Mountain goat at 200yds with my 14" Contender in 309JDJ. I burned a lot of powder that summer getting ready. I lived in Kodiak at the time and we had a 500yd range. My limit was 200, and I could hit reliably hit at that distance. What made it difficult was that I needed a few more inches of elevation to take the shot. I ended up resting the gun on my clenched fist and steadying my shooting hand by extending my pinkie finger out to touch the rock I was shooting on. He dropped at the shot and it was one of the best moments of my life.


"Life's too short to hunt with an ugly gun."
U.S. Coast Guard, retired