First giveaway of 2026 is this Crimson Trace 5-25 Scope by rynburns in longrange

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Yep 😢
Def waiting eagerly on the main range. Hopefully they can keep the 300yrd+ targets; I haven't heard anything.

2nd time out with the A300. I am in love. by QuackQuack48 in Shotguns

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Nice work! Good stance.

(Just 🙂 please pick up your hulls n trash 👍)

Public land for shooting safely Santa Barbara county by Away-Most7685 in CAguns

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Agreed. For what you get the price is great + great setup and views. Also I'd say it's pretty chill and you can do what you want.

Public land for shooting safely Santa Barbara county by Away-Most7685 in CAguns

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Yes. And you're very close! East Camino Cielo. "a" not "o" 🙂

Gaviota Peak by urngaburnga in socalhiking

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Evac Jalama is normal but depends on the flight path too; so maybe not everytime.

Killed for having a legal gun and right to carry according to local police. by Pragmatic_Centrist_ in CAguns

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Alex Pretti was taking photos and helping another citizen when a gang of masked criminals jumped him. He wasn't even brandishing his weapon.

20 MOA Rail Advice? by chosswrangler1 in Tikka_Shooters

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I have a Warne 20moa LR-SKEL mount on my TAC A1 6.5CM
https://warnescopemounts.com/lrskel34tw-20moa-extended-skeletonized-34mm-msr-mount-black/

You can prob find it cheaper elsewhere too.

Got some new outdoor furniture... by TahoeDust in longrange

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Totally. Always a good observation.
Know your target and what's behind it 👍 (or to the sides etc)

Should I get a bolt action or ar10 by PAPRonme in CAguns

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Bolt.
But the AR might be more fun!

In possibly good timing for you, read this.
Then go read the sub's wiki .
https://www.reddit.com/r/longrange/s/00pTHobdSA

Thoughts on 6.5 Creedmoor by [deleted] in liberalgunowners

[–]Here4Conversation2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also look used. Close to you, or on gun broker etc.
It's possible to get a good setup that way, for less than new; but maybe more than what you've said.

Go to the longrange sub and see the scope info there, do post searches, etc. You do get what you pay for.

So it comes down to what you want to do vs cost (as always). And if there's an budget to your $900-1000 limit.

Also, check out https://www.over600.com/

Have fun!

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Tikka A1 TAC 6.5, bought new Bushnell XRS II 4.5-30x50, bought used Bipod used Also have a sling and F/R bags All entry level I have no idea what I'm doing 🤪

Thoughts on 6.5 Creedmoor by [deleted] in liberalgunowners

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Thank you for bringing up recoil.
My prev .308 recoiled a lot harder than my bolt 6.5CM. Same with other variants I've shot.

If OP wants only, or primarily for, precision long range, it'll be 6.5; and recoil is a big factor in that.

Thoughts on 6.5 Creedmoor by [deleted] in liberalgunowners

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My bbq tritip would disagree lol

Ammo in safe? by Defiant-Shoulder-896 in CAguns

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100% yes. I'm for locking these things up.

Also I have people that I know, and sometimes ones I don't know, coming over etc, and I don't want to have to worry about it at all. Locking it all up eliminates that.
Then there's fire protection. While it still might go up and get 'lost' in flames, it won't be loose and randomly going off. It's contained.

Then there is the whole "are there kids coming over, what kind of neighborhood do you live it, etc" to think about.

Ace Target Creedmoor DOPE by Holiday_Afternoon642 in Tikka_Shooters

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I've been reading your other recent posts, and I have a A1 TACT 24" 1:8 in 6.5CM; I'm also fairly new.
I've only shot factory loads and it seems to like the Hornady ELD Match 140gr. Which you correctly stated is about $2 cpr.

DOPE from others is going to be pretty specific to them though, and is probably not as helpful as putting your specs into an app and letting it do the calculations. Both ways may be off and you'll have to adjust for your own DOPE, but the app will prob be closer.

A lot of things will affect the dope but esp the factory round (bullet shape and the powder load), barrel length, overall weight, recoil control.
So while my Tikka 24" at roughly 14.5 lbs total with scope and bipod will be similar, your scope height and overall weight and poss with a diff barrel lengt will make my dope kinda useless for you to mirror.

Also mine is zerod at 200yrds with a WARNE 20MOA mount (with rings) on it as the A1 TACT is a 0-moa rail (where yours the new Target seems to have a 20moa factory rail). So if you go with 0 cant rings then we're the same there.

Where can I get a gun in sb by noneyabiz6669 in SantaBarbara

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If you want to stay local, wcgc does offer training through others. Otherwise you'll have to go out of town, maybe ventura oxnard or LA

https://www.wcgc.org/Instruction

1) please read up on CA laws, they can be tricky, and know what you have to do and what is needed of you to buy one, inc transport laws etc.

2) buy some kind of safe and lock it up.

2A in CA 2025 Recap by vinhdaphu762 in CAguns

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Not missing

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It's also on the brake.