Bergara 300 win mag. Vortex extreme.

[Bgingerich]

I'm looking into doing the vortex extreme next August and would need to purchase a new rifle if I would do so. Anybody have any experience with that at up to a mile. Or at extreme distances. Also if anybody has any experience at the vortex extreme I'd love to hear more. Cant find a whole lot of information on it.

 

[chevy_man]

I'm going to assume a HMR Pro.

I doubt you'll be disappointed. The key to being competitive is practice, knowing your equipment (all of it, slings, packs, bags, ammo books, everything you'll carry) and using it to your advantage.

 

[Ledzep]

There were I think 5-6 targets past 900 this year. Most everything is 200-800yd. Targets for the most part are pretty fairly sized considering the hunter divisions and people are using factory rifles/ammo, but the long targets are no joke.

Weight limit to get into the "Hunter" class was a 10lb rifle. My partner's rifle wasn't even close so I didn't quite catch all the rules on what can/can't be off the rifle for weighing.

30% score for time (8.5-9 miles with about 800ft elevation change, avg. around 5500ft.). I think it's percentile of the best time?? Not 100% on that one, 70% for targets. 3pts 1st round hit, 1 point 2nd round hit. Each guy fires 2 shots at all 40 targets. Shooting well pays off more than running fast. I've done it the last 2 years and did much better taking my time. If you want to be serious you probably need to physically train regardless. The guys that win it shoot great AND haul ass.

I don't know if I'd recommend a magnum. I think a guy got scoped pretty hard this year shooting a 300 RUM. Could be wrong but I think he had to go get stitches. The shooting positions can get funky and magnums will exploit lack of recoil management or bad position.

 

[Bgingerich]

There were I think 5-6 targets past 900 this year. Most everything is 200-800yd. Targets for the most part are pretty fairly sized considering the hunter divisions and people are using factory rifles/ammo, but the long targets are no joke.

Weight limit to get into the "Hunter" class was a 10lb rifle. My partner's rifle wasn't even close so I didn't quite catch all the rules on what can/can't be off the rifle for weighing.

30% score for time (8.5-9 miles with about 800ft elevation change, avg. around 5500ft.). I think it's percentile of the best time?? Not 100% on that one, 70% for targets. 3pts 1st round hit, 1 point 2nd round hit. Each guy fires 2 shots at all 40 targets. Shooting well pays off more than running fast. I've done it the last 2 years and did much better taking my time. If you want to be serious you probably need to physically train regardless. The guys that win it shoot great AND haul ass.

I don't know if I'd recommend a magnum. I think a guy got scoped pretty hard this year shooting a 300 RUM. Could be wrong but I think he had to go get stitches. The shooting positions can get funky and magnums will exploit lack of recoil management or bad position.

Thanks. Maybe I'm not looking In the right places but that's the best information on more of the specifics I've heard yet.
What calibers are most shooters using? I heard on the vortex nation podcast that there were some guys using as small as .223/5.56
I shoot quite a bit of smokeless muzzleloader and understand the scoping at odd angles, that's no fun...

 

[Bgingerich]

I'm going to assume a HMR Pro.

I doubt you'll be disappointed. The key to being competitive is practice, knowing your equipment (all of it, slings, packs, bags, ammo books, everything you'll carry) and using it to your advantage.

Yes I was leaning towards hmr pro.

 

[Sheldon N]

I believe the winner(s) shot 6 Creedmoor in a lightweight competition setup, MPA Hybrid chassis, Carbon fiber barrel, etc. They've won three years in a row now. Seriously capable shooters that do a lot of team matches plus also are top level in PRS/NRL. That and they are in seriously good shape.

 

[Tactical Taz]

I RO'd it two years ago. After watching everyone go through it, and given there is a time component to it, I would probably shoot a lightweight competition setup like Owen and his partner in either 6 Creed or 6.5 Creed (hopefully the same caliber/load as my partner). Given the time component, I would have to consider hard using factory ammo and just leaving my brass. If not, I would use a cheaper brass in my reload and just leave it. The targets aren't really extreme distances, just small at the far targets.

Last year when I shot one side of the course (not at a fast pace hike) I cleaned the close targets with my 6 creed and dropped at least 1 of the 2 engagements on each of the furthest targets. That is mostly being newer still last year and being pretty out of shape from a knee surgery. I think those cartridges are plenty for the match and like anything it will come down to reading the wind and seeing/correcting for your misses.

I saw way too many people shooting lightweight magnums and getting torn up on my stage which was pretty easy (one of the shorter range stages) because they thought they needed it shoot 1k+ yards. Having the right equipment and knowledge of how to use it was more important than the rifle. There were quite a few times my atlas was not nearly enough bipod.

 

[Ledzep]

If I were starting fresh, and building a gun just for that match I'd go with a 6.5 PRC with a CF barrel to tip under the 10# mark. You never shoot more than 8 shots per stage so the limited mag capacity isn't as big of a deal, and I think the PRC with heavies gives you a pretty good setup for the targets/ranges there. The same rifle could dual-role as a hunting rifle. I say to get into the hunter class because there you have a better chance of scoring higher