The longest shot
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Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
You sir, are a lucky man sir!
Few of us have the opportunity to shoot/hunt non-game species in such open terrain.
The added de rigueur factor of possibly dangerous game is a bonus!!
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You da Man!!! Not just good lookin, but a hell of a shot as well!!! Let's rent that chopper and get some more. Mmmm, bacon!
I shot a mule deer doe at 380 yards with a 308 in 2006. It was a pretty easy shot though, no wind, dead rest.
The best two shots I've ever made were in the 250 range.
Last year I stalked a nice 8 point buck across an enourmous field and I was busted with no where to go and no rest so I dropped it with one shot from my 6.5x55 at 254 yards off hand. I didn't realize how far it was until after the shot and I paced it off.
The other great one was on a Kudu in South Africa, we stalked around a small mountain, and I shot it from one side to the other side of a canyon. The shot was 230 metres(by the PH's range finder) with a huge sidewind, we estimated it well over 20 mph, at least a 3 club wind in golf term. I held almost two feet off my target for windrift and it wasn't enough my first shot was still a bit forward , but my second was perfect.
The best two shots I've ever made were in the 250 range.
Last year I stalked a nice 8 point buck across an enourmous field and I was busted with no where to go and no rest so I dropped it with one shot from my 6.5x55 at 254 yards off hand. I didn't realize how far it was until after the shot and I paced it off.
The other great one was on a Kudu in South Africa, we stalked around a small mountain, and I shot it from one side to the other side of a canyon. The shot was 230 metres(by the PH's range finder) with a huge sidewind, we estimated it well over 20 mph, at least a 3 club wind in golf term. I held almost two feet off my target for windrift and it wasn't enough my first shot was still a bit forward , but my second was perfect.
355 yds, 139 gr SST, 280 Rem out of a Ruger 77 with a Burris Fullfield II 3-9X-40mm. Running straight away and slightly uphill. Held just ahead of her nose and rolled her. My buddy was amazed at the shot and even said it on video. When I find among the computer maze here I will post it. The yardage was from a Bushnell 1000ARC RF.
Where I hunt deer it's mostly in the sub 100m bush of Ontario, but my longest shot on a deer was when I was on a rock face looking down into a swamp. Shot him at approx 260m (by GPS). That's about as far as I'd shoot any big game animal, but have spent time shooting paper well beyond that.
