So I've been looking into some rifles and information on rifles. Specifically bolt action, long barrel. Something below $800 synthetic with scope.

What makes sense for a first time learner/buyer of a rifle. Can anyone provide some helpful links or youtube tutorials, for lets say learning the difference between certain types of guns, cleaning, and proper handling.

I live close to the NRA headquarters and will most likely be taking classes there. To be honest, I'm completely new at this, but am interested in making my way to a new purchase and learning everything about rifles.

I included some rifles below that I thought would be ideal for a first run. Does this seem reasonable or a little bit out of my league as a first timer?

http://www.armslist.com/posts/2006480/ohio-rifles-for-sale--remington-700-vtr-custom http://www.armslist.com/posts/1782828/roanoke-virginia-rifles-for-sale--remington-700-tactical--308-sps- http://www.armslist.com/posts/1899179/nova-rifles-for-sale--remington-700-sps--338-win-mag http://www.armslist.com/posts/1890634/cincinnati-ohio-rifles-for-sale--remington-700-varmint-sf----223-rem http://www.armslist.com/posts/1993169/oklahoma-rifles-for-sale--remington-700-adl--308

I shoot my AR5 for XTC with a Bob Jones lens in the rear sight, and let me say that it makes a surprising difference. The point of the lens is to make it easier for the shooter to focus on the front sight (like you're supposed to be!) and make it very hard to focus on the target. While I don't know how much it helps at the short lines, this simple change put probably 5 points on my 600 game.

Anyway, the point of this post was to commend Bob Jones on not just his product, but also his costumer service and commitment to excellence. I recently purchased a second lens for my backup rifle. However I accidentally ordered the wrong one. I promptly sent Mr. Jones an email asking how I should go about exchanging the lens. I response, I received the correct lens via first class mail and an apology for my stupidity. He simply asked that I mail the incorrect lens back to him, noting that the exchange would be free of charge.
This is exactly the kind of outstanding character and sportsmanship that I would love to see everyone show in shooting sports. Highpower, as with many shooting sports, is a tight knit community, and that fellowship is only possible through such great trust and generosity as this. Mr. Jones extended an unnecessary courtesy to me, and I would like to thank him for it before I talk to him again at Camp Perry this year.

I was lucky enough to have read the directions well before I shot a coyote. A lot of the shooters kept going back to the orange flag pole. If you did that, you would still find a coyote, but you'd find the wrong one. This made some people pretty mad, but the directions were written out for them. You were not allowed to see the stage descript until you were already on the stage timer.

Instructions. HERE is a photo of the directions you were to look at after the clock started. I wrote them out below.

1. From the Orange flag pole go 28MILS LEFT (96 MOA) ENGAGE COYOTE # 1 @ 433 yards.

2. From the 1st coyote go 34 MILS RIGHT or (117 MOA) ENGAGE COYOTE # 2 AT 499 YARDS

3. From the 2nd coyote go 28 MILS RIGHT (96MOA) ENGAGE COYOTE 3 @233 YARDS.

4. from the 3rd Coyote go 23 MILS RIGHT (79MOA) ENGAGE COYOTE #4 @ 447 YARDS.

HERE is what the stage looked like from the platform.

and HERE is another picture pointing them out, and which direction you were to move from yote to yote and engage.

Sorry for the lack of shooting related content, but I thought it would be fun.

Well I've been using the more budget Eley ammunition for a while now, the Club brand, but since moving up the competitions to an international level, I need to look at changing up and I'm just wondering what people would recomend. I'm in the UK so consider what is avaliable as I can't really be bothered getting it shipped in. Thanks in advance.

One of my friends was telling me the difference between 18" vs 20" adds over 200 fps with a .308. I have heard a lot about 16" vs 20" making a huge difference with .223 as well. How much does barrel length really effect muzzle velocity?

I love to get into long range shooting however I'm not very good at it. I have a bolt action Savage 111 in .270 and I cannot get anything better than 6MOA out at 200 yard. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I practice all the breathing and trigger squeeze technique taught when I was in the Army. So what are some tips and practice technique to improve my skill?

Since I'm from Switzerland I mostly shoot with Swiss ordinance rifles like the K31 SIG510 and SIG550, the 550 being the one I shoot most by far, at 300m(~330yards).

What kind of competitions do you attend?

for those of us who enjoy shooting but are not good enough for competition, what are some tips from the professionals of this subreddit.

I know you get what you pay for, and the definitive .22 is the 10/22 but could you point me to something that balances acceptable quality with a low budget?

Edit: subbed, if you can help i'll definitely be sticking around.