Why are you looking at a $17K rifle that doesn't even include an optic?
Go buy a Ruger 10/22 and learn to shoot 1" groups at 25 yards. Then start stretching it out to 100 yards.
If for some reason you want to skip a .22 as your first rifle, go buy a Remington 700 in .308. That will take you out to 800 yards and be perfect for learning to read the wind and understand how to use your optic.
It is very unlikely that you even have a place to shoot past 800 yards anyway.
Well, as I stated earlier in this thread, they fascinate me. Ballistics and the science and art of hitting a target at long range really...fascinates me.
So I'm looking at a $17k rifle just like car guys look at $3M hypercars... even though there's no chance they'll a) ever see one let alone own one and b) even if they did, they certainly wouldn't get to drive any faster than one could go in a Camaro.
One could ask the same question of car guys. "Why bother even looking at that Ferrari? A Camaro ZL1 fully loaded is $75k and most people who don't hit a track will never get close to what that can do, let alone a top of the line Ferrari, McLaren or Bugatti."
It's all in fun...and getting to dream a little. That's okay, isn't it?
The wife and I already have a plan to get a pair of Ruger 10/22 takedowns to go plinking with. She's been a Boy Scout Rangemaster for both bow and bb and could do both .22 and shotgun, but they never needed her to do it even as she was trained to do it. I'm a smidge better on the .22 or was and she's much better with the bow.
When I do get guns, after the pair of 10/22s, I'd like to get a Mossberg 590A1 for home defense and then I'll look for a used 6.5 Creedmoor, more than likely a bolt action, but I don't have any issues with an AR platform. And unless I find it better to build one myself, probably on an AR10 platform. That said, over the next few years, with so many people overbuying guns and my good luck in finding deals, I fully expect to be able to find a really decent used bargain.
Mostly, my question was about leveraging
@bluecoconuts expertise. Part of that is that milsurp ammo can be cheap and decent range rounds and with larger rounds, that adds up. So, if the 6.8 SPC round were about to become a pretty standard round, after a bit, there'd be milsurp available making it less expensive. This matters to me as I don't plan to buy a lot of guns and will spend my time getting good on a few platforms (.22lr, 6.5Creedmoor).
I'd like to hunt, but my health might not allow it. That said, doesn't mean I can't shoot...necessarily.
I haven't bought any guns because both my adult boys have had suicidal ideation in the past and I don't feel it safe to have guns, even locked up in my home at this time. My one son just moved out, but my other son is still at home. However, he's the lesser danger.
If I do buy guns, I'll already have a gun safe installed in my house so that the moment I bring any guns home, they'll be secured.
Alternatively, if I find a local gun club that I like, I might rent a secure locker and store them there, presuming they have them. I dunno about that as I don't think shooting has to be political and while I'm a 2A guy, I don't really vibe with bumper sticker crowd and I wanna be able to have fun at the range. I live in a pretty bumper sticker county so I dunno how it'll be at the various ranges around here of if I'll need to drive a bit.
I dunno, it's all fun to think about right now. I've shot in the past and really enjoyed it. I hope to do it again and sooner than later.
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