shot my .308 for the first time today

[Truth223]

Dont mind the patio furniture lol


First time ive ever shot a 308 caliber in my life. I sighted it in at 50 and worked my way up to the 100 yard range. I wasnt concerned with accuracy to be honest,I was just getting used to the recoil and getting familiar with the scope. I have a bunch of fggm 168gr and 175 gr that im going to try out tomorrow.

A few observations from the first day:
-I need a better scope. The bushnell 3200 10x mil/mil thats on there now is nice,but I would like a little more power.
-A DBM is in this rifles future,soon. Loading the stock magazine kinda sucks to be honest.
-The recoil isnt as bad as I thought it would. But seeing my hits would be nice.Would a muzzle brake help any? Im heading to the range again tomorrow so il try to get some group pictures and hopefully a video to help me improve on my mechanics.

 

[fred650]

Re: shot my .308 for the first time today

Great rifle!

I hear great things about the Millet scopes you might want to consider those, same price range.

 

[grayghost]

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Yes a muzzle brake will help. Put one on my 308 and now it feels like a 223 or less. Check out muzzle brakes for sale on options and acc for sale Ross is go to go, and his brakes work great. As for the scope, what are your shooting plans? Figure that out then get what suits your needs plus some, buy once cry once. Happy shooting.

 

[normbal]

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Don't poo-poo the 10x scope, yet.

I've made many hits out to 938 yds with a 14x scope (Leupold 4-14 x 50 mil dot) on torsos, also have 22 and 25 x scopes on .308 and a .338 LM gun and they're useful, but also magnify mirage and narrow field of view which isn't a problem if you KNOW where your target is and have time to find it.

Anyway, stick with the scope for a while until you start to shoot longer range and learn its limitations.

A brake will help, definitely, as would a suppressor, depends on how much money and time you want to put into your gun. When you're having the barrel threaded, I can't speak highly enough of Mike Stannard at Tornado Technologies. He's done three of my guns over the years and has always had them turned around on time and done right for the project (meaning, one AAC flash hider required a taper I wasn't expecting but he matched it up perfectly).

Have fun.

 

[spamassassian]

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I have a very similar setup to yours although based around a 700 LTR. Same stock, Badger bolt knob, similar rail and rings. For a scope I've been happy with the SWFA 3-9x42 FFP mil/mil. I agree that more magnification would be nice, but as it is I'm getting decent groups at 200 and hitting steel targets at 550, so the overall setup is working well. I did go with the CDI DBM and it's very nice. I've thought about a muzzle brake, too. That might be next for me. Enjoy your rifle!

 

[WhiskeyWebber]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: normbal</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't poo-poo the 10x scope, yet. </div></div>

+1 10x fixed is a great way to go for comps too! You get fast target acquisition and I think just the right amount of magnification. I've hit out to 1080 with my .308 10X fixed combo.

I now have variable scopes but I find for timed events that I've never shot before I usually adjust my scope to 10x before the buzzer to make sure I don't waste any time finding the target.

 

[DeadNoise]

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nice looking rig.

 

[TB2Blazer]

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I have the exact same scope on my AAC-SD and I love it for now. I'm new to the long range world but I have made plenty of 600 yard shots with mine no problem. As my fundamentals get better I could justify buying a better scope but for now its perfect. Stick with it it will only make you a better shooter anyways.

 

[117D-RTO]

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I would spend money on more ammo and range time versus changing your scope. A muzzle break will reduce felt recoil but will amplify the noise which may cause you to flinch more for the first few shots. I don't think you are going to be able to spot your shots shooting at 100 yards even with a muzzle break.

Nice looking rifle, have fun shooting!

 

[Swift]

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I'll echo the 10x sentiments. General rule of thumb is 1x for every 100 yards you shoot(i.e. 6x for 600, 10x for 1,000). I've used my USO ST10 at the 1,000 yard line and didn't feel disadvantaged. There's also less stuff to fidget with. Get behind the rifle, point and shoot. More mag doesn't hurt but it's not totally necessary.

Seeing hits at 100 yards can be a challenge but it's certainly doable. Take your time, practice the fundamentals properly and dry fire, dry fire, dry fire. If you're new to precision rifles, dry fire 100 times for each live round you shoot. It's tedious at first but you will quickly see the fruits of your labor downrange(literally).

"Amateurs practice until they do it right. Professionals practice until they cannot do it wrong."

One other note; keep driving that Bushnell and spend the money you would have spent on optics on ammunition instead. Once you feel your skills have progressed beyond the Bushnell, then you can upgrade. It's easy to get wrapped up in high end optics and expensive builds on here but you have to be able to drive it first.

Good luck and keep shooting!

 

[TKellogg]

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"It's easy to get wrapped up in high end optics and expensive builds on here but you have to be able to drive it first."

The above is very true. It happened to me. I thought I needed a custom rifle and the best scope my money could buy. It was nice but didn't help me shoot any better. Now I've got a stock 700 AAC-SD on the way with lots of room to upgrade as my skills improve(plus the wife is much happier).

 

[Bugaboo]

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Keep the scope for some time, until you figure out what you need. I have a SB PMII 5-25 scope and most of the time I shoot with 8x (last Saturday up to 1000m). Also fixed power means less trouble with parallax setting, so you can concentrate on marksmanship. I use the maximum power on short distances to shoot very small targets (like a electric cord etc.).

As for the brake, I have an MB on my TRG22 and I plan to remove it. The rifle is muzzle-heavy and while shooting in kneeling/standing/sitting it is not the best.

If you lay straight behind the rifle, the muzzle will not jump off the target. I am less experienced than many of the members here, but I can manage to spot my own "splashes" at 1000 m, if I do it correctly (yes, it happens sometimes).