My wife are pretty comfortable in the 0-400 yard hunting envelope, and have harvested many animals out to 450 yards over the past three decades of hunting. We have decided to expand our knowledge, and hopefully our distance envelope, by enrolling in Gunsite’s Precision Rifle 7 class next April.
https://www.gunsite.com/classes/precision-rifle-7-2/
Cory Trapp will be the lead instructor for the course. I have known him many years, and had a preliminary discussion with him on appropriate gear to get the most out of the class. I asked about caliber, and 6.5 specifically, and he said that 6.5 simplified many things, but we would learn more and have to work harder with a .308. The easy choice was a Ruger RPR, but that won’t work for my left handed wife, and those rifles have never really appealed to me. Tentatively, we are planning on each bringing a Tikka T3X TAC A1 in .308, probably in the 24 inch barrel length, as that is offered in right and left hand, and should simplify the math since we will be shooting together. 175 grain is the recommended ammo.
The course is based around mils not minutes, and Cory recommended both a mil scope and spotting scope. We are considering a Leupold,spotting scope with a TMR, like this.
https://www.leupold.com/reticles/ret...ing-reticle-51
Still evaluating scopes, but a Kahles 5-25 like this seems interesting. Need to ping CS Tactical.
https://www.eurooptic.com/Kahles-K52...RSW-10644.aspx