I don't think anyone is throwing stones. There's not one of us who have hunted anything that very occassionally wasn't tricked by distance or made a bad shot on something that was inside a reasonable range. Intentionally pushing beyond a shooter or a gun's capability at the expenses of an animal is different. Heck, I saw a video on YouTube of a guy claiming he could kill deer with buckshot at 100 yards.

I was just curious as to what others experiences were.