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Boy that was a good post. I don't really like these questions because of the quality of answers you get. On another site we got a post about long range shots on Antelope. The new poster told us he was good to go with his 25-06 to 400yds but never shot past 300yds. Probally has no idea how far he shoot's as he then described the load and trajectory for us. He's shooting a 115gr Nosler bal tip that's zeroed at 200yds. He claimed it was 1" high @ 100yds, 1" low @300yds and 3" low at 400yds!
When questioned he said he didn't know the velocity of the load but he shoot's a lot and that it might have been 6" low at 400yds.
How far can you kill a deer? How far can you see one? Most hunter's don't know come here form sic'm about how their rifle really shoot's, the velocity or anything about long range shooting but are willing to tell all they don't know to the unknowing as gospel. Next thing you know another unknowing is giving it a shot.
On yet another site the same subject came up and a guy posted that he carried a drop chart to 500yds with him. I asked how he adjusted the sights a 500yds and he told me he just looked at his chart and held over that much. Huh!
For myself I try to keep my shot's to 200-250yds. My rifles are zeroed in to max point blank range with a 6" target and 250 falls under that. I could count on the fingers of one hand the shot's I've taken in my life beyond 250 yds and there were none I had to take.
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01-17-2007, 02:39 PM
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