I'd be lucky to hit a 4x8 sheet of plywood, offhand at 600 yds
And I bet the shooter in question isn't as good a shot as you.
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And I bet the shooter in question isn't as good a shot as you.
MudChucker
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I have some 180gr IMR4064 im going to go some place and setup a 600 yard target tomorrow and see if I can hit it offhand at all... I know I can do this off a bench when I have time to steady and breath...not when Im standing in a cold field with a live target in my sites.
the distance and his ability to guesstimate isnt in question, these are his fields, he knows how big they are... I doubt the shot was taken at 600 yards... and hate that Ive been made to look like an idiot for even suggesting that a 600 yard offhand shot at a live target is a miracle at best...
the distance and his ability to guesstimate isnt in question, these are his fields, he knows how big they are... I doubt the shot was taken at 600 yards... and hate that Ive been made to look like an idiot for even suggesting that a 600 yard offhand shot at a live target is a miracle at best...
Most hunters would have a tough time making a 300 yd. offhand shot. Unfortunately their are too many hunters who don't pick up their guns from one season to the next. I had one tell me this fall that he sights his .270 in at 25 yds. every fall. One shot at 25 and according to him he's dead on at 250! Took a ballistics table to convince him otherwise, in the meantime he missed on 1/2 a dozen deer.
MudChucker
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Big Game, sounds like we know the same people... seems the further down gravel road these folks live, the dumber they think the rest of us are 
I've have seen a bullet bounce off a pond & kill a coyote at apr 500 yd with a 243. 600 yd is a looooong way. It could happen but if u put up a 4x8 sheet of plywood at that range he may hit it 1 in 10. That is only my opinion AJ
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A 5 foot holdover on a 600 yd. animal is not that big a gap above the animal .
I saw a member of our group shoot a calf moose at a (guesstimated)distance of 700 yds., with a 7 mm Rem. Mag., leaning off his truck .
He was more surprised than the rest of us . He is not that good of a shot and readily admits it was a fluke
The distance was fairly accurate as he shot from one 1/4 section clearcut(slash) into another 1/4 section clearcut .
I guess being the last day of the season he lobbed one out there .Couldn't get closer , the cow and calf were on the other side of a river.
So as they say on Myth Busters....plausible ....but seldom repeatable .
Oh it can be done. Don't get me wrong. But that's a hell of a shot if as was reported the guy's not a regular shooter, in hunting conditions, freehand, and you'd really want to know the exact range because it's dropping like a rock at that distance.
For all we know the guy was tricked out for it - rangefinder, scope zeroed at 600 in anticipation for long shots, and maybe the guy was an expert marksman in years gone by. But from what i'm hearing ... that's a tough shot otherwise.
A half a mile is 880 yards(one mile is 1760 yards).
So the deer would be one third of the way across the field. If it was about 600 yards.
OFF HAND?
For someone who doesn't target practice...
Bull#### to that one right there!
I haven't shot 600 yards, but I'm positive I wouldn't be able to hit a pie plate at 600 yards off hand. Which is what your friend is saying he did.
I consider myself an alright shot!
For someone who doesn't target practice...
Bull#### to that one right there!
I haven't shot 600 yards, but I'm positive I wouldn't be able to hit a pie plate at 600 yards off hand. Which is what your friend is saying he did.
I consider myself an alright shot!
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Can you make a single off hand shot at 600+ yards?
before this flame war goes on lets all remember we dont know either of the people in it, the complainer keeps adding to the story and who is the shooter?
he could spend alot of time shooting how the hell do we know?
the shot is 100% possible
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600 yards is a lot of hold over for a rifle that is likely zeroed at 100!
The reason I put that in is that 99% of the guys like the one described say "100 yareds bang on" when I asked them where their zero is.
When a acritter gets half way or so across a field, things get weird when it comes to judging distance.
HOWEVER , it could be done, even a blind squirrel can find a nut every now and then!
The guy IMHO would have to have the whole pony shoved somewhere, but it is possible.
BUT,is he now considered a long range shooter? hardly....
Cat
The reason I put that in is that 99% of the guys like the one described say "100 yareds bang on" when I asked them where their zero is.
When a acritter gets half way or so across a field, things get weird when it comes to judging distance.
HOWEVER , it could be done, even a blind squirrel can find a nut every now and then!
The guy IMHO would have to have the whole pony shoved somewhere, but it is possible.
BUT,is he now considered a long range shooter? hardly....
Cat
Any shot is possible, but what really turns my screws is when a guy who takes maybe 6 shots a year(all during the hunting season), brags about how he can make 400-500 yd offhand shots regularly. And all this with a rifle that has been zeroed at 25 yds. Gimme a Break!!!!!
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Do you think he gives a sh%% .If he did make the good for him !! I have seen a 87 year old standing at a camp fire a buck came out ,no one even picked up there gun.he said i am taging out . ya good luck 303 british. good luck! The old fu$%$% dropped it one shot standing.961 yards !!! And no bull####.
Do you think he gives a sh%% .If he did make the good for him !! I have seen a 87 year old standing at a camp fire a buck came out ,no one even picked up there gun.he said i am taging out . ya good luck 303 british. good luck! The old fu$%$% dropped it one shot standing.961 yards !!! And no bull####.
We all run into guys like this. They may well have fluked a shot but it is doubtful. If you feel like calling BS just invite them to the range and put a milk jug filled with water on the 500M stand and then ask them to prove it. Not one person has ever taken me up on the challenge even if I offer to buy them dinner if they hit the jug. If the fellow can hit the jugs at 500M offhand then I guess he's a hell of a shot and I might learn something.
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I would say lucky shot or BS. I would have to see the whole thing.
This is all just a misjudgement of distance. I hunted with a few guys this year who claimed some of the shots (if you chose to take them) were 400- 800 yards.
When I showed up with the range finder, these shots turned into 175-375 yard shots. Untill you use a device to measure the distance, a guess is all you have.
I am guessing this 600yrd shot was not measured? or confirmed?
When I showed up with the range finder, these shots turned into 175-375 yard shots. Untill you use a device to measure the distance, a guess is all you have.
I am guessing this 600yrd shot was not measured? or confirmed?
Yeah, I'd be mighty sceptical. I'd ask a few questions as mentioned, like what range he zero'd the gun at, and what his holdover was for 600 yards and size up whether it was bs or pure luck. Stories like this abound. Someone told me a similar story involving a 30-06 he lent to someone, taking a deer at some improbable distance. If the guy told me he rested his gun on the hood of his truck, I'd say he did a good job at estimating holdover, but to say he did this shooting offhand, if it did happen it was dumb ass luck.
