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Alex[_10_]

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On Fri, 3 Feb 2017 21:35:17 -0500, Alex wrote:

I finally received my Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor. I already
have purchased the Nightforce NXS 5.5-22X56 scope, rings, and Atlas
bipod for it. It's a great combination! I can't wait for my next trip
to the 1000 yard range.

The 6.5 is a great long distance round but it looks like I will have to
fire it about 32 feet above the 1000 yard target compared to about 8
feet for my Barrett .338 Lapua Magnum. It's a lot of fun dialing in to
a target over a half mile away. This scope if far better than the
Leupold on the Barrett so I expect good results.

There are ranges of one mile or better out west so I plan to take them
both there very soon.

I see a lot of folks love that 6.5C. I have never seen one myself but
there is not a lot of varmint shooting here. The only nearby range is
200 yards. Your 6.5 is not even stretching it's legs at that distance.
I shoot that over open sights with my M1A and I am not really that
good. I am still a pistol and shotgun guy at heart.

The Hornady 6.5 Creedmoor is flat at 200 yards:

200 0.0"
300 -7.1"
600 -71.0"
800 -163"
1000 -313.3"

I shoot handguns and shotguns far more often than rifles, too.