What is your range and rifle.

I havrnt had a need to shoot nyhting over 200 yards.
So I would keep it at that unless I felt lucky or was drunk;)

I use a 30-06
 
I hunt deer with a .308 and a Savage ML

For the muzzle loader 200 yds
For the .308 300 yrds

I like to have a good solid rest as well. My experience shows that after that 100 yrd mark offhand or even sitting requires a fair bit of skill. Go to the range and practice with a 10" pie plate. If you can hit it then you are good at that distance using whatever caliber or shooting position. Don't figure out your range maximums on game. Do it at the range and practice from a variety of positions. Let that be your guide and not what some body else says. That 303 and your ability may surprise you with a bit of practice. My hunting partner uses a 303 with peep sights and he can hit the rams at 500 yds with it off the bench. ( HE DOES NOT SHOOT GAME AT THIS DISTANCE HOWEVER ) No flames please.
 
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For me it all depends on the situation. Normally I like to use my day pack as a rest, and if I can get a good view, I would feel comfortable shooting an animal larger than a deer to 250 or 300 yards. For the last few seasons I've used a 270 WSM although I also have a 30-06 and a 338 WM. Last year I shot an elk at about 200 yards, and it seemed like a pretty easy shot.
 
Perfect conditions, I'd shoot to about 450. I practice to about 500.

Longest shot I've had to take was last year, though. 383 yards, head on mule deer.

300WSM:)
 
Can't say for sure, it all depends on caliber, load, game, conditions which include lay of the land, cover, weather...in other words, you just know when the hammer will fall for meat in the pot. If not certain of a clean kill , pass .
The only thing thats certain, if brush hunting its my SDJ 38-55 or LL 30-30, if open/mix its a bolt gun in 25-06, 308 , 30-06, or .375 h&h
 
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Longest shot I've ever made was on a muley buck at 537 yards with a few more in the low 400s. I willl take a farther shot this year if I get the chance and contitions are ideal. My hunting rifle will shoot 1/4 moa with handloads so if I do my part I would be confident out to 1000 yards, again under ideal conditions.

Otherwise 90% of the shots in a hunting situation are under 200 yards.


Ivo
 
ivo said:
Longest shot I've ever made was on a muley buck at 537 yards with a few more in the low 400s. I willl take a farther shot this year if I get the chance and contitions are ideal. My hunting rifle will shoot 1/4 moa with handloads so if I do my part I would be confident out to 1000 yards, again under ideal conditions.

Otherwise 90% of the shots in a hunting situation are under 200 yards.


Ivo
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What scope do you use? Caliber? Rifle? What kind of groups are you getting at 1000?

I guess you have more open space for a 1000 yard range out your way than we do.

Where is Mystic Player? He shoots at very long ranges too.
 
30.06 - longest shot made was 275 on an Elk. I have a rule that I need to be within 300 yards and practice / hunt with that in mind. My hunting partners have shot elk at far greater distances, but with heavier calibres (300 mags) and they shoot better than I do under stress. Most shots on moose have been fairly close due to the area I shoot in...lots of bush.
 
Well, for ground hogs, I have no problems going out to 400. Do I always hit them, NO. For moose or deer, 300 would be about the extent of my range but I am working on that. Racoons, um well I would rather not say. So maybe I am opening up a can of worms here by placing higher value on one critters well being vs another (not wounding) but hey, thats the way it is, at least in my strange little world.
 
With ideal conditions, I'd be very comfortable to 500 metres with my 7mm STW, Ziess Rapid Z and of course my Harris bipod on deer, sheep, goats, antelope etc. With my .45-70, likely 150 yards. Realy depends on the gun, optics, shooting position, the conditions (wind, incline/decline, etc), the shot being offered, the terrain and to some degree the species of animal. I've got a few muzzleloaders that top out at 125 yards and I've got another dialed in for 300 yards. Guess the short answer is that there are way too many variables for one answer for me.
 
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Well, for ground hogs, I have no problems going out to 400. Do I always hit them, NO. For moose or deer, 300 would be about the extent of my range but I am working on that. Racoons, um well I would rather not say. So maybe I am opening up a can of worms here by placing higher value on one critters well being vs another (not wounding) but hey, thats the way it is, at least in my strange little world.
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It's funny you say that. I seem to have no problem taking long shots on varmints...you would think that if I could hit something small, I'd be comfortable shooting something as big as an elk. The thing is, my heart pumps a lot faster when I shoot at big game. Let's face it (PE-TA won't be happy) small crittters may not be as "worthy" as those we want in the freezer.
 
300 yard shots I am very comfortable with as long as I have a decent rest. Last year I shot three deer, all offhand at ranges forn 80 to about 150 yards.

I have shot a mulie doe a few years ago at just over 400, but that was a long way. Interestingly enough that was with a 308. Normally I shoot a flatter calibre, 30 win mag.
 
Max range with my 300WM would be about 400yds. Longest was a moose at 360+ yards. Only took 1 shot, but I studied the shot for about 10mins before I took it.

Per event max range depends on finding a steady enough rest for the attempted shot, presentation of the animal (I prefer broadside standing), any obstructions (twigs etc) that may interfere, and how easy/difficult it may be to retrieve a downed animal.

If any of these are not to my satisfaction, I can easily put the gun down and either move closer or wait until next time.
 
I practice from hunting positions to 300m with my 30-06, and have new loads which are shooting very very accurately, so I'll be damn familiar with the trajectories of those loads to that range come hunting season.

I'd shoot to around 100 offhand, and sitting or with a rest to 300ish.
 
I strongly believe that if you are using the gun you like at realistic ranges, then you're doing good. I can punch paper at 500, but when I hunt I use my marlin levers. 200 yrds is my range and i have no desire to go beyond that.

I have owned many more powerful rifles, a 325 wsm, 270 wsm 7 mm Rem,
quite capable of the longer shots, but after a season with each, I found myself going back to my old favorite.

Sometimes when I go out plinkin with the .22. I feel guilty if I don't take her.
So many guns have passed through my hands, .. that old 30 30 though, she's like a friend.
 
I tape my ballistics to my butt stock when im hunting big game and look at the size of things through my scope at certain ranges so judging range is easier and i also practice my ass off which can never hurt many guys put 3 rounds through their rifle before every season to make sure they are sighted i like to take 20-40 rounds and spend a good few hours there practicing.
 
although I hunt in some pretty wide open country I tend to keep shots to inside 250 yards on deer/moose. For strictly deer I will pack a 260 Remington, either my custom barrel 700 or my 6 lb scoped 700 Titanium when I might be out all day on foot. Throw a mixed bag of moose/deer/elk on the menu and I'd be most likely packing my 280 Remington or if long shots arent a good possibility probably my 338 Federal. My 8mm Mag project is still in the works so we wont worry about where that fits yet :)
 
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