Oh, why not?
Some of my long-range rifle collection:
WWII Remington 1903A4 sniper in .30-06, lovingly restored by me back to as-issued condition over the course of several years from a cut-up deer rifle. New barrel, new wood, match-cut chamber, glass bedded, lapped lugs, parkerized, 2.25x Lyman Alaskan/M73 scope. The 2-groove barrel dispels a lot of ErrorNet myths, and easily stays inside 1 MOA with M2 Ball, even better with my 168gr Sierra MatchKing handloads:
Sister rifle to the above WWII sniper, here's a Springfield 1903, October 1918 markings, updated to 1903A1 configuration, exactly as I found her in a gunshop near Roseville, CA. I won quite a few John C. Garand matches with this rifle:
Of course, nobody disputes that the M1 Garand in .30-06 isn't an effective long-range rifle. I competed for quite some time with the M1 Garand, and have been known to take a family portrait or two with the several examples I own. Two M1 Garands, with the M1903A4, demonstrating how stacking swivels work:
This is a real sweetheart. 1997-vintage Remington 700PSS in .308, Sightron S-II 4-16x42 MilDot scope, ArmsTech floorplate extender, bubble level, Killflash ARD, skim-bedded into original green H-S Precision 700 PSS stock, 1/2 MOA or better depending on how much coffee I've had in the morning:
From the front:
Long-range precision autoloaders are fun, too. Armscorp of Baltimore M14NM in 7.62mm NATO, H&R M14 donor kit, Krieger mid-weight barrel, USGI fiberglass stock, Devcon marine epoxy bedding, ARMS #18 scope mount, Weaver V-16 scope, gas system unitized, assembly by Von Klauss Gunsmithing of Loomis, CA. Paint and cheekpiece by me. This was my NRA High Power rifle for many years, and served me well. Then I scoped it and went further into the long range competition thing:
We used to have vintage service rifle silhouette matches in California. This is one of my favorites for knocking over the steel plates at 500 meters. 1917 Enfield Lock NoIMkIII* SMLE, .303 British, pretty much as I found her:
I'd mix it up at times, and take either a M1911 Swiss Schmidt-Rubin in 7.5x55 Swiss, or my 1906-vintage Swedish M96 Mauser in 6.5x55, also quite capable of connecting at far-off targets (2nd and 3rd from the bottom here, underneath a No5Mk1 Jungle Carbine and M1895 Dutch Mannlicher Cavalry Carbine):
This one put me on the pages of Tactical Shooter Magazine. The gun was a what-if, just to see if an ancient military action could be used for a precision rifle. Of course, I knew the answer beforehand, but why not? This is my 6.5-06 Interdiction Rifle, good for well over 1000 yards. 1916 J.G. Haenel 98 Mauser action, blueprinted, squared, lapped, 26" Krieger #5 taper barrel, George Vais muzzle brake, Canjar single-set trigger, Speedlock titanium striker, Wolff heavyweight striker spring, DevCon Marine Epoxy bedded, Fajen Ace Varminter stock, Millett one-piece steel scope base, Millet Angle-Loc rings, Weaver V-16 scope. I've gotten inside 8" at 1000 yards to date, and have many 5-shot, 1/4 MOA groups in the scrapbook. The rifle centerpunched a 500 meter golfball on the first try at an impromptu sniper match in Ione, CA on 15 May of 1999. Wife #2 knows to buy an extra-large coffin, because this one's going with me on my dirt nap:
Another view:
After I retired from USAF Active Duty in May of 2006, I gave myself a long-awaited retirement present. This is a Sharps Model 1874 Business Rifle, in .45-70, with 32" octagon barrel, 3" Creedmoor rear sight, double set triggers, globe front sight. I run 535gr cast Postell bullets on top of 70gr Goex Cartridge for a whopping 1200fps, but it's consistent enough to stay MOA on paper out to 200 yards. It'll also connect quite nicely with the steel buffalo silhouettes out to 800 yards, and I've dropped one Wisconsin whitetail at just shy of 400 yards. It's amazing how consistent shooting such an ancient design really is, and BP has exceptionally low standard velocity deviation compared to smokeless. Not a good woods-walking gun, but it speaks with authority, and the white smoke just adds to the excitement:
Open that big breechblock, and stuff in another round...
There's more, but I'm being a bandwidth hog, and it's time for others to post their pics.
