I hunt with a half dozen different rifles most years. All get shot. If I’m strapped for time, it may be 1 shot at my 300yd 8” gong. If the bullet splash is more than a couple inches off center, I follow up. I know my rifles and have confidence in the glass. I also know how our ever present wind impacts bullet flight. If I bump a scope, I switch to another rifle. All but the 35Whelen are sighted dead on at 300yd as that has been the average shot distance for the stand I favor (the 35Whelen is my deep woods gun). For me confidence is all important. I can’t imagine hunting with a question in my head….
I handload and each year am chasing down the the next perfect load so I get lots of trigger time. My range is one of my food plots just 5 minutes from the house so I’m only a few minutes away from working on another properly executed squeeze.
