More good stuff for this greenhorn! I’m sure you’re exactly right, HuntnShoot; I don’t really know what it’s like to shoot at 500 nor shoot an animal at 500. I’ve never done it! However, I’m going to push my limits at the range and take your advice to keep the shot around 300 on the real thing when I’m out in CO this fall. I currently have my rifle zero at 200, putting me 8” low at 300 and 22” low at 400. Again, I need to spend more time at the range working on getting comfortable at those longer distances.
As a fellow MN hunter who hunted west for the first time this year. 500 yds is a loooooooong ways compared to what we're used to. I practiced a lot, or what I'd consider a lot at 300 yards. It wasn't enough. A deer at 300 yds is a small target. An elk isn't but thats still a long ways when you're used to shooting 10-100 at a 200 pound animal. I need more practice, so do you.
