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No offence intended, but deliberately heading out to shoot game at 500-600 yards is very irresponsible

Maybe for you...
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At those ranges it is likely that you will not find the wounded game and it will die needlessly.

What makes you think this?--Are you speaking from experience?
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�Sniper rifles� are indeed cool, but I doubt that you�re trained as a sniper.
You don't know me, or anyone else on this board, for that matter, so how would know what training has been had?
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A trained sniper would know that deliberately decreasing your odds of a quick efficient kill just for fun is a foolish idea.
Most people who hunt long range seriously are just as good, if not better, shots at long range than are most short range hunters.

Dude--get a little education on a topic before you jump into it with both feet--Its hard to get both feet out of your mouth after putting them in as deeply as you just did.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />