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1 day at the long range: how would you spend your time?
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<blockquote data-quote="CaptnC" data-source="post: 1719241" data-attributes="member: 101755"><p>I think the guys have you covered on which load to use...</p><p></p><p>If you have only shot 200yds I'm not too sure I would worry too much about really stretching it out. You can certainly get a good grip on drops to 500yds but I think you should focus on shots you might be more successful at. When I say more successful, I mean making a clean hits at range!</p><p></p><p>I believe it would take a bit more than a day to be proficient at ranges much beyond 400yds, especially if you don't have an experienced long range shooter to give you tips.</p><p></p><p>Then there is dealing with the wind. I've been seriously working on my long range game for a year and half. Im trying to shoot at least twice a month, putting at least 100 rounds down range. </p><p></p><p>This past Sunday the wind was killing me. I was shooting a 6.5 Grendel with 107 SMK bullets at 8" steel plates at 400yds. The wind was at 7 o'clock gusting to close to 15mph. The position of the steel was just off to the side of the 300 yard berm. They are roughly 45 feet high. So the gusts were bouncing off the end of the berm giving me a 9 o'clock just before the target. </p><p></p><p>Nearly every miss was right. I had to slow down my rate of fire and pay more attention to the actual wind at the second I broke the shot.</p><p></p><p>My hit ratio went way up at that point! So the wind will be playing all kinds of games on you during a hunt and you don't normally get a couple "sight in shots" before you try to put lead on an animal.</p><p></p><p>Short story...be reasonable with your practice and your expectations on your hunt! The game animal deserves that!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptnC, post: 1719241, member: 101755"] I think the guys have you covered on which load to use... If you have only shot 200yds I'm not too sure I would worry too much about really stretching it out. You can certainly get a good grip on drops to 500yds but I think you should focus on shots you might be more successful at. When I say more successful, I mean making a clean hits at range! I believe it would take a bit more than a day to be proficient at ranges much beyond 400yds, especially if you don't have an experienced long range shooter to give you tips. Then there is dealing with the wind. I've been seriously working on my long range game for a year and half. Im trying to shoot at least twice a month, putting at least 100 rounds down range. This past Sunday the wind was killing me. I was shooting a 6.5 Grendel with 107 SMK bullets at 8" steel plates at 400yds. The wind was at 7 o'clock gusting to close to 15mph. The position of the steel was just off to the side of the 300 yard berm. They are roughly 45 feet high. So the gusts were bouncing off the end of the berm giving me a 9 o'clock just before the target. Nearly every miss was right. I had to slow down my rate of fire and pay more attention to the actual wind at the second I broke the shot. My hit ratio went way up at that point! So the wind will be playing all kinds of games on you during a hunt and you don't normally get a couple "sight in shots" before you try to put lead on an animal. Short story...be reasonable with your practice and your expectations on your hunt! The game animal deserves that! [/QUOTE]
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