Forum shooting challenge: The under 500 500

[Tussock]

More than half the benefit in an exercise like this is to prove (to ones self at least) that the latest super duper rifle is NOT required to shoot game out past reasonable distances (my personal limit is about 350M on game).

Does the rifle have to be sold? - I have a very rough (on the outside) M70 6.5x55 that I got for $350 but its promised to another forumite when he finally gets off his arse and gets his FA licence (eh Doug).

Note is says "if sold at all" in brackets. The idea came form someone saying it cost X dollars to shoot X meters. Lets see if it is true.

I bought a 308 M 98 for 400 with a scope. Its been used on deer out to 400 M.

Doesn't say anything about hand loads either. So with a good load and some of the old sewer pipes cleaned out then I'm sure they'd be accurate enough.

I had one of these too, shot very well with barnaul and terrible with everything else. Something about mill spec ammo. It would work well.