I actually have a 250 yard kill with my HMR. I caught a PD on a mound almost exactly downwind one time, and with the Ballistic Plex reticle in the Burris, I held on him with the "250 yard" hash mark in the scope, and squeezed off a shot. Tipped him right over, and he laid there kicking for a couple of minutes. At that point, I decided to keep any other shots under 175 yards. The rifle/cartridge is plenty accurate enough to HIT them, but lacks the pizzazz to do the job cleanly. It's just not enough gun to do much past 175.
It doesn't change my feelings toward the cartridge/rifle combo, it's funner than it needs to be, and that's all I need or want out of it.
