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I need a rifle to shoot deer at 350 yards
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:05 pm
It is 300 to 350 to the tree line from my new barn. I currently have been shooting a 270 with a 150 grain corelokt. Sighted in at zero at 100 with a 4x16 50 meopta meostar... I have never shot that distance at a whitetail.. only elk and I aimed a foot over its back...is there a better option for that distance or should I just aim high and let Er fly?
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Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:07 pm to WPsportsman
6.5 Creedmoor
7 mag for more umph
zero rifle according and let it fly
7 mag for more umph
zero rifle according and let it fly
This post was edited on 5/18/20 at 10:08 pm
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:11 pm to WPsportsman
There’s plenty of options that could but the question is if you should. If you are just eyeballing it at a foot over the back then probably not.
If you get serious about shooting long distance then 300WM or 7mmMag are the standards, from there it branches into all manner of Noslers and short mags.
If you get serious about shooting long distance then 300WM or 7mmMag are the standards, from there it branches into all manner of Noslers and short mags.
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:13 pm to WPsportsman
Your .270 with its current optic is fine for the job. Change your ammo to Federal blue box or better.
And practice, practice, practice at that distance.
And practice, practice, practice at that distance.
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:14 pm to WPsportsman
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I need a rifle to shoot deer at 350 yards-It is 300 to 350 to the tree line from my new barn. I currently have been shooting a 270 with a 150 grain corelokt. Sighted in at zero at 100 with a 4x16 50 meopta meostar... I have never shot that distance
you dont need new gear for that. Go learn and shoot you're rifle.
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:17 pm to Bawcephus
I’m looking at a 6.5 PRC, but at 350, you can stay with the 270. First, you need to practice at that distance, then it comes down to scope/reticle. Problem with deer is time. On a range, you can adjust your turret/clicks, etc. but a deer jumps out at 350 on a trail/line and if it’s decent, it won’t be there for any adjustments. You need a ballistic reticle, or milldot reference/something quick, or adjust a flat shooting gun for zero at a longer range, like zero at 250, and know your drops, etc...
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:23 pm to WPsportsman
.243
Fight me
Fight me
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:26 pm to WPsportsman
270 will get it done just fine
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:31 pm to rattlebucket
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.243
Now you’ve done it......
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:32 pm to WPsportsman
.408 CheyTac, 350 yards or 2000 yards you'll be covered.
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:44 pm to WPsportsman
.270 will do fine. Download Strelok pro on your phone. Enter info of cartridge (they have a ton of pre entered options) and choose your meopta reticle. See your holdover or your adjustment number. Practice.
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:51 pm to WPsportsman
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aim high and let Er fly?
Zero your rifle a little different.
A .270 should be zeroed 2.5 inches high at 100. That'll put it perfect out to 250 and only a 6 inch drop at 350.
All of this assumes about 3000fps.
Posted on 5/18/20 at 11:21 pm to X123F45
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A .270 should be zeroed 2.5 inches high at 100. That'll put it perfect out to 250 and only a 6 inch drop at 350.
This. Not sure why most are set on zeroing at 100 yards. Find the "Maximum Point Blank Range" of your caliber and sight accordingly.
Posted on 5/18/20 at 11:48 pm to WPsportsman
Your rifle is fine for those distances. Get a ballistic calculator for your phone and learn to use it. If you're aiming a foot high, you might be shooting over the animal.
With a phone based ballistics calculator and gps, you can mark your shooting location and then build a range card out for that hunting spot by walking out your shooting lanes and taking GPS readings at landmarks. On the day you shoot, you load weather data from either the closest weather station or a handheld weather station. Then, when you see your buck out near one of your landmarks, you just tap on it and it instantly tells you the holdover and windage hold in mils, MOA, or inches that you'll need to make the shot.
They're pretty nifty.
With a phone based ballistics calculator and gps, you can mark your shooting location and then build a range card out for that hunting spot by walking out your shooting lanes and taking GPS readings at landmarks. On the day you shoot, you load weather data from either the closest weather station or a handheld weather station. Then, when you see your buck out near one of your landmarks, you just tap on it and it instantly tells you the holdover and windage hold in mils, MOA, or inches that you'll need to make the shot.
They're pretty nifty.
This post was edited on 5/19/20 at 12:06 am
Posted on 5/19/20 at 1:01 am to WPsportsman
checkout the Remington 700 Long Range 25-06 Rem 26" Barrel. A very flat shooting cartridge. Use 120 grain Nosler Partition.
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Posted on 5/19/20 at 1:57 am to WPsportsman
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It is 300 to 350 to the tree line from my new barn
270 Win
If you believe you have a 10in circle in the vitals, Sight in 3.5 in high at 100yds. You should hit inside that 10in circle up to 355yds using a 130 gr Amax.
Obviously your rifles accuracy will shrink that 10 inches down,but any high power rifle is easily capable of killing them at that distance.
I'm not saying just dial it up and wait for hunting season. Try shooting at that distance sighting in at inch intervals high at 100yds so you will know you can just point and shoot from 100 out to the barn. No holdover required.
This post was edited on 5/19/20 at 1:59 am
Posted on 5/19/20 at 3:31 am to WPsportsman
Use the .270 and practice. You can switch to a good long range bullet like nosler accubond, barnes TTSX, hornady SST. Learn the drops and mark the distances down the lane. The .270 win will kill them as far as you can hit them and it's a very flat shooter. Depending on the load, it has a max point blank range past 300 yards so sighted in correctly with the right load, you don't have to hold over at all. Just aim and shoot.
Of course if you just want a new rifle, you'll need to step up to a big magnum to get better than you already have. If you want to make it as easy as possible to make hits, get a barrel melting 6.5 or 7mm. .26 nosler, 6.5-300 weatherby, 6.5 RPM weatherby, 7mm weatherby, etc. The weatherby mags will probably tickle your fancy well for what you want.
Of course if you just want a new rifle, you'll need to step up to a big magnum to get better than you already have. If you want to make it as easy as possible to make hits, get a barrel melting 6.5 or 7mm. .26 nosler, 6.5-300 weatherby, 6.5 RPM weatherby, 7mm weatherby, etc. The weatherby mags will probably tickle your fancy well for what you want.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 6:14 am to WPsportsman
How about getting closer to the deer 
Posted on 5/19/20 at 6:20 am to WPsportsman
you should try to get closer.
Posted on 5/19/20 at 6:34 am to WPsportsman
No caliber is a crutch for not practicing at the range you want to shoot at. Whether or not you get a different rifle is irrelevant to the time you should spend shooting at distance.
I would say don't spend the money and buy ammo to shoot.
With that said if you just have an itch to scratch by all means go buy another rifle, but just understand that after buying said rifle you wont suddenly be able to shoot a quarter at 350yds.
I would say don't spend the money and buy ammo to shoot.
With that said if you just have an itch to scratch by all means go buy another rifle, but just understand that after buying said rifle you wont suddenly be able to shoot a quarter at 350yds.
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