If you can reliably keep the bullet holes under a 2 moa dot you can do just fine a good bit farther out than 80 yards.
You're absolutely right. I figure I could conceivably take a 120 yard shot without worrying about elevation. The PBR on this load is 117 yards with a 6 inch target. The problem is going to be finding a spot where 120 yards is even possible. In my best deep woods treestand, I know I can see deer in the woods at 80 yards. On the ground, that number goes down to less than 50, and the normal encounter with a deer is in the 5-15 yard range. That's about the farthest I can see without being blocked with cedar trees. Out in the pastures, my longest shot might be 250 yards, but if I'm going there, I've got any one of a number of rifles to take that shoot that far without a hitch.
