7 PRC and a Bull Elk at 627 yds. Video Included.

[Lawnboi]

Just shows that sometimes a little luck helps a lot. I see a lot of these YouTube video shots from hunters who do not appear to be very patient. That bull is feeding, a little patience might have yielded a higher percentage shot. Hard to argue with a dead animal on the ground though, the effectiveness of a hit to the spine can’t be beat, but it’s not a huge target.

That bull above him looks like a nice one! And is perfectly broadside.

Congrats to the hunter on a good bull. Can’t expect to post a video without questions and criticism

 

[jtg88]

Looks like a great shot to me. With the angle that the bull is standing, that bullet exits a few inches behind the offside should and cleans out a lot of vitals along the way. Like others have said, if anything, I might've preferred it a touch lower but left and right look great.

 

[BlackTail]

Guy puts a good shot on a good bull at 627 yards, within a 1/2 MOA of where you’d put if you could walk up and touch the thing with your barrel, right into the middle of the vitals and would have exited right behind the offside shoulder, and looked to result in instant death, and yet we still have people criticizing.

Jesus Christ!! Is this even still a hunting forum (let alone the LONG RANGE sub forum)??

 

[voltage]

Guy puts a good shot on a good bull at 627 yards, within a 1/2 MOA of where you’d put if you could walk up and touch the thing with your barrel, right into the middle of the vitals and would have exited right behind the offside shoulder, and looked to result in instant death, and yet we still have people criticizing.

Jesus Christ!! Is this even still a hunting forum (let alone the LONG RANGE sub forum)??

The allegation that it was a bad shot is probably just @Piercision Rifles trying to drum up some traffic to the post kidding

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Watching it frame by frame the green dot looks like exactly where it hit.

That’s good then. Hard to tell on my phone.

 

[Lawnboi]

Guy puts a good shot on a good bull at 627 yards, within a 1/2 MOA of where you’d put if you could walk up and touch the thing with your barrel, right into the middle of the vitals and would have exited right behind the offside shoulder, and looked to result in instant death, and yet we still have people criticizing.

Jesus Christ!! Is this even still a hunting forum (let alone the LONG RANGE sub forum)??

Unless a guy isnt okay putting one right on the shoulder, that shot is a low percentage shot at that range imo. Worked out and thats great but that’s not a huge target. This is a spine shot elk, and likely hit the offside shoulder, depending on what the bullet did I could see front of lungs maybe. Would be interesting to see the insides. Iv taken these shots, and don’t unless I have to and am very confident in placement.

Nothing wrong with the range at all, and nothing wrong with criticism, it’s how we all learn.

 

[BlackTail]

Iv taken these shots, and don’t unless I have to and am very confident in placement.

Nothing wrong with the range at all, and nothing wrong with criticism, it’s how we all learn.

So you’ve taken these shots, but you don’t take these shots. Unless you’re confident in the shot, then you’ll take the shot??? But only if you have to take the shot???

Are you the arbiter of slightly quartered to elk shots?

Would you have somehow killed the elk “deader” than the OP did if you took the shot?

 

[Lawnboi]

So you’ve taken these shots, but you don’t take these shots. Unless you’re confident in the shot, then you’ll take the shot??? But only if you have to take the shot???

Are you the arbiter of slightly quartered to elk shots?

Would you have somehow killed the elk “deader” than the OP did if you took the shot?

A spine shot in the base of the neck? Sure I’ll take that shot at range closer where I am very confident that bullet is going where I’m aiming. Maybe I just need to be better shooter but I know pinpoint accuracy isn’t easy at 650 yards.

I’m not against a quarter to shot at all and personally would aim right for or slightly behind the point of the shoulder in a situation like this. More margin for error shooting for the center of the vitals. That would be perfect shot here in my opinion, not a high base of the neck shot. Maybe that’s what the hunter did? I don’t know, no story, no inside pictures, we don’t know. But yea, I don’t agree this is a perfect shot.

I’m not going to answer the last question, this isn’t a pecker measuring contest. We can have dialogue about a video posted to have discussion about on a public forum can’t we? I have seen animals shot in the ass that dropped, does that make it perfect?

Maybe explain how you think this shot is perfect?

 

[voltage]

I’m still on team “thats a great shot”

 

[Lawnboi]

I’m still on team “thats a great shot”

The bull is dead. Hunter hit the bull in a spot that caused it to drop instantly. It was a great shot. I’m not the only one who has said it’s not where I would aim but was effective.

Should have never commented. People get sensitive on these posts, should know better.

 

[Jethro]

I’m still on team “thats a great shot”

Me too. Excellent placement given the elks position

 

[bmart2622]

Looks high and forward to me, doubt thats where he was aiming, glad it worked out. Im not referring to this shot with this next statement, but since many point to the outcome, a good outcome doesn't always go hand in hand with a good shot.