I recently got into long distance shooting and find myself thinking about it all the fricking time. Seriously, all the time. I am all about accuracy and I want to practice as much as I can so I can improve and get better. I am obsessed with improving. I own a Bergara HMR Pro in 6.5 Creedmoor and I love that gun, the problem is that shooting it a lot with match ammo is expensive. So I purchased a CZ 455 rifle in 22lr to get additional time behind a rifle but being an accuracy nut, I get bent when its windy as the accuracy of my shots suffer. So I need something that can handle some wind and is still economical to shoot a lot. For training purposes I only need to shoot at a distance of about 100 yards). I dont mind spending money on an accurate AR15 or a 223 bolt rifle, but even match 223 ammo is about $1 a round and I will typically shoot about 150-200 rounds per trip to the range (I will easily spend 5 hours shooting and love every second of it and I do this 2 or 3 times a month). My question is what is the best way to get additional training behind a precision rifle that can handle more wind than a 22lr? Can I get what I am looking for in about $.30 to $.40 per round? I don't mind buying another rifle (just another excuse to purchase firearms) for this purpose but it would need to satisfy my need for accuracy so when I shoot poorly I know its my shooting and not something outside my control (like crap ammo or wind). I love the 22lr but it certainly has its limitations. Any suggestions will be welcome.
PRS training on the cheaper side
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You can hand load Spear 120 6.5 with a .45 G1 for about $15 per 100. Load it slow and you get a 4mph gun. That will make you learn the wind and save your barrel while still having recoil and time on your gun.
Then use your 22 to build fast stable positions and run tiny targets fast at 5o yards .
cheap and effective practice... shooog some NRL22 matches; super fun.
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Dry fire is free and the best shooters I know do it often. Your 22 is fine, why 100? Set up 1-2 moa targets at 50 yards. Whatever. The value is building good positions and reinforcing fundamentals. Build a barricade, get empty barrel from farm supply store, used tires from local garage, a milk crate, cheap step ladder. You can practice on these with the 22 or dry fire for nearly nothing.
