While I can't boast having shot thousands of rounds thru my Marlin I would feel safe in stating hundreds and yes, I can hit what I'm shooting at at 200 yards. I think the question then should be: Should you attempt it while hunting?
My load is a 240 grn. Hornady XTP with 23 grn. of H-110 and this combo drops around 2 feet between 100 and 200 yards. I hunted and been around hunters all my life and many, if not all, myself included, have a story about missing an animal due to radically misjudging its actually distance from them.
Guessing that an animal is "about 175 yards" when it is actually 215 yards is not that critical when one is using a .30-06 but is a clean miss, or worse, a wounded animal when using a .44 mag.
If you have confidence in your abilities AND are absolutely sure of your range at 200 yards, then bang away. But if you "think its around 175 or 180" you should probably pass.
