Rifle shooting out to 400 yards +/-

[Adam Helmer]

Ridge Runner,

I do not shoot beyond 250-300 yards with a .270, .30-06, 7mm RM, .264 WM or a .35 Whelen. In the last 23 years here on the farm I have watched many deer. The erratic movements of those deer convinces me a long time of flight for a bullet could change the bullet's point of impact on those deer. I haven't lost a deer yet, but I have passed up some long shots for good reasons; light, wind or a running deer.

Adam

[Ridge Runner]

Originally Posted by Adam Helmer

Ridge Runner,

I do not shoot beyond 250-300 yards with a .270, .30-06, 7mm RM, .264 WM or a .35 Whelen. In the last 23 years here on the farm I have watched many deer. The erratic movements of those deer convinces me a long time of flight for a bullet could change the bullet's point of impact on those deer. I haven't lost a deer yet, but I have passed up some long shots for good reasons; light, wind or a running deer.

Adam

its not hard, only shoot when they're head is up, in the last 40 years I've taken somewhere beyond 200, I've lost 2.
RR

[Gil Martin]

More shooters should practice at longer ranges to test their capabilities and that of their rifles. All the best...
Gil