best long range caliber?

[coachcw]

thors hammer 30-378 , good factory loads at 300 dead hold and at 400 you dont leave the body, I use a vx3 4x12 on a sako trg not expensive and shoots really well .

[norsepeak]

Barrett 50

[cascademountainhunter]

ive got a 7mm rem mag now. farthest ive killed anything with it so far has been 250yrds. ive got my eyes on a 300 rum my dads buddy has im thinkin he prolly sell it to me. he swears by his 7mm rum 

[DBake]

I shoot Federal Premium High Energy 180 gr Noslers in my 30-06 that turns it essentually into a .300 win mag. The energy and ballistics are the same and of course the bullet is .300 cal. You might give them a try.

Where do you get the High Energy, I thought they discontinued them?

[Mookie]

You also have the 338 Lapua and 6.5x57 Lapua. Both are known for long range ballistics.

[Jamieb]

7rem mag. I'd never try to convince anyone that its the best long ranger out there but when you start balancing Weight, length, recoil, down range ballistics. A 7mag loaded with a high BC 160gr'er and a rangefinder is very capable long range cartridge that is also very hunter/shooter friendly. I'll have shoot some video of my 7-08 at long range, it will blow some minds.

[runamuk]

7rem mag. I'd never try to convince anyone that its the best long ranger out there but when you start balancing Weight, length, recoil, down range ballistics. A 7mag loaded with a high BC 160gr'er and a rangefinder is very capable long range cartridge that is also very hunter/shooter friendly. I'll have shoot some video of my 7-08 at long range, it will blow some minds.

Jamieb I'd like to see that if you do shoot some video.

[Snowman]

7mm rem mag. Shot a lot of other long range guns, but I will swear by my 7mm. 500yds is the longest I've shot with the fusion 175grains bullets and wow what a fun gun and kills good way out there.

[Huntbear]

Was gonna stay out of this discussion, for obvious reasons, but decided to anyway 

Why not consider a .338 WM.  With 210 gr. Nosler partitions it shoots as flat a a 7 mag with 175 gr. bullets.  Has more energy, and bigger frontal diameter.  It has cleanly taken elk at 410 yds. in our group, and I would not hesitate on a 500 yd. shot if I had a good rest, and the wind was not howling. However, I shoot more than the average person.  Averaging 2-300 rounds a year through my hunting rifles.  Not all off a bench either, using my sticks, off a log, sitting and shooting across my knees, etc... all hunting situations, I may encounter.

Some say long range starts at 500 yds.  I say if you can not reliably hit an 8 in. circle at 500 yds. 9 times out of 10, you need to keep your shots closer.

Oh, and a range finder as said before is a MUST HAVE!

Just my 

 

[royalbull]

I love my 30-378, I dream of a 416 Barrett

[Jeremiah P]

I've shot with Jaime B and he can get it done. But me I like the 300 RUM, I can hit a milk jug 9 out of 10 times at 950 and gonna go for 1200 yards at a culligan jug. I'm shooting a 208 grain A max bullet and that s o b is deadly. When it leaves the gun its going around 3100. Oh and with an adjustable scope there is no holdover or drop to worry about as long as you've done your homework shooting.

[carpsniperg2]

50 bmg 750 grain amax 210grains hod 50bmg magtec case cci #35 50 cal primer bad long range medicine for anything that has 4 legs and walk the face of the earth

[huntnphool]

.408 Chey-Tac

[Antlershed]

I'm shooting a 208 grain A max bullet and that s o b is deadly.

Yep, just ask my poor little spikey spikerson i shot this year.   

[Jamieb]

I usually shoot solo so I started using a video camera, after the shot I watch the video to spot hits/misses. This is mixed up of my 7mag and 300 rum, both rem 700 BDL's.

This picture was taken from by the target looking back to my shooting position on top of the ridge.

7mag at 1000.

I made this to show that its easier then most think but realy I think I look stupid in the video, but you get the point I was trying to make.

I shot alot of video this past year but it all looks about the same, I never intended to show these, the video is just for me to review.
I'll try to get some video this winter with a few diffrent rifles and maybee some other folks shooting.