2018, I painstakingly built a long range rifle in 280AI, and sighted in at long ranges, and then shot a 15" antelope buck free hand at ~~ 50 yards.
Long range hunting is in the planning, but what really happens in hunting could be anything.
Did a similar thing a few years back. Practiced extensively out to 600 yards, sat on a hill where 400-500 for elk was most likely, passed on a shot at 25 feet, took a shot that was about 25 yards.
That's why I prefer bullets that are good near to far.
Sounds like Hammer bullets.
Have never seen a Hammer bullet in person but the design doesn't leave me with any warm fuzzies. I simply don't trust bullets like the TTSX and other mono-, hollowpointed bullets to open reliably at low velocity - or even high velocity - based on experience with Barnes X bullets.
Bullets I do trust and use - at least as far as I'll shoot, which is 600 max and only then under perfect conditions - include the following: Barnes TTSX Swift Scirocco II Nosler AccuBond Swift A-Frame North Fork FP North Fork,SS North Fork HP
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
