Best long range rifle caliber?

[BerksCountyDave]

Here's an option in .260:

http://www.dpmsinc.com/firearms/firearm.aspx?id=20

[BerksCountyDave]

This might be even better. Saves me money for good glass.

http://www.dpmsinc.com/store/product...=1991&cat=1605

[Koli01]

I would go with a bolt gun. Inherently more accurate.
Another benefit to the .243/6mm/and probably .260 over the super hot .22's is that they don't tend to wear out barrels like the .22's do. At least that's what I heard.

[The_War_Wagon]

Best? Or best that's widely available for the money? This could go on a LOT of different tangents. Here's the short answer to both, off the top of my head;

1) Money-is-no-object-answer - .50 (and get a Barrett)
2) On-a-budget-answer - .308 (and get an FAL)

ta da.

Bob

[BerksCountyDave]

The .260 is intriguing. Who makes a bolt gun in .260? The only two I've seen are Remington and Ruger, and I'm not really a fan of either of their guns.

[Arch007er]

I would go with a bolt gun. Inherently more accurate.
Another benefit to the .243/6mm/and probably .260 over the super hot .22's is that they don't tend to wear out barrels like the .22's do. At least that's what I heard.

I agree with koli01, i would def. stick with a bolt action. i know my pops has a 6mm br and thats thing is really accurate (but its a custom), I like the looks and especially the good reviews of those tikka t3's, you could get one of those in .243, .308, .22-250, anything really they are priced around $500-$800 (depending on what model obviously) but they say those guns can really shoot well, they come with a 1 MOA 3 shot group @ 100 (not sure if thats for every caliber, i just remember reading that about the .270's), if i had my deer rifle to do over again i would have got a tikka, but like i said ive never shot/owned one

[Arch007er]

The .260 is intriguing. Who makes a bolt gun in .260? The only two I've seen are Remington and Ruger, and I'm not really a fan of either of their guns.

KIMBER, makes a .260, here's a link

http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/adva...2&inc_subcat=1

[knight0334]

.223/5.56 will fly that far, but wont have power to do much other than punch a hole in paper.

Anybody can zip a flatshooter with a scope.

If you're into skilled shooting, try lobbing in some 300-720gr .458 slugs from a 45-70, 45-90, 45-100, 45-110 or 45-120 rifle. ...you'd be surprised how accurate a rainbow arc'd slug can be.

Its the closest you can come to artillery without joining the army or having your own blackpowder cannon.

[synergy]

uhhh....Remington 700 Police in .308

[synergy]

2) On-a-budget-answer - .308 (and get an FAL)

ta da.

Bob

Not the best choice for 500 yards and out. It's a battle rifle, not a precission rifle.