Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Long Range Hunting Practical accuracy at extended range???

<br>Using your hunting rifles and practical field positions,what kind of 3 shot groups can you regularly shoot at say 600yds?
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<br>I'm not so much interested in long range Big game hunting but do like to pop varmints and targets at extended range.
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<br>Thanks..James

I generally do not shoot 3 shot groups. I usually shoot 5 shot groups. With my rifles I average 5 shots at 500 yards from a bi-pod of 2.5"s or under. Usually at 100 yards it is one big ragged hole. However, keep in mind that some rifle/bullet combinations will shoot better at longer distances than.. lets say 100 yards. Usually long bullets need time to settle ( stop pitching or yawing ) Therefore your group at 100 yards may be 1" but at 200 yards it may be 1" as well..... just an example.
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<br>If your a varmint hunter you most likely shoot small caliber rifles.. 243 or smaller ( i imagine ). Without fast twist barrels and long bullets those calibers are generally limited to 400 yards.... however, I had a 22-250 with a 30" barrel that shot 69 gr sierras into an average of under 12" at 1000 yards.... I killed a PD at 963 yards with that rifle....
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<br>With off the shelf rifles and manufactured ammo.. if you shoot 1 MOA ( 1" at 100, 2"s at 200 and so on ) your doing quite well....

I also shoot five shoot groups. I get 1 "minute of prairie dog" groups at 600 yards.

Hey PDS. You shooting MatchKings at those PD's ? Are we talking your .25-06 here ? E

Wy,
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<br>Now you tell me that my 22 is only good to 400 yards on woodchucks? How do I tell all those dead woodchucks out to 660 yards? GRIN
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<br>At 600 yards I am consistenly within a 4" circle with my 22 CHeetah MK 1, 52gr berger bullets. Some days I shake less and can do better. The rifle is more accurate then I can shoot it.
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<br>Don
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Don,
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<br>Now, now.. I said with factory ammo... don't be twistin' my words like others do... ;-)
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<br>PSSS.. I've taken pd's out to 550 with a stock 223.. ;-)

Wy,
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<br>Sorry man, it was there, I had to do it.
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<br>Don