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It's called long range hunting. Nuthin about huntin all about shootin. Get it right.

Here we go……

long range hunting ?
why ? because we can ......

and you can't .... because you suck balls

simple question ... do you shoot the animal at short range, or do you stalk it to death ?

OP=BS

I thought the same!

We know you like to try to stir up things, but can you communicate on something you started?
What do you hunt with?
Where do you hunt and what kind of terrain (dark timber or more open country)?

Remind me to start that thread in the “Hunter’s Campfire” about whether or not booze has made the Campfire a better place……


Personally, I think (and I volunteer to be President of this club) that a lot of people have fretted (and still fret) shooting stuff way out there and have never shot anything living beyond 250 yards (don’t get me wrong, I know some actually do).

Years ago, it was done with a .270 or .25-06 (shoots flat and speed kills!), now it’s high BC bullets (kills more efficiently!).

Now, go away while I fret over a 6mm Arc or a .22 Arc to hunt where I can’t see over 150 yards……😂

"Years ago, it was done with a .270 or .25-06 (shoots flat and speed kills!), now it’s high BC bullets (kills more efficiently!)."

Wouldn't this be "hits more efficiently"?

Whip out the moccasins, the wooden arrows with flint bullet heads if yer really wantin ta hunt.

I was at the rifle range shooting awhile back! I had placed my target on the 500 yard line. An older fella, perhaps it was you I don't know, told me I had no buisiness shooting at 500 yards because you can't hunt game ethically at 500 yards. His target was places at 100 yards. We both shot 5 shots and went down range to aquire our targets. My group was 5 shots In less than 2". His group was 5 shots into 4 ish inches. My question is this.........do I have more buisiness hunting game at 500 yards than he does at 100 yards ? Or is consistency of shooting or group size even relevant?

Trystan

The problem with a statement like this is, what exactly IS considered " long range" and who dictates said distance?
Cat

From some of his past posts, he has had trouble with his guns.
It might’ve been him, but doubtful, cause I think he lives in Canada. It sure illustrates the point well.

lol!

The people that say you should not take long shots on game are the same people that say you should never take neck or head shots. In other words, they don't know how to shoot.

Here is a simple approach. If you don't think you can make the shot, don't take it, because you probably can't.

Serenity now!


LOL

If you and your antagonist had been shooting from field positions minus bench and bags, and shooting for ten ring instead of groups...I'd say your argument has merit. By your current methods, equipment...all you have proved is that your skill, ammo and rifle are more than capable of shooting tiny groups at mid range (I couldn't do that, 2" @ 500)...whether you can place that one shot in the heart lung off your knees for instance, was not demonstrated. Maybe you can do it. Our club held NRA Sporting Rifle matches for many years, and it was shocking to see how many shooters are unable, regardless of what fine rifles and optics they had, to put eight shots in the ten ring from the 3 positions at 200 yards. NRA stats...98% could not.
The recent debacle between some young female idiot with her mentor and Aram Von Benedikt has done nothing to change my mind.

Reasonable observations.

> looks like i better melt the butter and get the popcorn poppin ? and get a big bowl out for the popcorn ? this should be entertaining ?