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Wondering how much experience the op has at shooting 1,000 yards?
What does the OP shooting 1000 yards have to do with this thread. READ! But to answer your question, the OP has shot enough at 1000 yards to know he aint doing it on game.
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NRA & CMP long range don't start until 800 yards. I'm all for long range precision...but you will have to admit no critters are gutshot on paper. Or on the internet, it seems.
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You just can’t help yourself. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Exactly on all accounts. Most guys that want to shoot 800 yards on a critter don't practice past that. Wondering how much experience the op has at shooting 1,000 yards? Keeping in mind I'm not talking about hitting a 2'x2' plate. First shot hits are what matters. Reading wind and knowing how to dial is the next. That doesn't even include nerves for when a big buck comes out. A lot of guys I've seen get buck fever so bad it isn't even funny. Equipment shouldn't even be a question. I'd be looking at Nightforce and leave the Leupold in Beaverton... Also no need to go 35mm tube.
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Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Yup the truth stings, but not me!
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We all wondering out west why our mule deer buck population is on such decline. Blame it on cougars and disease. But noone thinks about all the new swingin dicks out there becoming 800yd + deer hunters. Give me a 100 of them, a 10 in gong and a 800 yd range with a breeze. I will lay money that 90% miss on first shot. Miss a gong and you miss. Miss a deer and you gut shoot it, or other wound, and off it runs to die a few days later. Exactly. My experience is that with a little practice, 600 yards is fairly routine. Anything past that starts getting dicey and is more of a craft. Lot of truth in these posts. I wouldn't argue with anyone who says a lot of hunters shooting beyond 600 don't really have any business doing so, no matter what equipment they have. Heck, shooting beyond 300 is a handful for some that I encounter at the range. It's a tangent discussion, but I've been of the belief for some time that wounding should mean your tag. Might help keep some more conservative in their shot choices. I'm very selective in the on game shots I take. But, I'm into gear and shooting in general, and I very much enjoy the challenge of stretching out the distances for fun, and I like to use my actual hunting rigs for it. As such, like a lot of hunters these days, I'm always on the lookout for solid long range scopes that are also well suited to a variety of hunting scenarios.
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Wondering how much experience the op has at shooting 1,000 yards?
What does the OP shooting 1000 yards have to do with this thread. READ! But to answer your question, the OP has shot enough at 1000 yards to know he aint doing it on game. Clint, you and several others have now opened up this thread to "I did this and that, and I'm a proven badass" contributors who will prove you wrong, or at least try to. A year or so ago this came up on another forum when the goobers at Gunwerks showed up and spewed to the board how great they were. Someone then came up with a youtube video showing one of them ass shooting and gut shooting an animal or two. Imagine that.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
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We all wondering out west why our mule deer buck population is on such decline. Blame it on cougars and disease. But noone thinks about all the new swingin dicks out there becoming 800yd + deer hunters. Give me a 100 of them, a 10 in gong and a 800 yd range with a breeze. I will lay money that 90% miss on first shot. Miss a gong and you miss. Miss a deer and you gut shoot it, or other wound, and off it runs to die a few days later. Exactly. My experience is that with a little practice, 600 yards is fairly routine. Anything past that starts getting dicey and is more of a craft. Lot of truth in these posts. I wouldn't argue with anyone who says a lot of hunters shooting beyond 600 don't really have any business doing so, no matter what equipment they have. Heck, shooting beyond 300 is a handful for some that I encounter at the range. It's a tangent discussion, but I've been of the belief for some time that wounding should mean your tag. Might help keep some more conservative in their shot choices. I'm very selective in the on game shots I take. But, I'm into gear and shooting in general, and I very much enjoy the challenge of stretching out the distances for fun, and I like to use my actual hunting rigs for it. As such, like a lot of hunters these days, I'm always on the lookout for solid long range scopes that are also well suited to a variety of hunting scenarios.
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Clint,
One word “March Scopes”.....Well, that’s two words.
🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
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Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
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Dammit, Tiny converted another one. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫
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Dammit, Tiny converted another one. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫 You should have seen the smok’n hot outfit Tiny wore to my house...He had me from the jump. 😂🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
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Floozey was probably wearing the one I bought him. Dammit, Tiny converted another one. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫 You should have seen the smok’n hot outfit Tiny wore to my house...He had me from the jump. 😂🦫
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I'm all for long range precision...but you will have to admit no critters are gutshot on paper.
Amen……..
Casey
Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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Floozey was probably wearing the one I bought him. Dammit, Tiny converted another one. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫 You should have seen the smok’n hot outfit Tiny wore to my house...He had me from the jump. 😂🦫 Was it this outfit? ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/HxMrL0vp/9-A9-FDD60-79-CA-44-AD-9-EE5-D3057155-E772.jpg) Laffin 🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
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Floozey was probably wearing the one I bought him. Dammit, Tiny converted another one. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫 You should have seen the smok’n hot outfit Tiny wore to my house...He had me from the jump. 😂🦫 Was it this outfit? Laffin 🦫 Dude, really? That's just my teleworking, stay at home duds. I really get shined up when it is time to hit the town, down at the Blue Oyster. Want pics?
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Plus, I got bigger tits than that poser.
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I’m jealous, that bitch shaved his legs for you. Floozey was probably wearing the one I bought him. Dammit, Tiny converted another one. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫 You should have seen the smok’n hot outfit Tiny wore to my house...He had me from the jump. 😂🦫 Was it this outfit? Laffin 🦫
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Floozey was probably wearing the one I bought him. Dammit, Tiny converted another one. Tesoro, Speaking the obvious truth here, will win you no friends. Story of my life. LOL I like you. 🤷🏽♀️🦫 You should have seen the smok’n hot outfit Tiny wore to my house...He had me from the jump. 😂🦫 Was it this outfit? Laffin 🦫 Dude, really? That's just my teleworking, stay at home duds. I really get shined up when it is time to hit the town, down at the Blue Oyster. Want pics? My email is broken....Can you send them to SLM for me? Thanks, 🦫
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
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Not really. Just clickbait. Actually this is the opposite. Optimism, and rambling thoughts.
The MK5 has a great reputation with lots of feedback, none of it negative, which is a rarity for any scope of any brand. The specs are ALMOST perfect for a medium range hunting rifle with one huge problem for a hunter; 34 mm tube. There's no way to run a 34mm without a raised cheek. The lowest available rings are .856.
Still in search for the perfect "medium" range hunting scope. So far the original Bushy LRHS 3-12x44 is the closest thing to it (for me). If the MK5 3-18x44 were a 30 MM tube I'd be all over it. Not only would a 30mm mount lower, but the weight would be reduced a few more ounces making it one of the lightest, if not the lightest, scopes with a universal reputation for durability (so far). Also would prefer a 4x erector, 4-16. They're just easier to get right. Thats not a deal breaker, and all reports are that the 6x in the MK5 is not bad.
As it stands, the quest for more scope options for a medium range rig continues. By medium range I mean 600-700 yards. I really like the Zeiss V4 4-16x50. Got two, about to order a third. Made in Japan at LOW (as is Nightforce). Optically really nice, and it’s easy to get behind. Capped windage and exposed elevation turret. The turret feels great, nice crisp tactile clicks, and has the best zero-stop I’ve used yet. The #93 reticle is my huckleberry; basically a crosshair with simple 1 MOA hashes. No wee tiny lettering or big hairy xmas tree, just a crosshair with reference hashes (which I use for windage, I dial for elevation). The illumination is really good; the lowest setting is barely discernible when it’s very very dark, the highest setting is very bright. I also have a V4 4-16x44...... get the 50mm. $799 “demo’s“ at RHR.
The CENTER will hold.
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