Never done any long range shooting till now

[deijoe]

Great topic.
I am looking into long range shooting. Looking at a Remington Model 750.
Checking out pricing and scopes..

[Patriot Prepper]

I think you made a good move to learn long range shooting. Is is a great skill to have. It is also extremely enjoyable.

I shoot my .308 at 600 yards every week and on good days will lay all 20 rounds into the 10 and x ring. Sometimes I shoot it at 1,000 yards but feel that is too far of an effective range distance for the .308 win. For 1,000 yards I use my .338 LM - its a 1,500 yard gun. This summer I will be shooting 1 mile plus.

I also have a 50 BMG that I cannot shoot too many places (most ranges do not allow it). I think my .338LM is more versatile than the .50 cal. But the 50 has tremendous penetrating power. The .338 LM has 5,000 foot pounds of energy more than double the .308 win. The 50 BMG has up to 15,000 foot pounds. Its a thumper.

Sounds like you are doing a great job so far. It is also good to have a teacher. I encourage you to keep shooting long range, and to keep learning. The learning never ends. There is always room for improvement and new things to discover. You are learning an invaluable skill for preppers.

[RunAndGun]

I would concentrate on the Sierra matchking 168 grain.

Excellent advice and bullet. Also don't count out the Sierra 168 Game King. This is an excellent bullet as well. Not match grade but in my experience it is so close most would not notice it. It SHOULD shoot to the same POI as the Match King, is cheaper, and of course can be used on game. 44 grains of Varget seems to work awesome with these bullets.

Watch over heating the barrel on an auto, a good rule of thumb is 1 rd per minute average or close to it. The 308 is pretty forgiving but they can cook the throat if you are not careful.

I would not use my precision rifle for fire suppression drills, but I have honestly not noticed this platform being harder on barrels than a bolt gun. I regularly shoot the AR10 platform 5 to 6 rounds per minute and bolt guns 3 to 4 rounds per minute.