what round for 500-1000 yard distances?

[BuckySWT]

280 Ackley

just to throw that one out there.

[Seacoal]

Kill. I figure if it will kill then I can punch paper too, but not the other way around. I'd give up a little paper performance for killing ability for sure. About to have a second floor balcony non a house that will give me potential hog shots as far as I want.

300 win mag fits the bill but so do a lot of others. Just remember that 6.5, and 30 are really the 2 best cals for long range stuff

[HOYTPRO2001]

7mm STW is my choice in a factory Rem 700 SSF with a Huskamaw 6-20x50.
168 Bergers at 3200 fps are lethal at all ranges I've shot.

[JP8]

I shoot 6.5 Creedmoor, .300 Ultra, 7mag, and 7STW at those ranges. All great rounds. But I have put a lot of those in the back of the safes for the 6.5 Creedmoor.

[ElGatoBandito]

If you are looking to kill, I'll throw you some numbers that will help:
.300 win mag with a 200 grain bullet @1000 yards has 1247 ft lbs of KE
7mm mag with a 175 grain bullet @ 1000 yards has 771.7 ft-lbs of KE
6.5 creedmoor with a 140 grain bullet @ 1000 yards has 485 ft-lbs of KE

[McWebb93]

hands down .308

[The Texan]

338 lapua

[HUNTING_COACH]

.17 remington fireball.

Or a red Ryder.

[Dave]

6.5 Creedmoor, excellent ballistics of the 6.5 caliber with the availability of quality over the counter ammo.

[Capt.Bryan]

If you are looking to kill, I'll throw you some numbers that will help:
.300 win mag with a 200 grain bullet @1000 yards has 1247 ft lbs of KE
7mm mag with a 175 grain bullet @ 1000 yards has 771.7 ft-lbs of KE
6.5 creedmoor with a 140 grain bullet @ 1000 yards has 485 ft-lbs of KE

Depends on what kind of animals he will be shooting at long range. 485ft-lbs of energy is plenty on deer. How many deer have been killed by night hunters with .22 and .22mag and neither one of those cartridges produce over 200 ft-lbs at the muzzle.

The number of rounds required to consistently be on target at long range for clean ethical kills is up there. Stick to non magnums like 6.5 creedmore, 260 Remington, 7mm-08, or 308. I know people say 270 is not a long range caliber because of bullet selection, but the 270 short mag with 140 grain accubonds is pushing 740 ft-lbs of energy at 1k yards.

What ever you select practice practice practice. Then practice some more.

[SwampRabbit]

I'd say a 22LR....

But a .17HMR has a higher velocity and flatter trajectory...
You won't have to aim it completely straight in the air to get it to 1000 yards.

[Sylvo55]

Mine is 30-06

[trophy8]

This is a funny thread yet almost sad lol. So much bad info haha. Some of it is good. Keep it up boys!! It's entertaining!!

[trophy8]

It has a nightforce. It HAS to be a 1000 yard gun right?!

[topher]

For the ones that do shoot the 300wm how bad does it kick.