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I'm thinkimg ol' JG can pretty much hit what he's shooting at.

When a guy's bitching about 'everyone else' flippantly launching rounds at critters, based on probability of 'bad hits' ...... then he posts a brand spankin' new pic of his 300+ yard ass shot deer..... it might open a small can of worms.... just sayin'.

I think JG is a good dude, and he kills big muleys..... but he totally stepped on his dick here.

You saying he was aiming at the azz?

No, I'm saying if you've never missed a shot, step right up. The guy who started in on JG has missed a few, right on these pages. One due to a bad wind call, ironically.

Everybody misses, and for different reasons. Others who want to comment should keep that in mind.

This isn't about "missing".... it's about Fhugking-Up.... there's a difference.... and JG ain't the only one who's f'd-up a shot (that he expected to make). But..... he is the one on this thread bitching about other guys doing it..... then he went and did it.

Should the same standard be applied to long range hunters?

Not sure which standard you're referring to, but what I said above was meant to apply to all shooters. And again I'll say, in my estimation, guys who shoot long distances regularly tend to miss less at any range.

My PA friend shot that running buck. I posted what happened on that kill, and mine. Should you choose to believe, or not believe, that's your call, and is of little concern to me.

This reminds me of a hunt I was on recently.

While helping a bone head skin out the head of his animal that he caped, I asked how far the shot was. He said it was over 600 yards. I looked at the cape and asked where he hit it. He showed it to me.

It was right in the neck between the head and the shoulders.

I asked him if he mis-dialed or fugged the shot up somehow, but was happy it worked out.

He said, "No! The neck and head was the only part of the animal I could see!"



Fuqking amazing...

My 'standard' is that unless an individual can keep all their shots inside a 10" bull at 1000 yards under good conditions...then it's for damn certain that no attempt be made to kill an animal under a 15-30MPH gusting wind condition at the same distance mentioned! Have I killed game at 1000 yards? I've taken game out beyond that range BUT the condition was absolutely perfect....no visible wind/mirage whatsoever and I was shooting from a position that was rock solid! That type situation has arisen very few times in my previous 60 years of shooting long range!

Yes there is the whole problem, very accurate solutions can be calculated using your smart phone. These extremely accurate solutions can even tell you how many clicks or what your holdoff should be with your given reticle, if you have the wind profile between you and the target. The wind is rarely constant when the ranges are over 100 yards, I have seen 1,000's of wind profiles and never have I seen one that was constant.going out and hunting you need to

Additionally, before going out and hunting you need to test your rifle and ballistics solution over the full range you may shoot at. Without testing you will never be absolutely sure if they match up.