I am new to this forum and I know this thread is OLD! BUT, as far as good long range rifle? I disagree with a few on this subject...
I shoot at least twice a week and we have a range with steel at 650 yards 12" gong, 1,000 yards & 1,400 yards 12"x20" silhouette. The only long range rifle I own is my Saiga .308, with conversion & Leupold Mark AR 3-9x40 Mil-Dot scope. At 1,000 yards I can consistently hit 6-7 out of 10 shots. At 650 yards at a 12" gong about the same. At 1,400 yards I will usually shoot about 20 rounds each outing and can roughly hit it about 50% of the time.
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