This is so funny <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Anyone who thinks they should be shooting elk, or anything else, long range. Put paper plates at those distances, and keep all your rounds on them. In different light and wind conditions. If every round is in them, from field positions, you may be able to play the game. 95% of hunters can't, at long range. Don't be a wounder. The animals deserve better. You aren't carrying a benchrest with you into the mountains, and a bipod doesn't help much, if you have adreneline running, or are just short of breath. Or, just plain are not a good, practiced shot. If you aren't shooting 2-300 rounds a month, every month, from your hunting rifle, don't kid yourself you are an expert long range shooter. You are not.
Hell, if you can't stay in the paper plate at 50 yds you shouldn't be elk hunting. That criteria will eliminate at least 50% of the elk hunters and we can eliminate most of the rest of them by checking the paper plate at 100yds.
I always love to hear from the experienced expert who think you can run 200-300 rounds a month down a long range gun barrel and still have a gun barrel that will shoot when it comes hunting season.
And I would just have to say that the advice on not using a bipod because it doesn't help much is just a pearl of wisdom cast before us swine.
