One of the ironies in this thread, which I don't think anyone has pointed out, is that a lot of the blokes who moan about shooting game at long range think nothing of whanging away at running game. I don't shoot at running game. Also, I would gladly take an elk undisturbed at 400 yards over a nervous bull I just got out of his bed at fifty... though it always seems like the nervous bull is the one I'm on! The point is to make a clean kill and I'll wager, swagger and ego aside, some of the blokes on this thread are better at 600 yards than the average jazbo is at 100 yards.
Shooting at range takes practice, patience and discipline as well as all the gear. But then so does all hunting...
