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    Long Range Proficiency

    TaperPin, Yep, that's exactly why I want to get a smaller caliber for practicing. You're right-- hunting and target practice are two different things. As Eisenhower might have said: "plans are worthless, but planning is everything." Everything goes out the window once you see that big buck or...
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    Long Range Proficiency

    Bluumoon, I already have a .223 Remington that I use for predator hunting. So, using that gun and stretching to 600 yards seems like a good idea (rather than buying another gun in the same cartridge), and-- if I go to full mag at the range, my scope is essentially a FFP. Getting it to 600...
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    Long Range Proficiency

    35WhelenAI, yep, the older I get, the more I realize that there is no perfect "one solution" for anything. It's all about how does one mitigate all the negatives: needing a more powerful cartridge for longer range shots at bigger game, not being able to practice with it in a state that outlaws...
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    Long Range Proficiency

    NealS02, believe me, I'd love to just have one gun chambered to a 7mm PRC, 300 WinMag, or 28 Nosler-- and then just develop solid fundamentals with it while shooting a ton with a suppressor. Then, like you said, it'd be a no-muss-no-fuss when I took it out for a hunt. Unfortunately, I live in...
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    Long Range Proficiency

    I grew up hunting in the era when (and wherein) 30-06 was king, and no one ever shot beyond 300 yards. Over the past few years, I’ve passed on some good opportunities (40” moose, trophy deer, elk) because the critter was out of my comfort zone of 300 yards or less. I’m thinking about doing the...

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