r/canadaguns • u/charlietango-001 • 1d ago

Shooting Long Range shooting

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what's do you guys think is the best platform and caliber for longe range shooting?

Im using an Accuracy International AX rifle currently chambered in 308

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u/Ok-Raise-5115 17h ago

Way better view than my little farm shooting range in Ontario 😂

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u/Fit-Internet4674 16h ago

Count your blessings to be able to shoot basically anytime you want without all the BS elsewhere

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u/charlietango-001 16h ago

man its amazing that you can shoot in your back yard, I have to drive 1.5hr from Vancover to my range in Chilliwack just to be able to shoot 200 meters, as for the spot where we do actual long range shooting we have to drive 5 hours away to the location you see in the picture!

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u/Ok-Raise-5115 16h ago

Guess I am pretty lucky when you put it that way. Once the crops come off I can reach out to the back of the field that’s perpendicular to my 100yd shooting table and reach out to 450yds

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u/charlietango-001 15h ago

absolutely, having your own privet spot is something most of us dream of!

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u/Borealbound 12h ago

Suggestion:

Take the Ferry to the Sunshine Coast, go up Mount Elphinstone, you would probably spend less time driving, granted 45 mins on the ferry but maybe only an hour of actual driving and you could have the joy of shooting up in the mountains but with the Salish sea in the distance. 

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u/charlietango-001 12h ago

ill definitely look in to it!

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u/DryPersonality7558 12h ago

Have you considered Mission? 300m range.

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u/charlietango-001 11h ago

never been there,

ill definitely go check it out! is it members only or they take drop ins?

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u/DryPersonality7558 11h ago

They have a sighting in days for public but generally members only. It's closer than chilliwack too, i get there in about an hour from North Van.

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u/charlietango-001 10h ago

Chilliwack fish and game is fantastic! but yeah ill check it out,

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u/Bambam4040 13h ago

What place is that to do long range shooting the 5 hour away? I am in Richmond

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u/nobodyspecial506 nb 12h ago

What's the range to the other side of the valley? 800m or so?

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u/syspak 6h ago

Where?!

The PCDHFC only has 200ish yards.

I'd love to try stretching the legs out on my 308 and 223/556 bolt action.

If it's not to far away then maybe even build out a 6.5CM.

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u/Eglitarian 7h ago

I’d love to have even one of those instead of driving an hour.

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u/H0B013 11h ago

The saddest thing is our inability to share spots like this without the fear of them being destroyed by dipshits. I've got a legal spot like this fairly local to the Fraser valley that I'd LOVE to share with everyone here but the moment you do all the cloud hunters and litterbugs show up and ruin it for everyone

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u/charlietango-001 11h ago

100% agree with you! I shared a spot before and now it turned in to a camp ground for the wrong crowd, there's people camping there all the time even if I go on a week day!

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u/Memorywipe 2h ago

what is a cloud hunter?

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u/crashblanchard 14h ago

I really think it depends on where you are located and how far out you can shoot often. I shoot a 308 usually if im shooting within 900m. Beyond 900m I plan on building a 300PRC but until I find a place I can reliably get to that has a good spot to beyond that range I dont find the cost worth it.

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u/charlietango-001 14h ago

308 is my favourite!

I shoot both 308 and 338LM, I have no experience with 300PRC but ive been hearing lots of good things about it

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u/crashblanchard 13h ago

Just cant beat the costs of 308 over magnum calibers, i can shoot all day with the 308 and not want to cry about the costs haha

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u/charlietango-001 13h ago

100% agree with you!

I even made a video about it on my YouTube channel

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u/Old-Selection-1012 12h ago

Trying to hit Alberta from up there bud?

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u/charlietango-001 12h ago

hahahah just steel my friend!

I love Alberta

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u/FD4L 10h ago

I could shoot a pop can off the center mountain peak with my savage 64.

-22 Man

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u/Borealbound 12h ago

This makes me miss BC. 

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u/charlietango-001 12h ago

were are you located?

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u/Borealbound 5h ago

I moved to the Empire State of the South in die Burgerreich.

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u/under_hunter82376 10h ago

thats nice !

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u/charlietango-001 9h ago

yeah its magical out there!

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u/KalashnikovParty 9h ago

Not the biggest outdoor person but it’s views like this that really make me appreciate the beauty of nature

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u/charlietango-001 8h ago

absolutely!

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u/DougMacRay617 7h ago

300 PRC or 7mm PRC

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u/charlietango-001 7h ago

I have no experience with ether but based on what ive heard from some frineds id say 300 PRC

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u/DougMacRay617 6h ago

Im just answering your question, these two are some of the best for long range precision shooting

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u/charlietango-001 5h ago

Im still 308 and 338LM shooter

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u/Significant_Step_517 17h ago

Sir, I believe you are winning at life. Congrats that looks so fun!

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u/charlietango-001 16h ago

its a 5 hours drive a way from Vancouver just to get to a spot like this!

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u/TheSmellyDragon 3h ago

Just curious, which direction are you driving 5 hours? East? I’d love to know the general area

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u/NeoNova9 15h ago

Do you set up a perimeter around your target warning others of the target?

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u/charlietango-001 15h ago

https://reddit.com/link/padt3pr/video/nhg75m0wi3qh1/player

there's a big hill behind it as ui can see plus this area is so remote that you can only access it in the summer,

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u/NeoNova9 15h ago

Oh that seems like a great time! Hope you all had fun . Stay safe out there .

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u/platinumresto 13h ago

Hehe hey I know you ✂️💈

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u/charlietango-001 13h ago

who is this hahaha?

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u/Wide-Ship-9409 8h ago

I guess that's your barber lolol

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u/bluehero2425 4h ago

That's awesome! How far are you shooting?

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u/charlietango-001 3h ago

the farthest hit ive made was 1500 meters using a PGW C14 338LM