r/canadaguns • u/Bambam4040 • 1d ago
Buy recommendations Long range rifle
Hey all
Looking for a long range rifle and need help from people that know more than me about it. So I am thinking about 6.5 creedmoor or 338 lupa. I will probably not fire more than 2000 yards so think the 6.5 should be good any help would help. My budget is 8-15 for rile and scope feel free to send what you think you would buy
Thanks
Brad
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u/Tradzilla 1d ago
If you want to avoid developing bad habits and start off on the right foot learning the theory behind long distance shooting, I’d seriously consider taking a proper long-range shooting course, something like:
https://rfma.ca/training/
People sometimes make shooting 2,000 yards sound impossibly difficult, but simply getting a bullet out that far isn’t really the hard part. Hitting a relatively small target within your first few shots is where it becomes challenging. If you’re just plinking for fun and can see your misses, you’ll eventually walk one onto a large target.
If you’re genuinely serious about shooting 2,000 yards, I’d look at a cartridge that can remain supersonic for as much of that distance as possible. Once the bullet transitions through the transonic region and eventually goes subsonic, its behaviour can become less predictable.
That said, I think you’d probably be better served starting with a 6.5 Creedmoor and spending your time getting really competent inside 1,500 yards. You can absolutely stretch a 6.5 Creedmoor farther, but once you start pushing beyond that, there are a lot more variables working against you.
For reference, I’ve connected on a roughly 4-foot piece of steel at 2 km with my 6.5 Creedmoor. It can be done, but I wouldn’t use that as an argument that a 6.5 Creedmoor is an ideal 2,000-yard cartridge.
One thing I’d pay particular attention to when setting up a rifle for long range is your optic. Make sure the scope and mounting setup give you enough available elevation to dial for the distances you want to shoot. I’d also strongly recommend a first focal plane scope for this type of shooting.
Where are you located anyways?