You should have no problems shooting at 500yds. If you do your partwith factory ammo. Find the right ammo your gun likes. Practice makes perfect you know. I do it with my Remington model 700xcr in 270wsm. I use Winchester 150gr. Power Point ammo. My scope is the Burris Euro-Diamond 2.5x10x44mm objective with the Ballistic Plex retical. I use Stoney Point Rapid bypod. The sitting and kneeling one and consitantly hitting 6" dia. rocks at a lasered 500yds.