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| Wea300mag:
I was on the other board (MM) reading some threads and read through the one where the guy said his sister made a 731 yard shot with a 300 WSM to kill a trophy bull. First of all, I don't believe the distance part of the story. I also would not take a shot that is almost 1/2 mile no matter how big the elk was. I put my personal limit at 300-350 yards (300 Wea mag, of course) if the wind is not blowing too hard and the shot in not too inclined. Let's here some of your personal distance limits and long shots you have taken before. Make sure to mention what caliber you are shooting. Here is a link to the MM thread: http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID12/8325.html |
| jackelope:
my farthest shot to date is 280 yards with a 7mm rem mag. i felt pretty comfy with that shot, and i was prone shooting off a bipod..one shot kill. my last deer i killed at 182 yards off hand, one shot kill. i had my scope on that deer at 312 yards and could hardly say that i had a good sight picture at that distance, did not feel comfortable and did not take the shot.(different rifle, scope and caliber from the first shot) with my current rifle and caliber...i'm thinking 250 would be my long range max, and i don't feel people should be shooting over 300...just my opinion, thats shooting, not hunting. my .02 in the pot. |
| arrowflinger:
My shot was at 365 yrds.............shooting a 270 Win., 130gr bullet. No wind, rifle rested on my fanny pack over a stump. I practice out to 400yrds and am comfortable shooting that far. My gun is sighted in at 3 inches high at 100yrds. MPBR about 285Yrds. I think I could take a shot a 400 yrds and feel good about it, but the conditions would have to be on my side.............or I'll stick to 200yrds. |
| T-ROY:
2 deer and an elk in the low 400's. 411,418 and 435 to be exact. 3 for 3 in a pie plate at 500 at few weeks back. Its hard to find a spot that far to shoot on the west side. 7mm mag 150 grain corelokts. |
| Ray:
No matter what - the type of rifle and scope combination and what the target is determines how far I will feel comfortable shooting at. I don't have any range finder gadgets. I guess ranges on every shot and have my 100 yard zero about 1 inch high. Example: I might shoot at a coyote at 400 yards with my large game rifle , but I would almost never think about shooting a deer that far away unless the conditions were really good. |
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