Waterfowler75
FNG
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2024
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I got bit by the long range bug this year. I’m 50 years old and have lived in Ohio my whole life, A non long range hunting state.
I hunted out west for large game for the first time this year. In preparation I went to a long range shooting range and was ringing steel with my trusty 30-06 at 500 yards. I was very fortunate to harvest a raghorn bull elk on my trip at 70 yards.
Now I’m hooked.
I don’t think at my age and honestly fair physical condition I’ll ever be a long range deep mountain hunter. But man I kind of want to get a rifle and set it up for distance. Even if just for steel. But I’ll hardly ever shoot it. So it needs to be for more than steel.
But I have a really accurate comfortable to shoot 30-06. I also have a .300 magnum that I’m afraid of and need to sell. The 7prc is intriguing. It gets me another 100 yards of similar energy as the 06’.
I feel like my 30-06 is all I’ll ever need. But that’s boring. But it shoots clover leafs with terminal ascent bullets.
Now the scope I really like is on sale. But if I only ever use my 06’ I don’t need another $1000 scope.
Man. I can’t be the only one ever in this place can I?
Just thinking out loud.
I hunted out west for large game for the first time this year. In preparation I went to a long range shooting range and was ringing steel with my trusty 30-06 at 500 yards. I was very fortunate to harvest a raghorn bull elk on my trip at 70 yards.
Now I’m hooked.
I don’t think at my age and honestly fair physical condition I’ll ever be a long range deep mountain hunter. But man I kind of want to get a rifle and set it up for distance. Even if just for steel. But I’ll hardly ever shoot it. So it needs to be for more than steel.
But I have a really accurate comfortable to shoot 30-06. I also have a .300 magnum that I’m afraid of and need to sell. The 7prc is intriguing. It gets me another 100 yards of similar energy as the 06’.
I feel like my 30-06 is all I’ll ever need. But that’s boring. But it shoots clover leafs with terminal ascent bullets.
Now the scope I really like is on sale. But if I only ever use my 06’ I don’t need another $1000 scope.
Man. I can’t be the only one ever in this place can I?
Just thinking out loud.