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Remember Arem Von Benedikt's famous miss? I suspect that is much more common among long range hunters than reading about long range hunting on the internet reveals. Reading over on Rokslide, a lot of folks go for lighter recoiling rifles so that they can spot their misses. If they are missing enough that they need to be able to spot their misses, there's obviously going to be some bad hits too.
I admire folks who have developed a mastery of long range shooting and hunting. It definitely takes work. There's no doubt though that there are a lot more people who are much better on the internet or at the range that they are afield. Lighter-recoiling rounds, muzzle brakes, and heavier rifles help in spotting all of your shots, not just misses Spotting all of your shots is critical to rifle shooting, whether Long or shorter ranges, either for confirming you called wind properly and made a center hit or confirming otherwise. If the impact can be observed, a correction can be made by quickly measuring with your reticle and adjusting hold for a follow up round All good rifle shooters concentrate on controlling recoil and spotting their shots. You can’t be good otherwise Gotcha, and thanks. I am ignorant on the whole long range game, and am not sure how I would use spotting while shooting at a target or a deer at 100 yards, since I do typically hit what I am shooting at, at that extreme distance. lol.
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![[Linked Image from hosting.photobucket.com]](https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ww233/beretzs/IMG_6544.jpeg) We pack em off piece by piece. Missed this when you first posted it, Scotty. That pack in front's gotta be pushing 80 - 100lbs, brother! Type-two fun +P! It certainly felt all of that  Are you packing 2 full rear elk quarters in that load? That outer meat bag kind of looks like a front, but it is difficult to tell. Since this thread is off the rails, has been to begin with and was made with doing so in mind, I may as well join in with my first 'long' range kill. 558 yards or something like that. While I would have preferred to get closer, it was do or die, and I made it happen. It was a pretty good feeling of accomplishment. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/ZBEQm68.jpg)
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Shooting at long range without a spotter is tough duty. Hunting a power line or gas line right a way with thick woods on both sides it's a challenge by yourself. First off you need to know where the animal was standing when you shot (which can be difficult) and know if you hit the animal and where it entered the woods, if you screwed the shot up and ran off. Hunting in elk in the snow was ideal and I probably should of shot a elk at 840yds just for bragging. But getting 200+yds closer was easy and a no brainier.
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Remember Arem Von Benedikt's famous miss? I suspect that is much more common among long range hunters than reading about long range hunting on the internet reveals. Reading over on Rokslide, a lot of folks go for lighter recoiling rifles so that they can spot their misses. If they are missing enough that they need to be able to spot their misses, there's obviously going to be some bad hits too.
I admire folks who have developed a mastery of long range shooting and hunting. It definitely takes work. There's no doubt though that there are a lot more people who are much better on the internet or at the range that they are afield. Lighter-recoiling rounds, muzzle brakes, and heavier rifles help in spotting all of your shots, not just misses Spotting all of your shots is critical to rifle shooting, whether Long or shorter ranges, either for confirming you called wind properly and made a center hit or confirming otherwise. If the impact can be observed, a correction can be made by quickly measuring with your reticle and adjusting hold for a follow up round All good rifle shooters concentrate on controlling recoil and spotting their shots. You can’t be good otherwise Gotcha, and thanks. I am ignorant on the whole long range game, and am not sure how I would use spotting while shooting at a target or a deer at 100 yards, since I do typically hit what I am shooting at, at that extreme distance. lol. Yeah, it applies out a bit further
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Remember Arem Von Benedikt's famous miss? I suspect that is much more common among long range hunters than reading about long range hunting on the internet reveals. Reading over on Rokslide, a lot of folks go for lighter recoiling rifles so that they can spot their misses. If they are missing enough that they need to be able to spot their misses, there's obviously going to be some bad hits too.
I admire folks who have developed a mastery of long range shooting and hunting. It definitely takes work. There's no doubt though that there are a lot more people who are much better on the internet or at the range that they are afield. Lighter-recoiling rounds, muzzle brakes, and heavier rifles help in spotting all of your shots, not just misses Spotting all of your shots is critical to rifle shooting, whether Long or shorter ranges, either for confirming you called wind properly and made a center hit or confirming otherwise. If the impact can be observed, a correction can be made by quickly measuring with your reticle and adjusting hold for a follow up round All good rifle shooters concentrate on controlling recoil and spotting their shots. You can’t be good otherwise Gotcha, and thanks. I am ignorant on the whole long range game, and am not sure how I would use spotting while shooting at a target or a deer at 100 yards, since I do typically hit what I am shooting at, at that extreme distance. lol. A good example would be shooting a .22LR at 100 yards. You’re gonna see your impact through the scope and either stay with that hold if the shot was on target or adjust after spotting the miss
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[quote=PaulBarnard][quote=rcamuglia][quote=PaulBarnard]Remember Arem Von Benedikt's famous miss? I suspect that is much more common among long range hunters than reading about long range hunting on the internet reveals. Reading over on Rokslide, a lot of folks go for lighter recoiling rifles so that they can spot their misses. If they are missing enough that they need to be able to spot their misses, there's obviously going to be some bad hits too.
A good example would be shooting a .22LR at 100 yards. You’re gonna see your impact through the scope and either stay with that hold if the shot was on target or adjust after spotting the miss I had my Bushmaster Predator .223 zeroed +1"@100 on a Prairie Dog shoot one year. I killed many out to 300-350 by "Adjusting Elevation". Then one poor, unlucky cottontail right at 405 yards sat still long enough for me hit him on the Third shot via walking it in. I could see everything on 12X.
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We pack em off piece by piece. Missed this when you first posted it, Scotty. That pack in front's gotta be pushing 80 - 100lbs, brother! Type-two fun +P! It certainly felt all of that Are you packing 2 full rear elk quarters in that load? That outer meat bag kind of looks like a front, but it is difficult to tell. Since this thread is off the rails, has been to begin with and was made with doing so in mind, I may as well join in with my first 'long' range kill. 558 yards or something like that. While I would have preferred to get closer, it was do or die, and I made it happen. It was a pretty good feeling of accomplishment. I can’t remember. It was either two rears or a rear and front. And nice shooting on the goat Ted. 550 ain’t nothing to sneer at in my book.
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We pack em off piece by piece. Missed this when you first posted it, Scotty. That pack in front's gotta be pushing 80 - 100lbs, brother! Type-two fun +P! It certainly felt all of that Are you packing 2 full rear elk quarters in that load? That outer meat bag kind of looks like a front, but it is difficult to tell. Since this thread is off the rails, has been to begin with and was made with doing so in mind, I may as well join in with my first 'long' range kill. 558 yards or something like that. While I would have preferred to get closer, it was do or die, and I made it happen. It was a pretty good feeling of accomplishment. I can’t remember. It was either two rears or a rear and front. And nice shooting on the goat Ted. 550 ain’t nothing to sneer at in my book. Even just a bone in front and a rear in a single trip can be quite a load on a decent sized bull, especially with all your other gear in the pack too. Luvn' it....keep on keeping on...
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