In calm conditions 600 yards isn't that hard....add some gusting random wind and things get a lot more difficult. I think there was a vid floating around a while ago where an Elk was shot with a 243 at more than 600 yards. So yeah, I sure a 308 in competent hands would work without a hitch in the right conditions.
600 yard rifle
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forget your wildcat ammo at home on a fly in hunt or have it lost in transport, may never happen to you but some people are not that lucky so commercially available ammo has its plus side in an event like this
I shoot a 7 mm mag and took a lot of elk at 500-600 yards
I just finished a decated 600 yard elk deer in 6.5 x 55
so some people will tell you that's too far for elk with this rifle
I strongly disagree . I'm running 140 sst through it at 2900 fps
and off all the ballistic stuff I'm 1550 foot lbs at 600
thats double the weight of an average bull .
Shot 1 bull and 3 deer all had pass through with a hard ball exit hole .
all were bang flop dead . I have taken 30 + animals with my 7mm
and my 6.5 does a better job .
rem 700 action
kreiger 26 inch muzzle break
med heavy barrel
mcmillion light sporter
timmins trigger at 1 lb
all bedded
sightron 8x32x56
just for for your comparison
myself and my buddy both shot at a pumkin at 200 yards
he was shooting a 338 mag
I was shooting a 6.5
my 6.5 made a hole twice the size on the entrance hole
I just finished a decated 600 yard elk deer in 6.5 x 55
so some people will tell you that's too far for elk with this rifle
I strongly disagree . I'm running 140 sst through it at 2900 fps
and off all the ballistic stuff I'm 1550 foot lbs at 600
thats double the weight of an average bull .
Shot 1 bull and 3 deer all had pass through with a hard ball exit hole .
all were bang flop dead . I have taken 30 + animals with my 7mm
and my 6.5 does a better job .
rem 700 action
kreiger 26 inch muzzle break
med heavy barrel
mcmillion light sporter
timmins trigger at 1 lb
all bedded
sightron 8x32x56
just for for your comparison
myself and my buddy both shot at a pumkin at 200 yards
he was shooting a 338 mag
I was shooting a 6.5
my 6.5 made a hole twice the size on the entrance hole
What guys need to keep in mind about rifles is the ability to break a shot clean given the anticipated recoil. Guys will often miss with big heavy calibers because they jerk the rifle just as the shot breaks. For this reason I believe guys are more likely to make a clean well placed shot under stress with a more moderate caliber.
Case in point: Our company treated a customer to a big buck hunt at a game ranch in Michigan. The customer wanted to use a 300 Mag. that he inherited from his brother who had recently passed away. Well he shot at the buck at about 80 yards and wounded it but it was never found. I was there in the camp office at the Pollington Ranch at the end of the day counting out $5,000 for a monster deer that was never recovered. I remember the day before at the rifle range with the customer that he wanted me to zero the rifle for him because he couldn't take the recoil. I did not touch the gun, it was his hunt.
If you have the discipline to shoot well despite a heavy pounding then go for it. If you have any doubts, then go with something more like a 308.
I'd rather have a slow hit than a fast miss.
Case in point: Our company treated a customer to a big buck hunt at a game ranch in Michigan. The customer wanted to use a 300 Mag. that he inherited from his brother who had recently passed away. Well he shot at the buck at about 80 yards and wounded it but it was never found. I was there in the camp office at the Pollington Ranch at the end of the day counting out $5,000 for a monster deer that was never recovered. I remember the day before at the rifle range with the customer that he wanted me to zero the rifle for him because he couldn't take the recoil. I did not touch the gun, it was his hunt.
If you have the discipline to shoot well despite a heavy pounding then go for it. If you have any doubts, then go with something more like a 308.
I'd rather have a slow hit than a fast miss.
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Here is a pic of my 500 yard hunting rifle that doubles as a defence rifle it is a shortened to 21" barreled Rem 700 LSS in 375RUM.
With the Leupold VX3 4.5-14X40mm B&C reticle scope mounted I consistently group 3 260gr Accubods @ 3020fps into 6" @ 500 yards.
With a 200 yard zero the second B&C reticle line down is dead on @ 460 yards.
Reason it is not my 600 yard rifle is I just haven't had the time to figure out the trajectories yet and actually do not care to.
With the scope removed I install an XS Sights tall Weaver ghost ring backup sight gives me cloverleaf 50 yard groups with 350gr TTSX @ 2440fps and 6" 6 shot 200 yard groups.
With the Leupold VX3 4.5-14X40mm B&C reticle scope mounted I consistently group 3 260gr Accubods @ 3020fps into 6" @ 500 yards.
With a 200 yard zero the second B&C reticle line down is dead on @ 460 yards.
Reason it is not my 600 yard rifle is I just haven't had the time to figure out the trajectories yet and actually do not care to.
With the scope removed I install an XS Sights tall Weaver ghost ring backup sight gives me cloverleaf 50 yard groups with 350gr TTSX @ 2440fps and 6" 6 shot 200 yard groups.
Here is a pic of my 500 yard hunting rifle that doubles as a defence rifle it is a shortened to 21" barreled Rem 700 LSS in 375RUM.
With the Leupold VX3 4.5-14X40mm B&C reticle scope mounted I consistently group 3 260gr Accubods @ 3020fps into 6" @ 500 yards.
With a 200 yard zero the second B&C reticle line down is dead on @ 460 yards.
Reason it is not my 600 yard rifle is I just haven't had the time to figure out the trajectories yet and actually do not care to.
With the scope removed I install an XS Sights tall Weaver ghost ring backup sight gives me cloverleaf 50 yard groups with 350gr TTSX @ 2440fps and 6" 6 shot 200 yard groups.
looks like my sako 85 300H&H lam. it has a zeiss diavari 6x24x56t ...so you know what i am talking abought ,, i have a av sako for the bush 1.5x6 z6 in 375H&H as well with a thump hole fagen stock as for looking around in the willows
M12shooter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- East St. Paul, mb
I thought everyone on hunting discussion forums shot big game at 600 yards!
Ar180shooter
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Ottawa, ON
You misunderstand...
Most of the people I see at the range in the weeks before hunting season have yet to master the basics. If you can't regularly hit a target at 300m at a range from a bench, what benefit would shooting longer distances in the field be? If you're flinching because you've never been taught how to handle your 300 RUM 7 lb hunting rifle, you're not going to hit anything at those distances. You can also use your equipment as if you were in the field. You can still choose to shoot prone, off a bi-pod, etc, but with the controlled factor of known distances. When you become proficient at this, you can move out in to the field with unknown distances and difficult terrain.
I know this because I've been there/done that.
I have read this thread and have come to the conclusion that there are probably less than 10% of the posters opining here who have ACTUALLY shot game at 600 mtrs and more.......so posting real world experiences would be pointless.
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
That's probably the main one.
I'd say that's the case in most of these long range discussions...whether it be rifles, cartridges, optics or ethics. It doesn't take long to figure out who is who.
YUP those GUYS ( ethics police ) are closely reading every post to jump on ya for sure ! Well here goes
I ONCE shot a spike whiitetail at ### yards + first shot a bit low just under the body BUT i spined him on the second shot- my buddy was watching thru a spotting scope and called the shot ! 7MM Rem mag with a Horn 139 gr-er at 3200 fps . RJI don't see guys at my local range practicing for long range, might have to do with there only being up to a 200yd line and that is it. The woods are far closer than any range where you can practice at anything further.
