875 yard .308 Elk kill

[JoeE]

Hathcock used a Winchester Model 70, in 3006 with a 8X Unirti scope.

My mistake.  My friend Rocky, who was a Scout/Sniper during the same period told me it was a .308, or at least that's what I remember. I'll have to double-check my signed copy of Marine Sniper. It's not really signed by Charles Henderson, the author. It's signed by Hathcock.  Pretty cool to have.

Marine snipers also used model 700s in 308 towards the end of the war. The first version of the M40 was introduced in Vietnam.

[Goshawk]

I'll always be impressed by the hunter who has powder burns on their game, not someone who pulls off a distance stunt.  Too much can go wrong on these long shots that leads to wounded game.  Not exactly the press we need as hunters.

[jay.sharkbait]

I'll always be impressed by the hunter who has powder burns on their game, not someone who pulls off a distance stunt.  Too much can go wrong on these long shots that leads to wounded game.  Not exactly the press we need as hunters.

For you it's a stunt, but for others it isn't.

As long as people stay within their own skill sets I see no problem with it.

Last, I do not care what kind of "press" I generate.

[mountainman]

I'll always be impressed by the hunter who has powder burns on their game, not someone who pulls off a distance stunt.  Too much can go wrong on these long shots that leads to wounded game.  Not exactly the press we need as hunters.

tend to agree for the most part. Many can, many more try unsuccesfully. That's the "blackmark" on hunters. As said before, there is hunting, and there is shooting. Satisfaction is in they eyes of the beholder....

[NWShooter]

Chip shot. 

[Lefthook]

They just wanted to record a long shot. If you have a cow tag and a rifle and don't want to pack, don't shoot. I've passed up animals and talked other guys out of shooting animals that were in crappy places. Got thanked many times after we nocked something down way closer.

[mountainman]

"They just wanted to record a long shot."

that's the impression I got viewing this also....

[JimmyHoffa]

"They just wanted to record a long shot."

that's the impression I got viewing this also....

So, if you want to be in the cool club now you need to make an 876 yd shot with your .308 on an elk.

[Lefthook]

"They just wanted to record a long shot."

that's the impression I got viewing this also....

So, if you want to be in the cool club now you need to make an 876 yd shot with your .308 on an elk.

876 yds and a rack would be cool.

[dvolmer]

That neck shot was not where he was aiming I am sure!  Barley clipped her upper spine.  Yes she dropped like a sack of potatoes and the effect was cool.  But with that said, I wonder how many of these long range hunting clips we don't get to see on TV and You Tube That have ended up badly.  Everyone wants to see the amazing but I bet there is a lot of ugly you don't see.  That bullet could have broken a lower leg, hit her in the butt,  gut shot her, or hit her a few smidges lower with a non instant killing neck wound that would take a couple of weeks for her to die.  Its a fad of our time!

[dvolmer]

I'm just wondering and thinking out loud here, How many foot pounds of energy does a 308 bullet even have at 875 yards?  Elk are big boned, thick hided, and tough animals.  These guys were plain lucky if you ask me.  Clipped the upper spine was very lucky.  Cool to see but not to smart of a shot if you ask me.

[Rainier10]

The more times I come back to this thread the more I think he was aiming for the big cow above the calf.  I think they edited the audio to line up with the final outcome post mortem.

Just my 

[Curly]

The more times I come back to this thread the more I think he was aiming for the big cow above the calf.  I think they edited the audio to line up with the final outcome post mortem.

Just my 

That does seem to make the most sense.

[JJB11B]

"They just wanted to record a long shot."

that's the impression I got viewing this also....

So, if you want to be in the cool club now you need to make an 876 yd shot with your .308 on an elk.

No, that does not get you into the cool club

cool club is 900 plus now isn't it

[Woodchuck]

The more times I come back to this thread the more I think he was aiming for the big cow above the calf.  I think they edited the audio to line up with the final outcome post mortem.

Just my 

That does seem to make the most sense.

That would have to be an epic miss at 875.

Shoot, I can miss like that at 875 all day.