For the ADD folks: FNG to the board. Looking for advice. Don't have any formal training on precision shooting. Thought about getting a .50 cal and ditched the idea. Now leaning to .338 Lapua. Am set up for reloading. Shoot expert consistently at range quals. Good fundamentals just never applied it to long range/precision. Advice on caliber/rifle is appreciated.
Ok, so I've been on ar15.com for about 4 years and decided that I now want to get into the art of precision shooting. There are some decent fellows over there but I figured that y'all would be more adept at the questions I may have as I delve into this new world.
So, that said, here are my questions.
I've always wanted a .50 cal (go ahead, groan) and having recently moved out to the midwest, never really had a chance to shoot longer than 100 yards on a fairly consistent basis. Now I have the opportunity. I thought about the 50 for a few weeks and started asking for advice over on AR15.com and a lot of them suggested that I not start off with a .50 since my experience is very limited.
I think that line of thinking is rather sound but I have no idea where to start at. I used to have a Savage 10FP that I ditched because, well, I never got to shoot it. I'm into reloading now and have the means to make very accurate rounds so caliber selection really isn't too much of an issue. I just don't really know what direction to take.
I ditched the idea of the .50 beacause:
Lack of range availability.
Initial cost of reloading set up.
Cost of reloading. Everything is double.
I started leaning toward .338 Lapua. Don't know why. I'm just kind of enamored with the idea of throwing big fast rounds down range. I'm not certain if this is a bad round to learn on. I'm all ears for suggestions from you guys. Budget including glass is 3k
Sorry for being so long winded on the first post and for posting in here. I just didn't know where to put this. If a mod could move it, I would appreciate it!
Ok, so I've been on ar15.com for about 4 years and decided that I now want to get into the art of precision shooting. There are some decent fellows over there but I figured that y'all would be more adept at the questions I may have as I delve into this new world.
So, that said, here are my questions.
I've always wanted a .50 cal (go ahead, groan) and having recently moved out to the midwest, never really had a chance to shoot longer than 100 yards on a fairly consistent basis. Now I have the opportunity. I thought about the 50 for a few weeks and started asking for advice over on AR15.com and a lot of them suggested that I not start off with a .50 since my experience is very limited.
I think that line of thinking is rather sound but I have no idea where to start at. I used to have a Savage 10FP that I ditched because, well, I never got to shoot it. I'm into reloading now and have the means to make very accurate rounds so caliber selection really isn't too much of an issue. I just don't really know what direction to take.
I ditched the idea of the .50 beacause:
Lack of range availability.
Initial cost of reloading set up.
Cost of reloading. Everything is double.
I started leaning toward .338 Lapua. Don't know why. I'm just kind of enamored with the idea of throwing big fast rounds down range. I'm not certain if this is a bad round to learn on. I'm all ears for suggestions from you guys. Budget including glass is 3k
Sorry for being so long winded on the first post and for posting in here. I just didn't know where to put this. If a mod could move it, I would appreciate it!