New to 500m fly shooting

Hi everyone
I'm new to this, about to join at little river.
I have a tikka t3 varmint, a bell&carlson m40
Medalist stock 260 remington.
Can I use this rifle for 500 meter fly matches.
Any help would be appreciated.
Regards
Geoff Perdon.

Hi Geoff

You're welcome to come along with your rifle and shoot in our 500m fly club shoot on Sunday Oct 30th at Little River.You can contact me on 0408 551 575 for further details.

Regards

Nick Aagren
Secretary Melbourne Benchrest Club

Hi mate and Welcome
yes mate you can use any gun as long as it doesn't have a muzzle break fitted and is under a 50cal,
I used my old 243 hunting rig when I started at fly but then the bug bites and you start to upgrade stuff on gun/rests etc to make it a better shooter haha,
not sure what your shooting off but you can use bipod or bags as front and rear rests but as you will see when you go down there what some of the set ups people are running
and people are really friendly at the fly so don't be afraid to hit people up with advice on what to do etc as most will help out no worries at all
a good scope is handy min 32 power really helps as you can see where your bullets holes are so you can adjust but isn't needed when starting out (I started with a 6.5x25 vx3 and used that till I started to get right into fly shooting)

its a great sport and addictive and im sure the guys and girls there will help you out

cheers
Pethy

Welcome mate to the fly website. If you need any assistance with gear or some tips for the 260 then just ask away as we all will assist you in getting the best out of your fly shooting experience.

glad you are aboard

cheers les

Hello Les
A Quick question if I may, what weight projectiles are other people using for 500m fly shooting in the 260 remington.
Regards
Geoff Perdon.

Hi mate 130 to 140 grn seems to be the in the hunt. My 260 AI which is now shooting very well is 130grn VLD bergs.

hope this helps
cheers Les

Hi Les
Thanks for the replie, live been shooting
123 gr amax projectiles using winchester
760 powder. Could you suggest a powder to
Use in the 260 remington with 130 gr berger
VLD projectiles.
Regards
Geoff Perdon.

Hi mate 46.5 grns of 2213SC behind 130 Bergers VLD's to start and work from there Lapua brass CCI Benchrest primers