Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters What Does It Take - to Hunt Medium/Large Game at 600 Yards?

It is hereto an unexplored corner of the hunting envelope for me.

Have gone round-n-round looking at the new "long range" hunting cartridges... but think that a 24"/1:8 twist long-throated .270 Win and 150 gr. ABLR's, at ~ 3,000 fps at the muzzle, should do nicely.

Am already well entrenched in the cartridge.


Will be contacting Pac-Nor, finalizing a stainless R5 Bbl. w/ a Remington H1 light "varmint" contour, spun-on and trued to a M700 action.

The BDL stock is already bedded and padded, so only "free-floating" the new Bbl. should be necessary (unless the recoil lug changes).

And the magazine length will accommodate long-loaded 3.55" COAL cartridges.


So, what else?

TIA.




GR

Why would it need a 1:8 twist for 150 ABLRS?

If you flunk "hunting 101", you might need to shoot at 600 yards.

Why not just call in an airstike?

Perfect conditions.

.300 WinMag for the win.

May as well jump up to the .277" / 165 gr ABLR if you're gonna special twist it

Crutches

A rangefinder of course

It takes excellent marksmanship.

Bipod or tripod with vise.

Practice at 600 yards.

Whatever it takes it doesn't take a hunter.

^^^^^This^^^^^ In different conditions.

BC

Will it work? Yes. Is it the ideal choice? No.

What else does it take? Well, a scope that enables reliable, precise, and repeatable alignment of POA and POI. That typically means a scope that tracks straight and uniform, RTZ, holds zero, and has a reticle that is graduated in the same units as the turrets for use as an angular ruler.

What else does it take? "Crutches." For killing game at 600 yards, you'll want to place shots within no more than about 1 MOA from your POA, and I would argue that 0.5 MOA is much better. Shooting from prone is rarely possible in field conditions due to vegetation and topography, so you'll need to be able to place your shots into 2 MOA or better. That often means using a pack, hiking poles, tripod, or natural rest to get above the ground and build a stable position.

A trained monkey can twist turrets, the skill comes in at doping wind. It ain't as simple as "8 mph at 90 degrees left". That skill is the result of a lot of practice under varying conditions.

Never criticize the "need" for a new gun. However, shooting game at 600 yds? REALLY?? Sounds more like a stunt than ethical huntin'

7 Mag, 300 Win, and lots of practice. I have shot a few things at 6 hundy and even with practice that is a very long shot.

Accuracy