Who here doesn’t shoot beyond 300yrds ?

[wyosam]

I’ve shot a handful of animals beyond that, longest was just shy of 500. I used to have easy access to ranges where I could practice regularly at distance. Now I moved and it’s a long drive to get somewhere to shoot beyond 300. I’ll practice to 600 occasionally to verify dope when I’m in a spot where there’s room, but I’d say I’m 300 and in now. Like to know I can do a little further for follow-up shots etc. I’ve adjusted my rifles accordingly since I don’t need as much velocity for longer range (shorter, less recoil).


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[The Harbor Master]

I'm in the sub-300yd club so far, at least in hunting situations. I dial and practice out to 500ish regularly, 800ish occasionally, but that's on a static range from comfortable positions with no stress. I don't know that I'd shoot at an animal past 300 if in broken terrain, much wind, etc... I bet it would be fine, but I don't know that I have that confidence. The idea of a miss is embarrassing, the idea of a poor shot/unrecovered animal that may or may not die is not acceptable to me (though I understand things happen despite our best efforts). My last 6 kills were at all under 175yds. The longest opportunity I've had is 397yds, and that bull didn't get shot.

 

[Meanderthal]

Most of my life I was a MPBR guy but I started evolving around 2010 when range finders and elevation compensation methods became more ubiquitous. Now I prepare to shoot out to 500 but haven't had to on big game. Longest shot ever was 320 on caribou.

 

[Rich M]

I'm a MPBR kind of guy. Right now my .243 is set 1 inch high at 100, also hits about 1/2 inch high at 200. Makes is about 6 inches low at 250, which is my furthest shot opp on hunting property.

Longest shot x2 was 350 on antelope in WY. Muley in CO was 220. WT a have been out to 250 with 95% being inside 100 yards.

 

[Halligan]

After spending some time here I feel that I must be an old Fudd because I don’t shoot past 300yrds / I don’t Dial my scopes elevation / I use a second focal plane scope and it doesn’t have parallax adjustment.
There must be others like me or am I relic of times past ?
So how many of you guys keep it 300yrds and in .

Part of what you are experiencing, as what others have alluded to, is that rokslide has a big western hunting focus where extended ranges are more commonplace. Especially for those of us east of the Mississippi, unless you’re hunting ag fields, 300+ yds just isn’t a situation that presents itself very often, if at all.

Take me fore example, the majority of my whitetail gun kills have been sub 100 yds in a normal hunting context, hunting the blue ridge. Longest around 175/200. It wasn’t until I started doing crop damage, that shooting 300, 400, even beyond 600 and 700 became a normal situation for me. But again, that’s in an open ag field environment.

All this said, I do think it worth practicing out much further for the sake of skill development. But you’re also not a fudd for either not needing to shoot animals beyond 300 or if you self impose a maximum yardage.

 

[bnewt3]

Never have, but I plan to

 

[grfox92]

I repeatedly see a lot of guys on here saying the same. 300 yards and in, just get closer ect. I thought that way for a while too until I realized if I dont learn to shoot farther and get proficient dialing, I am not going to kill anything very often. The terain in NW Wyoming just doesnt allow it. You could wind up close to an animal, but more often than not, you wont.

Archery elk would obviously be the exception, but we are typically calling bulls into us, not trying to get closer to them.

Hunting migratory mule deer, there is no catching up to them when they are moving, if you cant shoot when you spot that buck, you likely wont see him again.

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[284bloodhound]

Oregon coastal hunter here , last year we were on average of 600yds on our bear, elk and deer . All cold bore first round impacts. Definitely need to do some range practice and have a good set up. Ive seen guys attempt that distance with sub par factory ammo and 4x12 power scopes. Always ends in wasted ammo or an injured animal. Not good.

 

[chancey]

309 was the longest buck I’ve shot. I would feel comfortable to 400 on a buck, maybe a little longer on a bull elk. It really also depends on the situation for me. If I’m prone and have plenty of time vs just got done charging up a hillside and breathing heavily etc.