Bushmaster ar-15 .223 for long range
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Fork Horn
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From: canada
without a doubt that ar will take you out to 600 if you know how to get there. a good scope will really help imo so dont hesitate to go out and get a leupold or something equal. ballistic charts help to but are almost nothing without a good personal weather device. if you already have a scope on it, try just gettign out to 500 yards and keeping the gun sighted for that range and start practicing. if you can hold a group your good to go out and get better optics and all the fancy toys to go with it.
Last edited by dylan_b; 11-23-2009 at 03:47 PM.
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Fork Horn
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From: canada
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Yes, the AR-15 will do you fine to 400-700yrds. Military shooters and competitive shooters stretch the AR-15 to 1000yrds. My own standard Bushmaster 16" standard AR-15 reaches to 400 comfortably (I don't have a longer range available).
One thing you MAY encounter... If you have a standard AR-15 with a fixed carry handle, your scope will be pretty high off the bore. It's not only a fairly uncomfortable and unnatural shooting position, but SOME scopes won't have enough recticle adjustment to bring the crosshairs onto targets. Also, when you mount a scope that high, you'll have an exaggerated sight/bore error. Picture the centerline of your scope and the centerline of your bore stretched out. They'll cross as an X wherever you sight in. The farther between your scope and bore, the wider your X, so the more you'll have to compensate at longer range shooting.
So go for it. Grab a glass and mount up!
One thing you MAY encounter... If you have a standard AR-15 with a fixed carry handle, your scope will be pretty high off the bore. It's not only a fairly uncomfortable and unnatural shooting position, but SOME scopes won't have enough recticle adjustment to bring the crosshairs onto targets. Also, when you mount a scope that high, you'll have an exaggerated sight/bore error. Picture the centerline of your scope and the centerline of your bore stretched out. They'll cross as an X wherever you sight in. The farther between your scope and bore, the wider your X, so the more you'll have to compensate at longer range shooting.
So go for it. Grab a glass and mount up!



