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Lil-Rokslider
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- Jul 8, 2022
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Spot on, I'm tired of seeing guys shooting at animals at long ranges and either wounding animals or just making noise for everyone else. Stop listening to people in the hunting industry, my average shots are 83 yards with my rifle that's scoped because mature animals are not standing in the open at 300-infinity yards.There is a need to be "like that". I have hunted elk and guided elk hunters since the late 80s. 99% of the time the caliber and bullet combination, is not the limiting factor. The hunters ability is. Marketing and advertising for new equipment and new cartridges leads a lot of new people to believe that the average Joe can shoot an elk easily beyond 500 yards. That just isn't reality for most people. For the sake of the elk you will be shooting at, please keep an open mind to some of the messages and suggestions being offered.
FYI - My 14 year old is ringing steel at similar ranges. He is getting better at trigger control but he has no clue how to judge wind, and is nowhere near good enough to take a cold bore shot, with his heart racing, from an uncomfortable position, at long range. There is so much more to it than being able to control your trigger finger.
Again, I wish you good luck.