1500 yard plus gun

[psharon97]

I would look at the classic 7mm rem mag with 180gr berger hybrids or 264win mag with 140g berger hybrids. Either will easily get out to 1500 yards with less powder, less recoil than a 338 edge or lm.

[Kingair001]

I would look at the classic 7mm rem mag with 180gr berger hybrids or 264win mag with 140g berger hybrids. Either will easily get out to 1500 yards with less powder, less recoil than a 338 edge or lm.

Both are an option but here the Long Range matches start at 2000+ yards
It all depends what you want to do
But building a rifle and noticing tomorrow that you run 500+ yards short . . .

[yobuck]

Both are an option but here the Long Range matches start at 2000+ yards
It all depends what you want to do
But building a rifle and noticing tomorrow that you run 500+ yards short . . .

Lots of cartridges would be capable of reaching 1500 yards and even more.
But just getting there isn't really enough. But that's about all a 7 Rem or any of the 6.5s would be capable of.
Sit behind them as their being shot while using good tripod mounted optics and observe the differences.
The 300 gr 338 bullets alone are not a magic long range pill. 338 cartridges with velocities under 3000 fps using 300 gr
cant compete with those that do at extreme range. That's not just an opinion, but simply a fact.
Anyone who hasent actually (watched) them being shot might not be aware or agree with me on that. So unless you have done so,
reserve your remarks until you have. Velocity coupled with bullet weight are both a requirement which is why many 338 owners choose lighter bullets. If I were to consider a cartridge for shooting 2000 yd matches where I wished being competitive, it would be a .375 capable of velocities over 3000 fps. Otherwise id suggest being happy with shorter distances. The edge or the lapua are as far as you will go without the serious expence
of new loading equiptment. But neither are good 2000 yd cartridges.