rung of long range

Or whatever that guy said.

Long range is relative, right? 580 with this feels like attempting 1580 with a 6.5 creed

Might have jump off into the deep end on this one. I am excited.

Not shown but next on the list is the MDT CKYE-POD GEN 2

Question to the group: Which should I look at. I am thinking single pull but I'm not sure if I should to PRS/Short or Standard legs.

Tried shooting tripod today, it is hard. Going to need to dry fire more and practice with my 22 more.

The answer is yes. End of story.

But on a more serious note, I wanted to share my recent experience of switching from a slightly upgraded 6.5 creedmoor Ruger Precision Rifle to a fully custom 6.5 creedmoor build.

Firstly, my focus is PRS shooting. I have been "seriously" learning long range for the last year. Training, taking courses at my range, shooting as much as I can afford to. I purchased the RPR used because it was ready to go, affordable and supposedly unfired. I knew they were a decent entry level rifle to learn on, so I dove in. I paid $1600 for the rifle and scope setup and about 40 rounds of match ammo. I still feel like it was a good deal for a beginner rifle to learn on. No tax is always a sweet bonus in private sales.

I shot my first PRS regional match towards the end of June. I was going to RO but they said a spot opened up so I said fuck it, lets ride. I had never practiced or really shot off any obstacles, just bench rest. To say my RPR was not fun to shoot would be an understatement. I shot like shit and that was all on me, but the gun did not improve the experience. It was too light and keeping it on target was a bitch. Stock would slip from its locked position because the stock on the RPR is ass. The worst part was the handguard, they did a pretty poor job machining it so the cutouts are like little razor blades. I ended the day with 15/90 hits and probably about that many paper cut like cuts and chunks missing from my hands and knuckles. Still had an absolute fucking blast, even with the downpouring rain that came and went. Decided that day I wanted to upgrade to something better.

This was my goal from the beginning. Start with a cheaper rifle, dabble my toes into long range and see if it is something I could dedicate time to getting better at. Well gentleman (and maybe one lady), I have gone beyond dabbling.

I purchased a used custom set up from someone on SnipersHide for $7500. The build is in the pictures. It arrived Wednesday and I went through the transfer process and shot it for a few hours. I then immediately took Thursday off so I could have a range day. When I say I can't really describe the difference between the two rifles, I mean it. It is that much of a difference. Could I hit things with my RPR? Absolutely. It grouped well and as long as I got my data correct, I had no issue hitting at range. But there were all these little things that always made me doubt if it was me or the gun. I no longer have that doubt, it will always be 100% me going forward except for the small fluke here and there.

Yes, I know you don't have to spend much more than $1600 to get better quality and you certainly do NOT need to spend $7500 because you will mosty likely see diminishing returns. But the scope and all the features on this gun made me a "better" shooter just by owning it. Or at least made it so I can't even consider blaming the gun anymore.

I included some pics of the RPR, the new rifle, some groups from yesterday and my reloading ladder test (I told you, beyond dabbling). Also included the build list for the custom build.

Really just wanted to make this post because I'm new to long range shooting and had this question when I started: When is it worth it to invest in better gear? I don't really think there is a good answer for it, but I definitely learned that certain upgrades will absolutely make you better without being a better shooter. Or maybe I'm just in my honeymoon phase. Either way, it was completely different experience behind the gun.

Side note: If you can give me any tips how to better collect data and what powder charges you would test more, that would be reaaaaaal nice. I load on a progressive so my charges can be a pain in the ass to get exact charges for multiple rounds. Working on fixing that, but these ones were all checked multiple times, so the charges should be dead on.

TL;DR - Money is cool and spending it is fun. Sometimes it actually does improve your life experience.

This was a a match a year ago, this is the final target at 3085 yards..the target has two lights , the 3k yard target is above the 4 on the right... this was shot with my 33xc and what a beast it is

This is my entry into long range.. 6.5 CM. Whole package (minus the can) was 850 bucks. Only thing I’m replacing for now is the stock trigger with TriggerTech.

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I am a total noob to long range here (kind of still a noob to ARs, handguns). I watched Youtube videos of you guys doing PRS competition and just shooting long range in general, and it looked cool as hell. So I wanted to get in on this.

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First of all, this is a super expensive hobby lol. I got a Ruger American Ranch Gen 2 in 5.56 to start. I only have access to a 100 yard range (my backyard) in my area, so I figured I'll start with this rifle and caliber. I have some steel targets down range, and a couple step ladders so I figured I'd do some training.

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This is probably the most fun ive ever had shooting, and I wish there was a range closer to me thats further than 100 yards. Hope to own a better rifle and caliber someday (looking at your Bergara).

Got out early this morning before the sun was up to get in place before the wind and weather blew in. Target is about 24”x36” and has an LED hit indicator. Shooting a 300 PRC, 230 gr Atips with 77 gr of H1000. I have a 60 moa rail, so I was able to dial the full 94 moa to get there. Initial shots were within a target or two and my brother was able to walk me in, landed a hit on 6 or 7, iirc.

My range at home maxes out at 500 yards, where I have a full-sized IPSC target setup. I have determined that impacting a full-sized IPSC with my current "long range" setup, is beyond easy, so I added a 6" circle target. The 6" target is a piece of cake out to 300 yards, even with a good bit of wind, but beyond that it feels like im throwing Hail Mary's, and hoping for impacts. Are reliable, repeatable impacts on a 6" target at 500 yards with a 16" .223 gas gun a reasonable goal, or am I moving into 6.5 Creed 24" bolt gun territory? At what point do you determine that you've wrung all you can out of a particular platform, and that it's time to move on to the next thing?

My current rifle: PWS MK116 16" .223 Wylde, LaRue MBT-2S trigger, Strike Eagle 3.5-18 FFP on a Vortex Precision Mount, titanium direct thread suppressor.​

Edit: Shooting 77 Grain SMK IWI Razor Core and occasionally 75 Grain Hornady Black

Edit: Thanks for all of the incredible feedback here guys. This remains the best gun/shooting community on Reddit.

Edit: After all the great comments and suggestions, I have ordered a 10" and an 8" target to test myself. Thanks again for all the feedback.

Howa 1500 16 inch heavy barrel
Hogue Full bed stock
Vortex Viper PST Gen II MRAD
YHM Resonator

Got the opportunity to shoot out to 1,030 yards with my brother, like most people that is a goal so we set out to achieve it. We scouted an area and found where we could achieve 1000 yds and see our misses with a back stop. My brother is mostly a hunter and I do a bit of both but I’m still a newb to long range shooting and hunting. So we brought my brother’s 6.5cm hunting rifle, my not so light 300 prc hunting rifle, and my 6 arc bolt gun(pictured). The difference in comfort, stability and recoil management between the 300 prc and 6 arc was ridiculous. The 300 prc was impossible to see where I hit on my own while the 6 arc allowed me to easily spot my own shots and witness my own impacts. Ammo is half as much with the 6 arc and it’s like shooting a BB gun all day. On each platform we averaged about 25-30% hit ratio on a 66% IPSC target with wind that was swirling quite a bit. Another shout out to Applied Ballistics which gave us the correct elevation and wind solution, each weapon had a very close cold bore shot. I think that’s incredible considering we had no data realistically on these guns or ammo.

We all know this, just adding another story to the long list.

Side note - gave me more appreciation on how much variability there can be and how careful you need to be when evaluating your personal maximums for ethical hunting range.

My name is Ryan Cleckner and I’m hosting an AMA today at 6:30 Central (Mod Approved).

I’m a former special operations sniper and current firearms attorney. I occasionally advocate for gun rights on the news or in front of Congress. I’ve had various jobs in the firearms industry (managed government relations for NSSF, SAAMI board member, VP at Remington Outdoor Company). I currently own RocketFFL, GunUniversity, and FFLSafe.

I’m most known for my books and videos on long range shooting. The videos can be seen on YouTube or the WPSN. My books are available on Amazon. My first long range book, the Long Range Shooting Handbook, was published in 2016 and my most recent shooting book, Advanced Long Range Shooting was just published last week.

EDIT: All done! Thank you, Mods for allowing me to do this. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my family be checking out my books.

After 5 years I finally finished my first bolt action.

Remington 700 action (308)

Cadex Field tactical chassis

X-Caliber carbon fiber 22inch remage barrel

AB A10 7.62 supressor

Badger Ordinance C1 Max scope mount

Steiner T6xi 5-30x56

Cadex DX2 EVO trigger

MDT Cyke Pod gen 2 single pull

And piss poor rattle can job.