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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 926414" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>Personally, I wouldn't touch anything on it if you're on a budget except for possibly the trigger if you've got an X-Mark Pro - it will start to creep badly over time, period.</p><p></p><p>I'm partial to Timney triggers, but the Rifle Basix are good as well (I wouldn't necessarily spend more money on a Jewell or anything more expensive).</p><p></p><p>Learn to adjust in MOA with just your knobs if you've got a duplex reticle if you've got decent knobs - if you've got mil-dots and your knob/clicks aren't repeatable, then learn holdovers for now and save up for some good glass. </p><p></p><p>You probably won't need to change your base until you get to over 600yds (guessing with .243 and a Swift scope - I don't honestly know where your equipment's limit is) - then if you run out of room in adjustment on your scope and need to upgrade to a 20MOA base - get a Badger (or Warne if you're on a budget still).</p><p></p><p>Spend some time on JBM's web site to make your own ballistics cards and pick out a good off-the-shelf ammo selection (unless you already reload). I plan on starting to reload soon, but I've got plenty on my plate for now, so I found ammo that was "good enough" off the shelf at a reasonable price for now - if you've got the cash, just order some Federal or Black Hills stuff and do your training against it - I wanted to save some money on ammo, but I'm not quite ready to start reloading (yeah, I know - have my cake and eat it too). </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jbmballistics.com/" target="_blank">http://www.jbmballistics.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Read this:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=216239&nt=2&page=1" target="_blank">http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=216239&nt=2&page=1</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>and print this off and throw it in the crapper for those long reading sessions - you'll be doing some quality reading on it and learn the math behind it:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mil-dot.com/Content%20Images/The_Derivation_of_the_Range_Estimation_Equations.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.mil-dot.com/Content Images/The_Derivation_of_the_Range_Estimation_Equations.pdf</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>I spent a lot of money on my rig before I started learning to use it properly and had really no excuse as to why I couldn't shoot better. I've only in this last year started to really use all of the resources I had available to me and now I'm starting to "get it" and am noticing that the basics are getting easier for me the more I do it - like using my reticle for range-finding, accurately adjusting MOA come-up or using holdover for specific distances, and judging and adjusting for wind (I'm not gonna lie, when the wind gets above like 7 mph, I suck at compensating for it - its one of my biggest hurdles).</p><p></p><p>Most importantly, don't be afraid to ask stupid questions. I have missed out on a bunch of stuff because I was worried about looking stupid - there are several folks on here who are very good at the long-range game and will offer plenty of help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 926414, member: 229"] Personally, I wouldn't touch anything on it if you're on a budget except for possibly the trigger if you've got an X-Mark Pro - it will start to creep badly over time, period. I'm partial to Timney triggers, but the Rifle Basix are good as well (I wouldn't necessarily spend more money on a Jewell or anything more expensive). Learn to adjust in MOA with just your knobs if you've got a duplex reticle if you've got decent knobs - if you've got mil-dots and your knob/clicks aren't repeatable, then learn holdovers for now and save up for some good glass. You probably won't need to change your base until you get to over 600yds (guessing with .243 and a Swift scope - I don't honestly know where your equipment's limit is) - then if you run out of room in adjustment on your scope and need to upgrade to a 20MOA base - get a Badger (or Warne if you're on a budget still). Spend some time on JBM's web site to make your own ballistics cards and pick out a good off-the-shelf ammo selection (unless you already reload). I plan on starting to reload soon, but I've got plenty on my plate for now, so I found ammo that was "good enough" off the shelf at a reasonable price for now - if you've got the cash, just order some Federal or Black Hills stuff and do your training against it - I wanted to save some money on ammo, but I'm not quite ready to start reloading (yeah, I know - have my cake and eat it too). [url]http://www.jbmballistics.com/[/url] Read this: [url]http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=216239&nt=2&page=1[/url] and print this off and throw it in the crapper for those long reading sessions - you'll be doing some quality reading on it and learn the math behind it: [url]http://www.mil-dot.com/Content%20Images/The_Derivation_of_the_Range_Estimation_Equations.pdf[/url] I spent a lot of money on my rig before I started learning to use it properly and had really no excuse as to why I couldn't shoot better. I've only in this last year started to really use all of the resources I had available to me and now I'm starting to "get it" and am noticing that the basics are getting easier for me the more I do it - like using my reticle for range-finding, accurately adjusting MOA come-up or using holdover for specific distances, and judging and adjusting for wind (I'm not gonna lie, when the wind gets above like 7 mph, I suck at compensating for it - its one of my biggest hurdles). Most importantly, don't be afraid to ask stupid questions. I have missed out on a bunch of stuff because I was worried about looking stupid - there are several folks on here who are very good at the long-range game and will offer plenty of help. [/QUOTE]
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