Longest kill shot on deer?

[Alan K]

 

[Pathfinder101]

Shot a sparrow with my BB gun at around 12yds, premium daisy BBs, no I didn't have a tag, and no I wasn't wearing orange

I am turning you in for the points....

[lewy]

332, 416, 430, and 444 are my 4 longest kills on deer (all blackies)

[lewy]

Not that im proud of it, I'd rather get close but I must stink or something

[longrange7mm]

I would guess that most of you have seen the NightForce rifle scope commercial on the net. For those of you who don't think thousands of regular folks are trying to do what they are showing us what their rifle scopes will do I would say it's time to get out of the box. If you weren't there to see the shot you have no reason not to believe them. Or maybe you don't believe because you yourself are not capable of making such a shot. It takes time, fine tuning and lots of practice, but it can and is being done by lots of hunters. If you don't like it ignore it and just hunt the way you want. Myself and two other guys snuck up on a bedded bull out in the prairie. We got to 683 yards and my hunting partner told the guy with the tag that he could get the bull from here. He was a local farmer. My buddy cranked up his Swarovski scope on his 30-378 and handed it to the farmer. The farmer reluctantly took the rifle, but with some reassurance he took aim on the bedded 6pt bull. A moment later he took the shot and the bull never even got up. The farmer stood up and said "I feel like I just murdered that thing". I guess long distance shooting isn't for everyone.

With the right knowledge and equiptment, a solid rest and stable winds, anybody who is capable of pulling a trigger without flinching is imho capable of making a 400-600 yard shot... Take away any one of those factors and the shot is darn near impossible...

Michael

just because they have the right equipment does not mean they can pull off the shot. how many times in your hunting career have you had a rock solid rest with no wind or a steady breeze? i wouldn't recommend anyone shooting outside there capabilities nor ask them to. on the other hand experience is everything. my shooting partners and i go through atleast a barrel a year on the rifle we decide to shoot for that season. we will practice at differnt elevation, diferent temps, different winds, different weather they all play a role in making that one shot that counts! heck ive heard storys of people shooting 600 yds with there old 06. but when you ask were they held they say 2" high and on the shoulder. If thats the case they would have hit about there knees and to the right... Guess im being the ass griping about people shooting beyond there capabilities. if you take the time and effort you can build a 500$ rifle that well shoot 800 yds i know because we built one for fun! we baught a 25-06 from a pawn shop for 275$ then put a 100$ tasco 16x scope on it bedded the action and put a rifle basix trigger on it. we built a score card out to 800 and started shooting data. that rifle shot extremely well, 6" groups at 800 yds . i guess what i am saying is show some respect to the animal and spend some time shooting your rifle before you start taking those long shots and make them count! not a lucky shot!

[MichaelJ]

just because they have the right equipment does not mean they can pull off the shot. how many times in your hunting career have you had a rock solid rest with no wind or a steady breeze? i wouldn't recommend anyone shooting outside there capabilities nor ask them to. on the other hand experience is everything. my shooting partners and i go through atleast a barrel a year on the rifle we decide to shoot for that season. we will practice at differnt elevation, diferent temps, different winds, different weather they all play a role in making that one shot that counts! heck ive heard storys of people shooting 600 yds with there old 06. but when you ask were they held they say 2" high and on the shoulder. If thats the case they would have hit about there knees and to the right... Guess im being the ass griping about people shooting beyond there capabilities. if you take the time and effort you can build a 500$ rifle that well shoot 800 yds i know because we built one for fun! we baught a 25-06 from a pawn shop for 275$ then put a 100$ tasco 16x scope on it bedded the action and put a rifle basix trigger on it. we built a score card out to 800 and started shooting data. that rifle shot extremely well, 6" groups at 800 yds . i guess what i am saying is show some respect to the animal and spend some time shooting your rifle before you start taking those long shots and make them count! not a lucky shot!

Call it lucky but every shot I've had over 300 yards was with little to no wind...  I personally would never shoot over 300 with a pretty heavy wind...  I don't know my windage adjustments.  I myself am comfortable out to a good ways.  Wish I had the time/money to get better equiptment and the experience but I don't.

I agree with everything you said, though I think if a person like yourself shows up with the right gun, the right dropchart, a reliable range finder and the right conditions (solid rest/no wind), you could put a person in a position to shoot a 600 yard shot pretty easy if you let them use your gun... Not saying they'll group like you do on the range, but they can put the bullet where it counts on a deer or elk...

Michael

[MtnMuley]

This years muley.  7200' elevation, 15 degee angle, temp: 31.  530 yds. 175gr. Berger found the heart

[longrange7mm]

good work mtnmuley got to love a great placed shot with the bergers  

[longrange7mm]

just because they have the right equipment does not mean they can pull off the shot. how many times in your hunting career have you had a rock solid rest with no wind or a steady breeze? i wouldn't recommend anyone shooting outside there capabilities nor ask them to. on the other hand experience is everything. my shooting partners and i go through atleast a barrel a year on the rifle we decide to shoot for that season. we will practice at differnt elevation, diferent temps, different winds, different weather they all play a role in making that one shot that counts! heck ive heard storys of people shooting 600 yds with there old 06. but when you ask were they held they say 2" high and on the shoulder. If thats the case they would have hit about there knees and to the right... Guess im being the ass griping about people shooting beyond there capabilities. if you take the time and effort you can build a 500$ rifle that well shoot 800 yds i know because we built one for fun! we baught a 25-06 from a pawn shop for 275$ then put a 100$ tasco 16x scope on it bedded the action and put a rifle basix trigger on it. we built a score card out to 800 and started shooting data. that rifle shot extremely well, 6" groups at 800 yds . i guess what i am saying is show some respect to the animal and spend some time shooting your rifle before you start taking those long shots and make them count! not a lucky shot!

Call it lucky but every shot I've had over 300 yards was with little to no wind...  I personally would never shoot over 300 with a pretty heavy wind...  I don't know my windage adjustments.  I myself am comfortable out to a good ways.  Wish I had the time/money to get better equiptment and the experience but I don't.

I agree with everything you said, though I think if a person like yourself shows up with the right gun, the right dropchart, a reliable range finder and the right conditions (solid rest/no wind), you could put a person in a position to shoot a 600 yard shot pretty easy if you let them use your gun... Not saying they'll group like you do on the range, but they can put the bullet where it counts on a deer or elk...

Michael

i agree and with this said if some one can grab a gun and shoot it with out flinching you could dial the turret and dial there wind and tell them were to hold so they can make the 800 yd shot with a 20 mph quarter wind but that would be more like baby sitting than ethical long distance hunting. although i am guilty of doing it for an elderly man that wanted a buck this past year

[MichaelJ]

Yeah I helped a guy in colorado make a 420 yard shot on a buck... Took him up after the deer cause we were stuck behind a truck that was burried in the mud.  He was shooting a .243 and I doubt he had it sighted in.  He missed once, then I flipped out the bipod and let him shoot my rifle.  Told him where to hold and he dropped it in its tracks...  Like you said babysitting but I always enjoy helping people fill their tag so I really enjoyed it!

Michael

[SGM R]

Something about the long shots that bother me...to much chance not enough ?!

[steen]

I think it depends on the shooter.  If you've practiced the shot at that yardage and know your balistics, windage etc... it is right with me.  Some people have no business shooting that distance and try and it is not right.
  I practiced for my elk hunt with  a 300 Win Mag  at 100-300yds and had my balistics in my fanny pack to memorize on the drive, while sitting and while bored.  I was prepared for up to a 450yd. shot but thankgoodness never had to use it.  The day I shot my elk it was blowing up to 40 mph and a 90 yd shot.  my biggest concern was the wind blowing my gun the 2-6 inches in the sticks I had for a rest.  I compensated just in case holding tight behind the shoulder and that is where I hit.  No wind gust was  a factor.  No I did not practice at 400-450yds but I knew where to hold if I had the shot and would only take it with a spotter.  I would never have taken the shot that far the day I shot my elk because of the wind.  But the night before the season I could have shot an elk  at 400yds and would have taken the shot.  Depends alot in your confidence as a shooter.  I always use a rest without fail.  Haven't missed in 9 years with my 300 and killed around  7 animals.

[mossback91]

mtnmuley ruined some good eats