Maybe for out west, 300 might be doable for most folks, but here in the east, 99% of "hunters" can't probably hit anything past a 100 yds,. Shots here run under a 100 most of the time, and unless in a state with power lines to watch, not going to get shots much past that. I did shoot stuff in Africa out to 300 yds, but not here in the US. I'd also venture to say, MOST hunters would have no idea how to adjust their scope to "come up" etc for a longer range. I don't really feel it's ethical to shoot 400 yds at something like an Elk/deer, unless using a rifle/cartridge combo up to that range. One of the ammo companies did studies that show that the 06, for instance, drops below 1900fps at 500 yds, so not really going to make the bullets expand right.
Seriously ??? 400 yards is too far to shoot at big game animals.......i.e. big targets ???
I'm from the East, too. 250+ on groundhogs is rimfire work. Headshots to 450 are for the centerfires.
If 400 is too far to rib-shoot a deer, something's wrong ..........
