long range caliber

[Meteormann]

hello i want to purcase a remington 700 adl and build to a sniper/long range rifle!

witch caliber should i go for the range will be from 250yrd to 600yrd for foxes and medium sized animals.
and witch caliber should i purcase the rifle in and then customise it??

 

[tenring]

Several come to mind, but my choice would be 6mmBR.

 

[rhino]

6.5x55 does almost everything!

RHINOUT!

 

[Cheechako]

99

A lot depends on what the meaning of "medium" is.,Shades of Bill Clinton) If you mean foxes or coyotes or stuff like that then the 6BR would be perfect. On the other hand, if you mean deer sized animals I say go for something bigger like a 244 Remington or the 6.5x55 like rhino suggested. It's not fair to deer to shoot at them with a cartridge that is not sure to kill them cleanly. JMHO

Ray

 

[Wild_Bill]

I would look at the 260 remington it has bullets light enough for feral eradication and a great selection of match bullets then you also have a good selection of HEAVy game projectiles a 260 will fire a 160gr projectile the same speed a 6.5-55 will and it is the standard load for moose in scandanavian countries. make sure you use an 8 twist to stabalise ALL projectiles you might like to try. If you want to cut back to two loads
1: A heavily constructed 140 to 160gr Hunting bullet for dear.
2: Hornady A Max for target and predator work because of the plastic tip they are verry explosive so can be used as a dual purpose.

The 260 will feed and function flawlesly in a remington ADL action.

Cheers Bill
Australia